Roman Republic / Roman Empire

The first emperor of Rome took the title ____.

• Julius Caesar

• Proconsul

• Claudius

• Augustus

Who was Caesar's adopted son and successor?

• Constantine

• Augustus

• Mark Anthony

• James Madison

In the early Roman Republic, members of the of the landholding class were called ______.

• tribunes

• plebeians

• consuls

• patricians

All of the following are considered "good" Roman Emperors except__.

• Trajan

• Hadrian

• Marcus Aurelius

• Nero

Roman words, laws, and ________still shape the world today.

• architecture

• foods

• clothing styles

• Egypt

In the Punic Wars, Rome gained control of lands around the Mediterranean Sea by defeating ________.

• The Sicilians

• the Carthaginians

• the Persians

• the Greeks

To try to restore the empire, Roman emperor Diocletian____.

• divided the empire into two parts.

• overhauled the Roman legal system

• granted toleration to Christians

• encourage the revival of the republic

Julius Caesar's enemies assassinated him because ______.

• they were angry with him for his military failure in Gaul

• they feared he planned to make himself King of Rome

• they were opposed to his expansion into other lands.

• they were fearful when he refused to disband his army

Who made the greatest contribution towards setting Christianity on the road to becoming a world religion?

• Augustine

• Peter

• Clement

• Paul

The main issue that separated the churches of the East and West was

• the authority of the pope

• the official teachings of the bishops

• the beliefs in Jesus