Unit 3 Test Review - Rome

The shared rule of 3 people with equal power

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Triumvirate

• Aqueduct

Form of government where power rests with the citizens who have the right to vote

• Republic

• Pax Romana

• Legions

• Senate

Rome borrowed from the Greek culture each of these areas but which one these?

• Art

• Architecture

• Christianity

• Government

Written law code that established the idea that all free citizens had a right to equal protection under the law

• Hammurabi's Code

• Twelve Tables

• Ten Commandments

• Republican Forum

Which of the following was true of the city of Rome?

• Few citizens chose to live there

• Conditions for the slaves and poor were terrible.

• The government provided very little for its people.

• The public buildings were poorly constructed.

When Rome was a Republic, how did the Roman Army provide enough soldiers to be successful?

• Superior strength and tactics over enemies

• Slaves were used to provide reinforcements

• All citizens were required to serve in the military

• Citizenship was offered to foreigners who enlisted

Which of these was NOT a reason early Christians were persecuted by the Roman government?

• Christians refused to worship the Emperor as a god

• The polytheistic religion was the only legal religion in the Empire

• Emperors like Nero blamed problems in the Empire on them

• They refused to pay a tax in order to practice their religion

What was the result of the Edict of Milan during the reign of Constantine?

• Merged the Eastern and Western Empires back together again.

• Provided legal tolerance for Christianity and ended persecution.

• Created new zones of influence for the Emperor in the East.

• Gave more control of the military to barbarian generals.

What does this list describe?

• Reasons for Rome ending the Republic and creating an Empire

• Ways Emperors increased their power and influence over the Senate

• Reasons for the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire

• Ways to incorporate Germanic peoples more into Roman culture

Rome is located by the Tiber River. How does this help Rome with regard to trade?

• An access to dominating the fishing lanes and ways to sell the fish

• Provides for goods and people to come in and out of Rome easier

• Copies the Egyptians and their method to dominance.

• Makes the Romans focus on agriculture and sailing