From Republic to Empire 2

What Roman architectural contribution allowed the construction of higher, more stable structures such as the aqueducts and the Colosseum?

• columns
• arches
• lintels
• marble

How did the Romans carry water from mountains into cities?

• by combining a set of layers
• by combining a set of arches
• by building aqueducts
• by building a bridge

Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow...

• senators to get to the Senate.
• Rome’s armies to travel through the empire.
• merchants to travel safely.
• slaves to travel into the countryside.

Gladiator fights mostly took place in the

• Circus Maximus
• Forum
• Colosseum
• Pantheon

Rome is located in which country?

• Greece
• Italy
• Egypt
• France

Where would one most likely see the foods listed below?
* Mice cooked in honey
* roasted parrots stuffed with dates
* salted jellyfish
* snails dipped in milk

• in a major offering to the gods
• at a poor Roman's breakfast
• at a wealthy Roman's dinner
• in the stands at a chariot race

A form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens can vote is a . . .

• Dictator
• Pax Romana
• Oligarchy
• Republic

Rome began as a small farming village by a river called . . .

• Tiber
• Yangtze
• Nile
• Danube

According to legend, Romulus and Remus were raised by a ____.

• elephant
• dog
• wolf
• bear

The wealthy ruling class of Rome was called

• Ciceros
• Plebeians
• Visogoths
• Patricians