Roman Empire

The Roman Republic was ruled by the . . .

• Dictator
• Kings
• Senate
• Union

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

• Tiber
• Yangtze
• Nile
• Danube

What were the series of wars between Rome & Carthage?

• WWI

• Trojan Wars

• Greek Wars

• Punic Wars

Which popular Roman attraction is pictured?

• Colosseum
• Pantheon
• Circus Maxiums
• Forum

According to a traditional legend, who founded the city of Rome?

• Helen of Troy
• Romulus and Remus
• Aristotle and Plato
• Julius Caesar

The wealthy ruling class of Rome was called

• Ciceros
• Plebeians
• Visogoths
• Patricians

Toward the end of the Roman Empire, what caused a decrease in the use of coined money?

• the coins were made from cheaper materials
• the Romans were unable to make as many coins
• the emperors shown on the coins were no longer popular
• the Romans began using paper forms of money

How did the use of standard currency, or coins, help the economy of the Roman Empire?

• people would trade for Roman coins even if they did not want Roman goods
• most other cultures did not understand what the purpose of coined money was
• coins had more uses in the ancient world than many other trade items
• the Romans used coins to represent loans when they could not afford goods

Before Julius Caesar was killed, many senators were afraid that he was planning to turn the Roman Republic into an empire.  What caused them to believe this was possible?

• Caesar had attempted to dissolve the Senate
• Caesar did not participate in Rome's government
• Caesar conquered large areas of land for Rome
• Caesar had been declared a dictator for life.

The Roman Republic and the Roman Empire grouped their soldiers into organized military units. The military unit was called a

• squadron
• horde
• legion
• phalanx