Ch 11 Ancient Rome

The Roman government _________ Christians, or treated them unfairly and punished them.

• praised
• worshipped
• persecuted
• taxed

The teachings of Jesus of Nazareth led to what religion's development?

• Nazarene
• Christianity
• Judaism
• Protestantism

Rome was located near what body of water?

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea

A system in which a small and powerful group controls the government.

• dictatorship
• democracy
• oligarchy
• autocracy

He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he became too powerful.

• Julius Ceasar
• Ceasar Augustus
• Constantine
• Sparticus 

Why was trading easy in for the Romans?

• Was near the
  Tiber River
• Build many roads
• Used the same
  language
• All Choices
  Correct

A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?

• Pont du Gard
• The Colosseum
• Basilica of Constantine
• The Pantheon

The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of 

• Peace
• War
• Conflict
• Conquests

What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?

• Consuls
• Praetors
• Tribunes
• Senators

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By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of prosperity that lasted 200 years called 

• Pax Romana
• Golden Years
• Pax Augustus
• Age of Prosperity