World History Chapter 6 Review

The first Roman emperor to accept Christianity was Nero.

• True

• False

Carthage was located on which continent?

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

What body of water did the Romans and the Carthaginians share?

• Adriatic Sea

• Ionian Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

Through which mountain ranges did Hannibal's army have to travel with elephants?

• Pyrenees and Alps

• Himalayas and Alps

• Apennines and Himalayas

• Alps and Apennines

The triumvirate of Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey ruled Rome for 10 years before ___.

• Caesar disbanded his legions in Gaul.

• Caesar and Pompey clashed and went to war.

• Crassus demanded that Caesar not cross the Rubicon.

• the senate appointed Pompey dictator.

After the Romans drove the last Etruscan monarch from power, they established a republic, a government in which ___.

Roman rulers opposed Christianity because Christians ___.

• were mostly Jews.

• called for the overthrow of Roman rulers.

• ignored wealth and status

• would not worship Roman gods.

As a result of 207 years of Pax Romana, the Roman Empire ___.

• experienced continuing hostilities among neighboring regions.

• survived invasions from barbarian tribes.

• shrank in size and wealth.

• experienced peace and prosperity.

___ was NOT a reason for the decline of the Roman Empire.

• A strong military

• The huge amount of money spent on defense, coupled with inflation

• The invasions by Germanic tribes and by Huns

• The disruption of trade

The emperor's purpose for dividing the Roman Empire was ___.

• to decrease the authority of the Senate.

• to protect the west from Greek influences.

• to make control of the Empire more efficient.

• to separate groups whose conflicts threatened unity.