Studies Weekly Week 30- The Roman Empire

One empire that Rome was not able to conquer was the ___________________.

• Ottoman Empire

• Greek Empire

• Gallic Empire

• Persian Empire

Octavian made an alliance with __________________, a powerful leader and general, who helped him fight opponents around the Mediterranean.

• Emperor Han

• Marc Antony

• Emperor Claudius

• Hadrian

To make trade easier, the entire Empire used ______________________.

• the same currency

• a common language

• a bartering system

• the metric system

The Roman Empire included all of the following except ______________________.

• Europe

• Syria

• South Africa

• Greece

At one time, the Jews and Romans lived peacefully until _____________________.

• Roman forces destroyed the Second Temple as they were crushing a Jewish rebellion

• Jewish slaves planned unsuccessfully to overthrow the Roman government

• Persian traders convinced Jews to fight against the Roman army

• Jews were forced to become slaves to Roman leaders

In order to avoid the same fate as his uncle, Augustus _________________.

• ran the government with an iron fist, jailing people who disagreed with him

• pretended to listen to and agree with advisors, so they thought they were contributing

• allowed the Senate to be in complete control of the government

• created the first democracy, so the people of Rome could vote

The first major Roman road was completed in ___________________.

• 31 B.C.E

• 46 B.C.E

• 312 B.C.E

• 400 B.C.E

Historians are able to the Roman roads using the detailed map pictured below called the _______________.

• Rosetta Stone

• Alexandria Atlas

• Dead Sea Scrolls

• The Peutinger Table