Revision Roman empire

Which of the following was NOT an innovation achieved by the Romans?

• Roads
• Aqueducts
• Arches
• Math

Which describes the reason for the growth of the Roman Empire?

• Rome's army conquered other lands
• Rome's rulers were very kind
• Rome used christianity to force others to join
• Rome's roads made joining the empire easy

What was a problem caused by the increasing size of the Roman Empire?

• the empire ran out of water
• the empire became too large to manage and protect
• the empire could not make enough weapons
• the empire could not make enough buildings

What innovation allowed fresh water into Roman cities?

• rivers
• aqueducts
• catapults
• arches

Which technology allowed soldiers, merchants and traders to travel more quickly through the empire?

• paved roads
• aqueducts
• arches
• plumbing

The male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire or land

• Emperor

• Consul

• Tribune

• Magistrate

What is a forum?

• the place where plebeians buy food from farmers.

• the center of most of the important public activities of the city Rome and its empire

• a place where patricians go to bathe.

• a clay tablet that Romans used to write

A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Dictatorship

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

How did Diocletian respond to the size of the empire?

• He divided the empire into two parts and shared the rule

• divided the army into smaller troops

• He made Christianity legal

• He starting attacking barbarian groups