The Fall of Rome

What is a set of lands or regions that are ruled by an emperor?

• an empire

• a fiefdom

• a republic

• a mosque

What kind of government did the ancient Romans have where the citizens would elect representatives to vote on laws?

• republic

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

If something is a political factor, it is something that relates to ____________.

• the government

• the way people interact with one another

• the military or people being in militaristic conflict with one another

• the buying, selling, or trading of goods

If something is a social factor, it is something that relates to ____________.

• the government

• the way people interact with one another

• the military or people being in militaristic conflict with one another

• the buying, selling, or trading of goods

If something is an economic factor, it is something that relates to ____________.

• the government

• the way people interact with one another

• the military or people being in militaristic conflict with one another

• the buying, selling, or trading of goods

If something is a military factor, it is something that relates to ____________.

• the government

• the way people interact with one another

• the military or people being in militaristic conflict with one another

• the buying, selling, or trading of goods

What is NOT a factor that contributed to the expansion of the Roman empire?

• civil wars

• their strong military

• their strong navy

• expansion leading to the trading of goods which improved their economy

How did the Romans manage to gain control of the entire Italian peninsula?

• creating a huge navy

• creating a huge army

• creating a strong government

What was not a problem caused by the expansion of the Roman empire?

• civil wars

• slave uprisings

• increased access to resources

Who was a politician who was assassinated on the Ides of March because the Senate feared he would become a tyrant after taking absolute power of Rome?

• Julius Caesar

• Marc Antony

• Crassus

• Pompey