The Romans 2022

Select the best choice for the description:

• Built original settlements of wooden huts
• Considered to be the 1st Romans
• Helped spread their languages to the area

• Greeks

• Egyptians

• Germans

• Latins

What civilization gave the Romans ideas of architecture, democracy, and philosophy?

• The Indians

• The Greeks

• The Etruscans

• The Phoenicians

What is the form of government in which power rests with citizens who vote for their leaders?

• theocracy

• republic

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

What was the name of wealthy landowners in Rome who held most of the power?

• Tribunes

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Consuls

What was a Roman military unit made up of 5,000 soldiers called?

• a squadron

• a legion

• an auxillary

• a consul

What was the significance of the Punic Wars (264 B.C. - 146 B.C.)?

• The Romans lost territory in North Africa

• The Romans gained control of the Mediterranean Sea

• Carthage gained control of the Mediterranean Sea

• Carthage burned Rome to the ground

How did generals begin to recruit soldiers to the army?

• by promising land

• by offering free education

• by allowing slaves to serve

• by allowing women to serve

What is a triumvirate?

• a government of 3 rulers

• a government of 2 rulers

• a economic system of Rome

• a Roman trade agreement

Who took the name Augustus and became the 1st Roman Emperor in 27 B.C. ?

• Lepidus

• Octavian

• Julius Caesar

• Marcus Brutus

What was the period of Roman peace called, from 27 B.C. to 180 A.D.?

• Senatus Romanus

• Pax Romana

• Punic Wars

• Rei Publicae