Roman Republic and Empire

By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of prosperity that lasted 200 years called 

• Pax Romana
• Golden Years
• Pax Augustus
• Age of Prosperity

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What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?

• Consuls
• Praetors
• Tribunes
• Senators

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What were wealthy landowners called who made up Rome's ruling class? 

• Plebeians
• Patricians
• Monarchs
• Aristocrats

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What commoners such as artisans shopkeepers, and owners of small farms were called (Lower Class)

• Aristocrats

• Patricians

• Monarchs

• Plebeians

Rome's most important legislative or law-making body of 300 Patrician men was called the

•  Forum
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Senate

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What was the first triumvirate?

• An alliance between Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian

• An alliance between Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey

• An alliance between Rome and Greece

• All of the above

What was the second triumvirate?

• An alliance between Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian

• An alliance between Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey

• An alliance between Greece and Rome

• All of the above

How did Constantine affect Christianity?

• He made Christianity legal in 313 AD
• He placed even more bans on the religion.
• He persecuted Christians in the Colosseum.
• He moved the capital of Rome to the Eastern Empire.

The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...

• barbarian invasions
• strong leadership
• inflation
• political corruption

Which emperor is responsible for dividing the Empire?

• Diocletian
• Theodosius
• Nero
• Augustus