Rome Review

The political system of the ancient Roman republic was characterized by

• strong central government

• ruled by a coalition of emperors and religious leaders

• universal suffrage in national elections

• a strict adherence to constitutional principles

The ancient Roman's most significant contribution to Europe has been in the area of

• economics

• poetry

• drama

• law

Important long term contributions of the Greek and Roman civilizations are fond in the areas of

• military technology

• religious doctrine

• economic policy and planning

• government and law

Which of these ancient civilizations had the most influence on the Western concepts of civil and natural law

• Rome

• China

• Aztec

• Mesopotamia

A major impact of Greece and Rome on Western civilization was that

• the Greeks and Romans succeeded in achieving a classless society, which was later copied in Western Europe

• Greek sculpture and Roman architecture were admired and copied in the 18th and 19th century

• Greece and Rome transmitted Islamic philosophy to the areas they conquered

• Greek and Latin are still widely spoken in universities throughout the West

A major reason for the decline of Roman Empire was

• a series of military defeats in Africa

• political corruption and the instability in the government

• the abolition of slavery throughout the empire

• continued acceptance of traditional religions

A major effect of the decline of the Roman empire was that Western Europe

• came under the control of the Muslims

• was absorbed by the Byzantine empire

• returned to a republican form of government

• entered a period of chaos and disorder

A major contribution of the Roman Empire to western society was

• gunpowder

• the principles of revolutionary socialism

• monotheism

• an effective legal system

After the Roman empire fell to Germanic invaders in the 5th century AD, the eastern part of the empire became known as

• Byzantine Empire

• Carthaginian Empire

• Islamic Empire

• Persian Empire

One contribution of Ancient Roman culture was the development

• the concept of zero

• the process of making silk

• a republican form of government

• the printing press