Week 16 Studies Weekly quiz

Even though the Romans were famous for building many aqueducts to bring clean drinking water to their people, historians say that the first aqueduct was build by the

• Egyptians

• Assyrians

• Indians

• Greeks

Use the timeline and what you know to answer this question.

Which event came first in Roman history? (Hint - be careful with the time dating designations, B.C. and A.D.)

• The Pantheon was built.

• Julius Caesar was stabbed to death.

• Claudius invaded Britian.

• The Roman roads Aqua Appia and Via Appia were built.

Which Roman emperor converted to Christianity and made it the official religion of Rome?

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Nero

• Constantine

According to Roman legend, what animal rescued and raised the twin boys, Romulus and Remus?

• a wolf

• a fox

• a bear

• a lion

What was displayed on a wealthy Roman's toga to show his rank?

• medals

• jewels

• gold tassels

• purple stripes

The Punic wars were often fought over control of which major body of water?

• the Tiber River

• the Mediterranean Sea

• the Adriatic Sea

• the Tyrrhenian Sea

Use the web and what you know to answer this question.

According to Roman mythology, which god or goddess ruled the ocean?

• Terra

• Apollo

• Neptune

• Mercury

Which of the following classes would you belong to if you were a farmer in ancient Rome?

• slaves

• patricians

• plebeians

• nobles

Although Julius Caesar built the largest empire in the known world, a group of patricians killed him because they were afraid he wanted to become a(n)

• dictator

• emperor

• general

• king

Which people conquered the region of Italy that included Rome in 800 B.C.?

• Phoenicians

• Etruscans

• Assyrians

• Carthaginians