Roman Empire Quiz Review

In geographic terms, Italy is...

• an island

• a peninsula

• a mountain range

• a continent

The center of life in ancient Rome was the

• Palatine Hill

• Forum

• Temple

• Capitoline Hill

The Romans developed new architectural designs and materials. Which of the following was the best way to create a huge open area within a building?

• combine a set of layers

• combine a set of arches

• build connecting aqueducts

• build an arched bridge

What material did the Romans invent that helped their structures last (made of volcanic ash)?

• volcanic rock

• concrete

• asphalt

• lime

Rome’s common people

• Dictators

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Republic

Noble, powerful citizens of Rome

• Dictators

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Republic

A period of peace during the first 200 years of the Roman Empire, during which population grew, trade increased, and quality of life improved

• Dictators

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Pax Romana

• Republic

True or False: It was easy to move up the social ladder in ancient Rome with hard work and perseverance.

• True

• False

One reason the Roman trade network grew was that Romans

• needed to bring in food from other parts of the Mediterranean

• were becoming wealthier and had more money to spend

• wanted to get metal goods and slaves from other areas

• produced more food than they could consume

After defeating Marc Antony, Octavian was renamed ____________ by the Senate and became Rome's first emperor.

• Augustus Caesar

• Julius Caesar

• Brutus

• Claudius