Ancient Rome

1. Before Rome was founded, who lived in the Northern part of Italy?

• Tunisians

• Grecians

• Sicilians

• Etruscans

2. What was the Eastern Roman Empire known as?

• The Capital of Rome

• The Byzantine Empire

• Athenian Empire

• Median Empire

3. By the year 500, the western half of the Roman Empire had fallen. Which of these is NOT a cause of the fall...

• Change in climate and weather

• Weakening frontiers

• Economic and social issues

• Political instability

4. What type of tribes were attacking the Roman borders frequently and relentlessly around the time of the collapse of the empire?

• Monarch or King

• Germanic or Barbarian

• Nobles

• They were only attacked after the empire fell.

5. Citizens of the Roman Empire had to pay heavy taxes to finance large _______________.

• art projects

• schools

• churches

• armies

6. What is the name of the active volcano that erupted in Italy and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum?

• Mount McKinley

• Mount Vesuvius

• Mount St. Helens

• Mount Krakatosa

7. What did the Romans call the uncultured people who attacked Rome's borders?

• Barbarians

• Mauraders

• Savages

• Enemies

8. Who fought in the Punic War?

• Rome and Carthage

• Athens and Spartans

• Romans and Greece

• Carthage and Phoenicians

9. What does the Pax Romana refer to?

• The scrolls containing Roman laws

• A treaty between Rome and Greece

• The system of Roman government

• A period of Roman peace

10. Which Roman emperor was the first to declare Christianity the official religion of Rome?

• Titus

• Julius Caesar

• Caesar Augustus

• Theodosius