Chapter 12 Test: The Roman Empire

What innovation allowed fresh water into Roman cities?

• rivers
• aqueducts
• catapults
• arches

Which technology allowed soldiers, merchants and traders to travel more quickly through the empire?

• paved roads
• aqueducts
• arches
• plumbing

What body of water was in the center of the Roman Empire?

• Pacific Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Caspian Sea
• Atlantic Ocean

Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

• Julius Caesar
• Augustus
• Justinian
• Attila

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

How did the use of standard currency, or coins, help the economy of the Roman Empire?

• people would trade for Roman coins even if they did not want Roman goods
• most other cultures did not understand what the purpose of coined money was
• coins had more uses in the ancient world than many other trade items
• the Romans used coins to represent loans when they could not afford goods

Before Julius Caesar was killed, many senators were afraid that he was planning to turn the Roman Republic into an empire.  What caused them to believe this was possible?

• Caesar had attempted to dissolve the Senate
• Caesar did not participate in Rome's government
• Caesar conquered large areas of land for Rome
• Caesar had been declared a dictator for life.

Roman architecture was able to make great structures such as the Colosseum and the Pantheon through its use of

• concrete
• steel
• wood
• adobe

What Roman architectural contribution allowed the construction of higher, more stable structures such as the aqueducts and the Colosseum?

• columns
• arches
• lintels
• marble

Which popular Roman attraction is pictured?

• Colosseum
• Pantheon
• Circus Maxiums
• Forum