Ancient Rome

How did Constantine affect Christianity?

• He made Christianity legal in 313 AD
• He placed even more bans on the religion.
• He persecuted Christians in the Colosseum.
• He moved the capital of Rome to the Eastern Empire.

Which popular Roman attraction is pictured?

• Colosseum
• Pantheon
• Circus Maxiums
• Forum

The teachings of Jesus of Nazareth led to what religion's development?

• Nazarene
• Christianity
• Judaism
• Protestantism

What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?

• Consuls
• Praetors
• Tribunes
• Senators

Rome's most important legislative or law-making body of 300 Patrician men was called the

•  Forum
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Senate

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

After their last king, Rome became a _____, where people elect others to govern them. Those elected could only serve for ____.

• republic; 2 years
• democracy; 1 year
• democracy; 2 years
• republic; 1 year

Roman society was divided into two groups: the _____ (common people) and the _____(wealthy and powerful).

• Patricians; Plebeians
• Plebeians; Patricians
• Peasants; Patricians
• Servants; Plebeians

The Roman Empire began in 27 BCE when ________ claimed himself as emperor.

• Julius Caesar
• Marc Antony
• Marcus Antonius
• Octavian

What was the code of laws that the Romans created that laid out various rights and privelages?

• Constitution
• 12 Tables
• Roman Law
• Laws of Rome