Roman Empire

Toward the end of the Roman Empire, what caused a decrease in the use of coined money?

• the coins were made from cheaper materials
• the Romans were unable to make as many coins
• the emperors shown on the coins were no longer popular
• the Romans began using paper forms of money

How was the Roman Empire able to support its armies and public services?

• the army was largely made up of volunteers
• taxes were placed on people who had been conquered
• Rome forced its citizens to work without payment
• the army and services were funded by private citizens

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.

The Roman Republic and the Roman Empire grouped their soldiers into organized military units. The military unit was called a

• squadron
• horde
• legion
• phalanx

How did the Roman Empire's use of roads help their economic growth?

• the Romans were payed well for building the roads
• the Romans rented their roads to other empires
• the roads made trading easier within the empire
• the roads were owned by private businesses

What was a benefit of the time period known as Pax Romana?

• the Roman Empire discovered many scientific advances
• the Roman Empire did not suffer any major wars
• the Roman Empire doubled the size of its territory
• the Roman Empire became a more democratic government

In which way was the practice of slavery damaging to the Roman Empire?

• there were fewer jobs available for free Roman citizens
• Roman slavery made other nations see Rome as wicked
• it was difficult to determine who was a slave and who was free
• slaves had to be fed and sheltered, which hurt the Roman economy

Which factor was most threatening to the cohesion of the Roman Empire?

• the empire was too large to keep united
• the empire treated its many ethnic groups unequally
• the empire was separated with few land connections
• the empire had little access to sea trade

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

• concrete
• steel
• wood
• adobe

Rome’s 200 years of peace was called the...

• Age of Augustus.
• Resurrection.
• Pax Romana.
• Crucifixion.