Ancient Rome Review

In the Roman Senate Senators served for life....

• True

• False

The senate, although less powerful during the Roman Empire, still existed...

• True

• False

Which one of the following is a factor to the end of Roman Republic?

• Political offices were held by a small group of wealthy elite, that were against helping the poor.

• Emperor Nero killed his enemies including those in the republic

• Farmers started a slave revolt under Sparticus..

• Roman lost all three Punic Wars and the Republic fell due to this.

Which of the following is a contributing factor to the fall of the Roman Republic?

• Soldiers fought in many civil wars crippling Roman economy

• Soldiers swore oaths of loyalty to their generals, and not to the Roman state.

• Soldiers became senators under new laws and corrupted the republic.

• Soldiers implemented new taxes that only affected the poor.

Which of the following is a contributing factor to the fall of the Roman Republic?

• Many farmers lost their land and were forced to move to the city for jobs overwhelming the economy.

• Farmers revolted and refused to do any labor.

• Farmers had a new tax law passed that ended agricultural trade in Rome.

• Many farmers received double pay during the "Pax Romana" that hurt the Roman economy beyond repair.

The Pax Romana was.....

• An era of Roman history dominated by corrupt rulers.

• A period of peace that last over 200 years in Rome.

• Mr. McKenna's favorite album by LCD Soundsystem

• The name of the most famous Colosseum battle.

The name of Rome's ruling elite class....

• Parthage

• Plebians

• Patricians

• Pax Romana

Rome's working poor were called...

• Patricians

• Plebians

• Pax Romans

• People of the State

There was little economic difference between the Plebians and the Patricians...

• True

• False.

Julius Caesar invited _____ of his friends to the Senate weakening it.

• 300

• 600

• 90

• 900