Rome Ch. 11 Sec. 1-2

Who was Augustus’ main rival?

• Julius Caesar

• Pompey

• Marc Antony

• Alexander the Great

Who did Marc Antony marry?

• Julia

• Cleopatra

• Venus

• Lavinia

What does "Pax Romana" mean?

• Peaceful Romans
• Roman Victory
• Roman Peace
• Victorious Romans

Augustus was born with which name?

• Octavianus

• Octavius

• Octaviani filius

• Augustus

What was the effect after Julius Caesar died?

• The Roman Kingdom was established

• The Roman Republic was established

• The Roman Empire was established

• The Roman Government was established

The major struggle for power after the death of Caesar was between Octavian and...

• Antony
• Cicero
• Cassius
• Agrippa

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

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

Which achievement allowed Rome to maintain contact with its large empire?

• the Colosseum
• the aqueduct system
• the road system
• the Julian calendar