Ancient Rome Review

Who first lived in the area that would become Rome?

• Latins

• Greeks

• Etruscans

• Macedonians

Trade between East and West along the Silk Road created ____________, where ideas, knowledge, and goods spread from one culture to another

• Christianity

• The Great Wall of China

• Cultural diffusion

• Buddhism

The religious text that is used in Judaism is known as the ____________.

• Qur'an

• Torah

• The Holy Bible

• The New Testament

Which of the following major world religions have a core belief system called The Five Pillars?

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Islam

What landscape would an early visitor to Rome have seen?

• a plain by the sea

• a hill beside a river

• a mountainous island

• a lake surrounded by hills

What tourist sights in Rome show Etruscan influence?

• buildings with arches

• fields of bright flowers

• large public courtyards

• windmills to water crops

Why do historians use the term “Greco-Roman art”?

• Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece.

• The same artists worked in both Greece and Rome.

• Greeks admired Roman styles and tried to imitate them.

• Scholars cannot tell whether a work is Greek or Roman.

Which of the following was a main weakness that led to the fall of Rome?

• The Romans never developed a good way to transfer ruling power.

• The emperor was too far away from Rome to rule well.

• The plebeians did not understand how to make new laws.

• Romulus Augustus was allowed to have a private army.

Which Roman ideal of justice is based on natural law?

• All people are wise.

• The ruler knows best.

• All people have rights.

• The strongest should rule.

What was one major job of the consuls?

• to command the army

• to choose the lawmakers

• to perform religious rituals

• to construct public buildings