Roman Empire

How did the Romans carry water from mountains into cities?

• by combining a set of layers
• by combining a set of arches
• by building aqueducts
• by building a bridge

Which popular Roman attraction is pictured?

• Colosseum
• Pantheon
• Circus Maxiums
• Forum

Gladiator fights mostly took place in the

• Circus Maximus
• Forum
• Colosseum
• Pantheon

The wealthy ruling class of Rome was called

• Ciceros
• Plebeians
• Visogoths
• Patricians

The social class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and poor farmers

• Ciceros
• Patricians
• Visogoths
• Plebeians

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

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

The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...

• barbarian invasions
• strong leadership
• inflation
• political corruption

Rome's government began as a _______ and changed to an ___________.

• democracy, republic

• republic, empire

• empire, republic

• tyranny, empire

How was the Roman Republic different from the Roman Empire?

• The Republic was very large; the Empire was fairly small.

• The Republic was ruled by elected representatives; the Empire was not.

• The Republic had no army; the Empire had a massive army.

• The Republic