Rome Test Review

Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?

• Carthage

• Greece

• Persia

• China

The ruling class in Ancient Rome that was made up of wealthy landowners.

• Plebeians

• Patricians

The Pax Romana was a _______.

• type of toga

• Roman law code

• deadly disease

• period of peace

Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to ______.

• Rome

• Alexandria

• Pompeii

• Constantinople

Which half of the Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire?

• Western

• Eastern

How could a Roman slave earn their freedom?

• Save money and by it

• Be given it by their master

• Both are correct

• Slaves couldn't earn their freedom

Why did Rome become a republic?

• The Romans were tired of the cruel Etruscan kings

• The Greeks made it look like a good idea

• The empire was having many problems

• The gods commanded it

What did Virgil write?

• The Illiad

• The Odyssey

• The Aeneid

• The Epic of Gilgamesh

How many consuls were there?

• 1

• 2

• 50

• 300

What were the Twelve Tables?

• Rome's first written law code

• Large feasts held by the emperor

• Offerings to the 12 Olympians

• Tools for building roads