Test 3 Study Aid: Rome, Empire to the Fall

Rome changed from a republic to an ________.

• Monarchy

• Empire

• Democracy

• Kingdom

Who was the first Roman Emperor?

• Caesar

• Nero

• Augustus

• Diocletian

What does the Latin phrase "Pax Romana" mean?

• Roman Peace

• Free Rome

• Hail Caesar

• Death to Greece

To keep the unemployed people of Rome happy, and not rioting, the colosseum would have what was called "bread & _____________".

• water

• circuses

• animals

• gladiators

Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire and banned all others?

• Theodosius

• Constantine

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

How many good emperors is Rome said to have had?

• Five

• None

• One

• Seven

Who was the emperor when Pax Romana ended?

• Claudius

• Augustus

• Nero

• Commodus

Who was the Roman Emperor to first split the empire in two?

• Tiberius

• Diocletian

• Constantine

• Nerva

What language is the basis of the "Romance languages"; French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and English?

• Latin

• Romanian

• Spanish

• Portuguese

Why was the Roman Empire split in two?

• The eastern half was lost in battle

• The empire became too large to defend or govern efficiently

• They did not want plagues to spread to the eastern half of the empire

• Religious differences