Unit 4.1 Review Quiz

What is important about concrete, and the vault that the Romans used in architecture?

• It revolutionized the way people built

• It allowed for the construction of more complex structures

• It enabled the use of more decorative elements

• It made it possible to build multiple stories

What were aqueducts used for?

• Storing food and supplies

• Bringing fresh water into the cities.

• Transporting goods and people

• Constructing bridges and roads

Because the Roman allowed conquered people to keep their own religion, this led to what...

• An increase in trade

• A lasting empire

• A decrease in taxes

• A rise in military power

Which answer choice best describes how the road network in Rome was beneficial.

• The roads provided a means of communication between cities.

• The roads kept everyone separate

• The roads allowed trades throughout the empire.

• The roads allowed people to keep their own religion.

A shortage of food, high prices of goods, and job loss was a factor in what...

• The rise of the Byzantine Empire

• The rise of the Ottoman Empire

• The spread of the Black Death

• Economic problems in the Roman Empire

How did the mercenary soldiers (hired soldiers) lead to problems in the Roman Empire?

• The hired soldiers were more loyal to their general than to Rome itself.

• The hired soldiers were not well trained.

• The mercenary soldiers caused a decrease in the Roman Empire's military strength.

• The mercenary soldiers caused a rise in the cost of military campaigns.

Latin is the basis for many languages. Why is this?

• Latin was easy to learn.

• Latin was the language of the educated classes, so it was adopted by many.

• Latin was spoken all over the Empire, so new languages evolved from it.

• Latin was the language of the Church, so it was used in many countries.

These two men fought to take control of Rome after the fall of the republic.

• Julius Caesar and Pompey

• Caesar and Antony

• Octavian and Antony

• Constantine and Maxentius

One reform of Caesar's that we still use today is what...

• The use of Latin as an official language

• The establishment of a Senate

• The introduction of a coinage system

• A 12-month calendar

Explain "bread and circuses"

• When the senate puts on a show for the consuls.

• Offering the people food because they deserved it.

• Supplying the citizens with a democracy to maintain social order.

• entertaining the plebeians to keep them from revolting.