Ancient Rome

One of two of officials who headed Rome’s executive branch

• consul

• patrician

• republic

• latifundia

Rome’s upper class

• Plebeian

• Patrician

• Consul

• Senate

On August 24, 79 A.D., the volcano Vesuvius erupted and covered

• Rome

• Paris

• Pompeii

• Santorini

The emperor who divided Rome in two – East & West, believing it would be easier to run was

• Constantine

• Theodosius

• Hadrian

• Diocletian

Christianity is rooted from what religion?

• Greek mythology

• Roman polytheism

• Judaism

• Constantine

Who made the greatest contribution toward setting Christianity on the road to becoming a world religion

• Augustine

• Peter

• Clement

• Paul

Julius Caesar’s enemies assassinated him because

• they were angry with him for his military failures in Gaul

• they feared he planned to make himself king of Rome

• they were opposed to his expansion into other lands

• they were fearful when he refused to disband his army

The Punic Wars, Rome gained control of lands around the Mediterranean Sea by defeating

• the Sicilians

• the Carthaginians

• the Persians

• the Greeks

All of the following are considered “good” Roman Emperors EXCEPT

• Trajan

• Hadrian

• Marcus Aurelius

• Nero

The Peace of Augustus - Pax Romana lasted for

• 20 years

• 200 years

• 120 years

• 1,000 years