Ch. 9 Ancient Rome

Roman officials arrested and persecuted Christians who refused to

• vote in Roman elections.

• share about Jesus and the Christian religion in public.

• trade with Roman businesses.

• worship Roman gods.

Rome first gained control of territory outside of present day Italy

• during the Punic Wars with Carthage.

• after defeating Alexander the Great in Persia.

• when Julius Caesar conquered Egypt.

• under the leadership of Augustus Caesar.

According to legend, Romulus

• wrote the Iliad, the Odyssey and the Aeneid.

• created the Pax Romana.

• served as a dictator in the Roman Senate.

• was the first ruler of the city of Rome.

Which of the following events took place on the Ides of March (March 15) in 44 B.C.?

• Roman dictator Julius Caesar was ambushed and stabbed in the back by members of the Senate.

• The Roman Colosseum was completed.

• The edict of Milan made Christianity an accepted religion.

• The Roman Empire split apart.

Etruscan city-states inside of Rome were allowed to be governed by

• an aristocracy.

• their own kings.

• an oligarchy.

• a democracy.

In Roman society, some women were allowed to

• represent themselves in government.

• own property.

• vote.

• act as head of their household.

The rule of Augustus Caesar marked the end of

• Christianity.

• the Roman Republic.

• the Roman Empire.

• the Pax Romana.

Which of the following ideas did the Romans NOT borrow from the Greeks?

• their language

• their religion

• building design and architecture

The epic story known as the Aeneid was written to

• bring together the diverse kinds of people of the Roman empire.

• record what daily life was like for the Roman people.

• stir up feelings of pride and patriotism among the Roman people.

• entertain the citizens of Rome and inspire them to read.

Which of the following was an accomplishment of Roman Emperor Constantine?

• He stopped other countries from invading the Roman Empire.

• He made Greek the official language of the Roman Empire.

• He made Christianity an accepted religion of the Roman Empire.

• He re-conquered all lands of the Roman Empire that had been taken away.