Topic 8 Lesson 1: The Roman Empire Begins

What was the Pax Romana?

• a time when many emperors failed

• a time when the army ruled Rome

• a period when Rome's economy shrank

• a period of peace and prosperity in the empire

How did Romans use aqueducts?

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• to bring water to their cities
• to drain water and create new land
• to make concrete for building
• to move troops to areas of war

What helped trade grow in the Roman empire?

• lack of access to sea routes and few good roads

• the empire's control of sea routes and a network of good roads

• the empire's control of sea routes and few good roads

• lack of access to sea routes but a network of good roads

How did power pass from one emperor to the next?

• It always passed from father to eldest son.

• It passed from father to the most talented child.

• There was no formal system for passing power from one emperor to the next.

• It passed to the person who won an election for emperor.

How did Rome's network of roads help the economy?

• They provided access to fields.

• They were traveled by foreign workers.

• They created well-paying jobs.

• They served as trade routes.

What does it mean to deify someone?

• officially declare a person to be a god

• period of stability in the Roman empire

• building material made by mixing small stones and sand with limestone, clay, and water

• channel that moves water over a long distance

What is the Pax Romana?

• period of stability in the Roman empire

• building material made by mixing small stones and sand with limestone, clay, and water

• channel that moves water over a long distance

• one person or thing following another

What is concrete?

• building material made by mixing small stones and sand with limestone, clay, and water

• channel that moves water over a long distance

• one person or thing following another

• organization

What is an aqueduct?

• channel that moves water over a long distance

• one person or thing following another

• organization

• officially declare a person to be a god

What does succession mean?

• one person or thing following another

• organization

• officially declare a person to be a god

• period of stability in the Roman empire