Ancient Rome

Select all of the following reasons Rome developed where it did in regards to geography.

• It was located at a midway point in the Mediterranean Sea.

• It was located on the Tiber River with fertile soil.

• It was naturally protected by seven hills and the Alps Mountain range to the North.

• It developed were it did because the god Mars instructed Romulus and Remus to construct it there.

Which of the following forms of government developed in Rome first?

• Communist

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

Which of the following groups of people impacted the early development of Rome? Select all that apply.

• Persians

• Etruscans

• Latins

• Mongols

• Greeks

Which of the following groups of people did the Romans assimilated the knowledge of concrete, road building, metalworking and engineering (arch) from?

• Persians

• Etruscans

• Latins

• Mongols

• Greeks

After the patrician class (landowners) ousted the last King Tarquin the Proud, how did they restructure the government?

• Through a republic representative government were the people voted for government officials.

• They gave all the power to a small group of elite patrician class landowners.

• The government was never restructured as Rome slipped into a age of chaos and demise.

• The consolidated all the power into one sole dictator.

Which of the following are problems that occurred during the Roman Republican era as Rome expanded it's borders. Select all that apply.

• The gap between the Rich and Poor continued to increase.

• The Romans came into contact with the hostile Mongolian Empire.

• Latifundias started to develop stripping small farmers of their farms.

• Returning soldiers were unable to find employment.

• Slavery and unemployment became an increasing issue within the Republic.

Tiberious and Gauis Grachhus were brothers as well as tribunes representing the plebian (working class) class of citizens in Rome. What was their solution to the Republics issues and what happened to them as a result.

• To consolidate all political power to an emperor so he can quickly resolve the issues. They were named joint Emperors.

• To redistribute the land taken from small farmers back to small farmers and use public funds to buy grain. They were murdered by the senate.

• Split the empire into 4 separate provinces governed by their own selected senate. They were exiled to a tiny island in the Sea of Marmara.

• Let the issues resolve themselves overtime with little to no government interference. They were revered as heros.

This individual rose from the ashes of the Roman Civil War and was assassinated by the Senate once he became to powerful. His death is often marked as the death of the Republic and the beginning of the Empire period of Roman History.

• Marc Antony

• Octavian

• Julius Caesar

• Marcus Arelious

• Nero

Which of the following was NOT considered one of the 5 good emperors during the empire period of Roman history?

• Hadrian

• Trajan

• Marcus Aurelius'

• Nero

• Antonio Pious

Which of the following best describes the Roman Pax Romana?

• An attempt of mass genocide on the Germanic barbarians that lived in the province of Gaul.

• A period of instability that created a power vacuum resulting in a series of civil wars.

• A period of instability and chaos that saw the assissantion of emperor after emperor.

• A period of piece and prosperity, starting with the reign of Octavian (Augustus), in which Rome was glorified and the frontier was stabilized.