Rome Extra Credit HZ

What was the main political structure of the Roman Republic?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

Who were the common people of Rome that were represented by the Tribunes?

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Senators

• Consuls

What was the name of the Roman assembly that was composed of the aristocracy and advised the consuls?

• Centuriate Assembly

• Tribal Assembly

• Senate

• Curiate Assembly

Which famous general crossed the Rubicon River, sparking a civil war?

• Julius Caesar

• Pompey the Great

• Marc Antony

• Augustus

What title was given to the first Roman Emperor, Octavian?

• Dictator Perpetuus

• Princeps

• Imperator

• Augustus

What was the period of peace and prosperity that lasted for about 200 years in the Roman Empire called?

• Golden Age

• Pax Romana

• Roman Renaissance

• Era of Good Feelings

Which structure was a center for public life in Rome, hosting public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches?

• The Pantheon

• The Colosseum

• The Forum

• Circus Maximus

What was the system of laws that was one of the earliest and most significant achievements of the Roman Republic?

• The Code of Hammurabi

• The Justinian Code

• The Twelve Tables

• The Magna Carta

Which emperor divided the Roman Empire into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires?

• Constantine

• Diocletian

• Augustus

• Nero

What was the name of the Roman upper class, including families descended from the original Senators appointed during the period of the kings?

• Equestrians

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Tribunes