Rome Review

Within the Roman Republic, this group had the most influence and wealth.

• plebians

• senate

• patricians

• assemblies

This Roman Emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome.

• Nero

• Constantine

• Julius Caesar

• Trajan

At its peak, the Roman Empire surrounded and had full control of what major body of water?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indus River

• Black Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

A government ruled by a body of officials who citizens elect to represent them is called what?

• Republic

• Empire

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

  Society in Ancient Rome was defined by two social groups, the Patricians and the___________.

• Plebians

• Gladiators

• Farmers

• Artisans

Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

• Octavian “Caesar Augustus”

• Julius Caesar

• Trajan

• Nero

Rome fought in a series of wars with Carthage called what?

• Persian Wars

• Punic Wars

• Peloponnesian Wars

• Carthaginian Wars

What commoners such as artisans shopkeepers, and owners of small farms were called 

• Aristocrats
• Patricians
• Monarchs
• Plebeians

Rome's first code of laws was called

• Empire's Bronze Laws
• Law of Nations
• Law of Twelve Tables
• Tribune's Law

What is the Pax Romana?

• long period of war

• long period of drought

• long period of peace

• long period of rule