Ancient Rome Test Review

Romans borrowing Etruscan ideas is an example of

• cultural diffusion

• domestication

• archaeology

• democracy

Why did Rome and Carthage go to war?

• They both wanted to control the land around the Mediterranean Sea.

• They believed in different gods and goddesses.

• They wanted the Alps Mountains for themselves.

• They had different types of governments.

What mountain range runs down the middle of Italy?

• The Taurus Mountains

• The Alps Mountains

• The Apennine Mountains

• The Rocky Mountains

Which tribe ruled Rome before it became a Republic?

• Persian

• Etruscan

• Mesopotamian

• Egyptian

The Romans borrowed many ideas from the:

• Greeks and Etruscans

• Persians and Macedonians

• Americans and Asians

• Germans and Carthaginians

In 450 B.C., the Roman Republic wrote down the laws called:

• The Arches

• The Twelve Tables

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

The Pax Romana is most similar to:

• Democracy

• Dark Ages

• Golden Age of Athens

• WWII

The Twelve Tables is most similar to:

• Greek homes

• The Cataracts of the Nile River

• The 12 city-states in Greece

• Hammurabi’s Code of Laws

Which was not a contribution of ancient Rome?

• concrete

• the Colosseum

• roads

• pyramids

A building in ancient Rome modeled after the Parthenon was the:

• Bath house

• Ziggurat

• Pantheon

• Colosseum