Ch 1 Ancient Rome Practice

Only one group could belong to the ruling assembly or become government leaders. Which group in Rome was it?

• Patricians

• Plebians

Name the three branches of Roman government about 287 B.C.

• Executive, Legislative, Judicial

• Consuls, Senate, Assemblies

• Monarchy, Republic, Empire

• Patricians, Plebeians, Slaves

Who led the large citizen assembly in Rome?

• The Tribunes

• The Senate

• The Barbarians

What happened to Carthage in 241 B.C.?

• Carthage surrendered control of Sicily to Rome

• Carthage won

• Carthage was destroyed

What did followers of Christianity begin to call the Hebrew Bible?

• the Old Testament

• the New Testament

• the Quran

• the Torah

Who was the first bishop of Rome?

• Peter

• Paul

• John

• James

The northern invaders were German-speaking peoples. Why were they attacking the Roman empire?

• because it had become too big to control

• because they wanted to spread their culture

• because they were invited by the Romans

• because they were fleeing from other invaders

How did Diocletian create a major turning point in Roman history?

• By dividing the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western regions

• By conquering new territories for the Roman Empire

• By abolishing the Roman Senate

• By establishing Christianity as the state religion

Who reunited the Roman empire under his rule after it had been separated into East and West?

• Constantine

• Julius

• Diocletian

• Augustus

What was a result of Constantine’s dream?

• He was told to mark the sign of the cross on his soldiers’ shields

• He had everyone tie red ribbons to their armor