History's Beginnings & Chap. 2 Test

Who created the Principate?

• Nero

• Augustus (Octavian)

• Trajan

• Vespasian

The Neolithic Period is associated with which of the following?

• Nomadic hunter-gatherer societies

• The discovery of agriculture and the rise of cities.

• The Roman Empire’s fall

• The Bronze Age

Which Roman emperor was responsible for adding Great Britain to the empire?

• A. Claudius

• B. Caligula

• C. Domitian

• D. Hadrian

During whose reign was Jesus crucified?

• Tiberius

• Nero

• Marcus Aurelius

• Vespasian

Who was the first Roman emperor to come from outside of Italy?

• Hadrian

• Trajan

• Commodus

• Domitian

What major event occurred during Nero’s reign in AD 64?

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The first Jewish War

• The Great Fire of Rome

• The building of the Colosseum

Which civilization first grew along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• Egypt

• India

• Mesopotamia

• China

The term prehistory refers to:

• The time before written records

• The beginning of the Roman Empire

• The development of agriculture

• The invention of the wheel

Paleolithic refers to:

• The period when agriculture was discovered

• The New Stone Age

• The Old Stone Age when humans lived nomadically.

• The Iron Age

Which emperor began the persecution of Christians?

• Diocletian

• Claudius

• Nero

• Commodus