Ancient Rome

The Roman government _________ Christians, or treated them unfairly and punished them.

• praised
• worshipped
• persecuted
• taxed

The teachings of Jesus of Nazareth led to what religion's development?

• Nazarene
• Christianity
• Judaism
• Protestantism

Rome was located near what body of water?

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea

A system in which a small and powerful group controls the government.

• dictatorship
• democracy
• oligarchy
• autocracy

A form of government where the supreme power is held by a king or queen.

• presidential democracy
• parliamentary democracy
• oligarchy
• monarchy

This is done by the president to strike down a proposed law is called

• a latifundia
• a tribune
• a veto
• a conquest

He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he became too powerful.

• Julius Ceasar
• Ceasar Augustus
• Constantine
• Sparticus 

A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic

• patrician
• plebian
• counsul
• dictator

Why was trading easy in for the Romans?

• Was near the
  Tiber River
• Build many roads
• Used the same
  language
• All Choices
  Correct

Which society was the first to practice democracy?

• Greece
• Rome
• Carthage
• America