Quiz - Rome

______ was the first written law code in Rome. Both the Patricians and the Plebeians had a say in what the laws were.

• Hammurabi's Code
• Twelve Tables
• Ten Commandments
• Analects

This Latin phrase indicates a 200-year period of peace and prosperity in Rome, beginning with the rule of Augustus.

• Carpe Diem
• Rex Romanus
• C'est la Vie
• Pax Romana

Seen as "natural" or "universal", what set of laws were later created by Rome and is the foundation for many "Western Civilizations" legal systems today?

• Law of Nations
• Civil Legalities
• Legalism
• Roman Jurisprudence

In what must all Roman landowners serve once they are old enough, and before they can hold elected office?

• Senate
• Tribunal
• Military
• Consul

What governing body in the Roman Republic was made up of 300 Patricians who "represented" the people in government.

• Assembly
• Tribune
• Senate
• Consulate

What ruler's name became a title used by rulers for thousands of years after his death?

• Octavian
• Imperator
• Caesar
• Claudius

In the Punic wars, why did Rome fight Carthage?

• Natural Resources
• Mediterranean Trade
• Silk and Spices
• Religion/Christianity

What did around 90% of Romans do for a living during the early Empire period?

• Farming
• Artisan
• Merchant
• Soldier

A ____________ is a type of government where the power rests with some of the people who elect representatives to govern for them?

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Republic
• Dictatorship

This trade route allowed the Romans to trade directly with China, connecting the two largest civilizations of the Ancient world.

• Silk Road
• Dirt Road
• Yellow Brick Road
• Triangular Trade Route