Rome Level 2 2024 Review

Which branch of Roman government was a form of direct democracy

• the consuls
• the senate
• the assemblies
• the courts

What does the U.S. government share in common with the ancient government of the Roman republic?

• direct demorcracy
• equal voting rights
• aediles and fasces
• separation of powers

How did Marius reform the Roman army?

• He ended the practice of giving land to soldiers
• He required soldiers to buy their own armor
• He made soldier promise loyalty to the senate
• He made the army larger by allowing poor citizens to join

What was the main reason that the Romans wished to build good roads?

• to transport food more quickly
• to make trading more efficient
• so soldiers could travel more quickly
• so all roads would lead to Rome

How did Romans use aqueducts?

• to bring water to their cities
• to drain water and create new land
• to make concrete for building
• to move troops to areas of war

What helped trade grow in the Roman empire?

• lack of access to sea routes and few good roads
• the empire's control of sea routes and a network of good roads
• the empire's control of sea routes and a few good roads
• lack of access to sea routes but a network of good roads

Which feature of the Roman empire most contributed to the spread of Christianity?

• the widespread used of the Latin language
• widespread poverty and inequality
• the empire's military power
• the ease of travel around the empire

The culture of ancient Rome both enriched other civilizations and was enriched by civilizations outside the Roman empire mainly

• by forcing Roman culture on those civilization through conquest
• through the spread of the Latin language outside the empire
• through the development of international trade routes
• because foreigners were drawn to the magnificent city of Rome

Why are some languages today called Romance languages?

• they were founded by Roman conquerors
• The developed from Latin
• They are useful for speeches
• They remind us of Ovid's romantic love poems

A person might respond to a good satire by

• yawning
• shaking with fear
• crying in sadness
• laughing