Roman Civilization Quiz

The Roman civilization began on the ______ Peninsula.

• Iberian

• Italian

• Balkan

• Scandinavian

Which people group gave Italy its name?

• Etruscans

• Latins

• Phoenicians

• Greeks

The Romans were part of which early group in Italy?

• Etruscans

• Latins

• Phoenicians

Rome was built along which river?

• Tiber River

• Nile River

• Po River

Which term refers to the authority of the ruler?

• Imperium

• Tribune

• Fasces

Who held the imperium in the Roman republic?

• Senate

• Consuls

• Assemblies

What reform did Tiberius Gracchus push for when he was a tribune?

• Legalizing of Christianity

• Reforming the army

• Land reform

Who won the 1st Roman Civil War?

• Sulla

• Crassus

• Marius

Who won the 2nd Roman Civil War?

• Julius Caesar

• Crassus

• Mark Antony

Who became the first Roman emperor?

• Crassus

• Julius Caesar

• Pompey

• Octavian