Chapter 6 Study Guide Answers - Ancient Rome

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by citizens who have the right to vote.

• republic

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

Fill in the blank: In Rome, the ______ was the supreme governing body, originally made up of only aristocrats.

• Senate

• Forum

• Colosseum

• Pantheon

Fill in the blank: ______ were aristocratic landowners in Ancient Rome.

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Equestrians

• Freedmen

Fill in the blank: ______ were farmers, artisans, or merchants, commoners in Ancient Rome.

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Senators

• Gladiators

Fill in the blank: ______ was a military leader who governed Rome as an absolute power and was stabbed by his senators.

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Nero

• Caligula

Fill in the blank: ______ was Octavian's title, meaning "exalted one," and he was Rome's ablest emperor.

• Augustus

• Caesar

• Nero

• Tiberius

Fill in the blank: ______ refers to a time of peace and prosperity in Rome.

• Pax Romana

• Pax Britannica

• Pax Americana

• Pax Mongolica

Fill in the blank: ______ was a Jew born in Bethlehem in Judea, seen as the Messiah and crucified by the Roman governor Pontius Pilate.

• Jesus

• Moses

• Abraham

• David

Fill in the blank: ______ was the first apostle who helped spread Christianity.

• Peter

• John

• Andrew

• James

Fill in the blank: An ______ is a close follower of Jesus.

• disciple

• apostle

• prophet

• believer