Rome test 4

19. The Tiber River is longer than the Nile

• True
• False

17. How did Spartacus get stuck in the "toe" of Italy?

• his men couldn't swim the five miles to Sicily
• he was bogged down by bad weather
• Italy was invaded by barbarians from Africa trapping him and his men in the toe of Italy
• Crassus built a huge wall of earth trapping Spartacus and his army in the toe, and pirates betrayed Spartacus stranding him in the southern part of Italy

3. Why did the people in the Empire love gladiator shows?

• They loved to see their relatives compete
• It gave them the opportunity to travel around the Empire to see the shows
• Gladiator shows were great for their children to watch
• The shows allowed the people to forget about their very tough lives. The shows were free and food was also given out to the spectators

7. Why did the Italians declare war on Rome?

• They wanted to conquer the city of Rome
• Because Gaul told them to
• Because they weren't given Roman citizenship, thus they could not vote
• To steal the riches in the Roman treasury

10. Why did the soldiers begin to honor their generals before the republic?

• the generals gave them more money than the government and land to retire on
• the generals were great warriors
• the generals threatened their legions with decimation if they did not pledge their loyalty
• because the consuls demanded that they do so

11. What did Pompey accomplish after he was consul?

• he conquered Gaul
• he was given a triumph for his great work as consul
• he was given an ovation for his great work as consul
• he cleared the Western Mediterranean of pirates and reconquered back the Asian lands for Rome

25. How did Julius Caesar rise to power in Rome?

• By being elected by the Roman citizens

• Through a series of military victories and political alliances

• By inheriting the throne from his father

• By overthrowing the Senate with a coup

4. What did Marius do to change the Roman army?

• He made them run 3 miles before training
• He changed the legions by going back to the Greek phalanx formation
• He made it professional, meaning a paying job
• He made the army use spears instead of the Gladius short sword

21. What was the primary purpose of the Roman Colosseum?

• To act as a fortress

• To host gladiator games and public spectacles

• To serve as a marketplace

• To be a place of worship

14. Where were all the experienced Roman soldiers as Spartacus was marching all over Italy with his slave army?

• overseas conquering more land for the Empire
• back at Rome deciding how best to attack Spartacus
• still fighting Carthage
• attacking other Italians in northern Italy