Pax Romana Review

What is the Pax Romana?

• Time of war

• Time of expansion

• Time of peace and prosperity

• Time of collapse

How long did the Pax Romana last?

• 30 years

• 200 years

• 100 years

• 5 years

What was the Colosseum used for?

• Transportation

• Water systems

• Entertainment

• Expansion

What were roads used for?

• War

• Transportation

• Entertainment

• Water transport

What were aqueducts used for?

• Transport

• Water transport

• War

• Entertainment

What things that we use today came from the Pax Romana?

(a)  

_________________, the last of the 5 Good Emperors, was well respected and known for his interest in philosophy.

• Marcus Aurelius

• Caligula

• Trajan

• Vespasian

______________ united the Roman empire and promoted trade, travel, communication, and the exchange of ideas.

• Aqueducts

• Concrete

• Roads

• Amphitheaters

Romans went to the _____________________ to watch chariot races.

• Pax Romana

• Colosseum

• Circus Maximus

• Pantheon

Romans watched gladiator and animal fights in amphitheaters, or outdoor stadiums. The most famous was the ___________________.

• Circus Maximus

• Colosseum

• Pantheon

• Forum