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The Pax Romana

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pax Romana is Latin for:

a)

Roman Peace

b)

Roman Trouble

c)

Augustus's Empire

d)

Freedom and Joy

2.

Under which emperor did the Pax Romana begin?

a)

Hadrian

b)

Augustus

c)

Caligula

d)

Nero

3.

Multiple Select (3 Answers): What were some of the achievements of Emperor Augustus?

a)

Built a wall to create a border around Rome

b)

Created a permanent army of 150,000 men

c)

Reformed the tax system

d)

Reformed the legal system to make it apply to people throughout the empire

e)

Made the official language of the empire Greek.

4.

Over the course of the 200 years of the Roman empire, the territory of Rome_________.

a)

got smaller

b)

expanded

c)

was destroyed

d)

became Greek territory

5.

Under which emperor did the Roman Empire STOP expanding?

a)

Trajan

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Hadrian

d)

Augustus

6.

Walls were constructed to create a border for the Roman Empire in Britain. They were called _________.

a)

Great Wall of China

b)

Trajan's Walls

c)

Hadrian's Wall

d)

Great Wall of Britain

7.

Multiple Select (2 Answers): Which of the following Roman Emperors were considered terrible leaders because of their violent actions?

a)

Caligula

b)

Nero

c)

Vespasian

d)

Augustus

8.

One innovation of the Romans during the Pax Romana was the _________, a system of elevated canals that carried water throughout the city.

a)

bridge

b)

arch

c)

aquedcut

d)

trench

9.

The innovation of ________ allowed the Romans to build more sophisticated bridges and arches because it was moldable.

a)

concrete

b)

roads

c)

water wheels

10.

The _________________ is a famous ancient Roman building built with concrete, complete with many arches, and used as an outdoor theater/ meeting place.

a)

Colosseum

b)

Parthenon

c)

White House

d)

Pantheon

11.

Multiple Select (2): Farming became one of the major ways people in the Roman Empire made money. This is important because...

a)

There were many people to feed in the huge Roman Empire

b)

Since the empire covered so much land, a variety of crops could be traded throughout the empire.

c)

Farming was brand new to the world

12.

What is "common currency?"

a)

the same kind of money/ coins used

b)

different languages

c)

being nice to fellow citizens

d)

different measurements for goods

13.

One way the Empire excelled in trade was because of the system of _______________ that connected the empire.

a)

roads

b)

walls

c)

aqueducts

d)

boats