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WorksheetsThe Pax Romana
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
Pax Romana is Latin for:
Roman Peace
Roman Trouble
Augustus's Empire
Freedom and Joy
Under which emperor did the Pax Romana begin?
Hadrian
Augustus
Caligula
Nero
Multiple Select (3 Answers): What were some of the achievements of Emperor Augustus?
Built a wall to create a border around Rome
Created a permanent army of 150,000 men
Reformed the tax system
Reformed the legal system to make it apply to people throughout the empire
Made the official language of the empire Greek.
Over the course of the 200 years of the Roman empire, the territory of Rome_________.
got smaller
expanded
was destroyed
became Greek territory
Under which emperor did the Roman Empire STOP expanding?
Trajan
Julius Caesar
Hadrian
Augustus
Walls were constructed to create a border for the Roman Empire in Britain. They were called _________.
Great Wall of China
Trajan's Walls
Hadrian's Wall
Great Wall of Britain
Multiple Select (2 Answers): Which of the following Roman Emperors were considered terrible leaders because of their violent actions?
Caligula
Nero
Vespasian
Augustus
One innovation of the Romans during the Pax Romana was the _________, a system of elevated canals that carried water throughout the city.
bridge
arch
aquedcut
trench
The innovation of ________ allowed the Romans to build more sophisticated bridges and arches because it was moldable.
concrete
roads
water wheels
The _________________ is a famous ancient Roman building built with concrete, complete with many arches, and used as an outdoor theater/ meeting place.
Colosseum
Parthenon
White House
Pantheon
Multiple Select (2): Farming became one of the major ways people in the Roman Empire made money. This is important because...
There were many people to feed in the huge Roman Empire
Since the empire covered so much land, a variety of crops could be traded throughout the empire.
Farming was brand new to the world
What is "common currency?"
the same kind of money/ coins used
different languages
being nice to fellow citizens
different measurements for goods
One way the Empire excelled in trade was because of the system of _______________ that connected the empire.
roads
walls
aqueducts
boats
