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2.B Review

Total questions: 171

Worksheet time: 3hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of historical records to find dates and make timelines is called

a)

historiography

b)

chronology

c)

sociology

d)

anthropology

2.

A source that is original to the time period or created by someone who witnessed the event is called a

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

OG source

d)

best source

3.

 A prejudice for or against something is called

(Hint: prejudice means a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience)

a)

opinion

b)

fact

c)

bias

d)

fake news

4.

A source that was created after an event has taken place by people who did not participate is called a

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

literature

d)

fake news

5.

The circumstances that form the setting of an event, idea, or statement are called

a)

characters

b)

action

c)

corroboration

d)

context

6.

The customs, social institutions, and achievements of a group are called

a)

culture

b)

economics

c)

society

d)

politics

7.

There can be many perspectives on the same event in history.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

What kind of source is the Constitution of the United States?

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

9.

What kind of source is a textbook?

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

10.

What is a secondary source?

a)

an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source that was created at the time of study

b)

created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events researched

c)

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

d)

an educated guess based on evidence & prior knowledge

11.

What is sphragistics?

a)

the study of material remains

b)

the study of coins and paper money

c)

the study of ancient and historical handwriting

d)

the study of seals

12.

What is a primary source?

a)

an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source that was created at the time of study

b)

created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events researched

c)

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

d)

an educated guess based on evidence & prior knowledge

13.

What is a decade?

a)

a period of history with a particular feature or characteristic

b)

a period of ten years

c)

a period of a thousand years

d)

a period of a hundred years

14.

What is a millennium?

a)

a period of history with a particular feature or characteristic

b)

a period of ten years

c)

a period of a thousand years

d)

a period of a hundred years

15.

What is perspective?

a)

seeming reasonable or probable. credible, reasonable, believable, possible, conceivable

b)

the quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well. dependability, sureness, trustworthiness

c)

a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view. outlook, view, viewpoint, position, stand, stance

16.

What is codicology?

a)

the study of inscriptions

b)

the study of books as physical objects

c)

the study of ancient and historical handwriting

d)

family origins and history.

17.

BCE means

a)

Before Christian Era

b)

Before Common Era

c)

Before Christ's Era

d)

Before Communication Era

18.

CE means:

a)

Common Era

b)

Christian Era

c)

Communication Era

d)

Computer Era

19.
What do archaeologists study?
a)
Fossilized bones and human artifacts
b)
Human culture
c)
Fossilized plants and animal materials
20.
What do anthropologists study?
a)
Human culture
b)
Fossilized bones and human artifacts
c)
Fossilized animal bones and remains
21.
What is a hominid?
a)
A monkey
b)
A human-like creature that walks upright
c)
A type of artifact
22.
Which hominid was the first to make stone tools?
a)
Australopithecus Afarensis
b)
Homo Erectus
c)
Neanderthals
d)
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
23.

Which hominid was the first to make and control fire?

a)
Australopithecus Afarensis
b)
Homo Erectus
c)
Neanderthals
d)
Cro-Magnon
24.
Which hominid was the first anatomically modern human ancestor?
a)
Neanderthals
b)
Australopithecus Afarensis
c)
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
d)
Homo Erectus
25.
What does it mean that Paleolithic humans were nomads?
a)
They ate other humans
b)
They walked upright
c)
They moved around following their food source
26.
Which of the following is the "Old Stone Age"
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Neolithic
27.
What is the most likely reason that Paleolithic humans made cave paintings of animals?
a)
They thought they were cute
b)
Animals were important because they spent their whole day trying to get food
c)
They believed that animals were their gods
28.
Opposable thumbs allow humans to...
a)
hold utensils
b)
write
c)
tie knots
d)
all of the above
29.
Known as the “man of skill”; lived in East Africa 1.4 to 2.5 million years ago
a)
Homo Ergaster
b)
Homo Erectus
c)
Homo Habilis 
d)
Hominid
30.
Neanderthals...
a)
Physically identical to us! 
b)
Planned complicated hunts 
c)
Developed religious beliefs 
d)
built the pyramids
31.

Paleontologists study fossils which are...

a)

plant or animal remains preserved in rock

b)

Human remains in man-made trenches

c)

Animal made remains in funeral pyres

d)

Dinosaur culture of current animal kingdom

32.

____________ allowed archaeologists to learn about the daily lives of Paleolithic humans.

a)

cave art

b)

agriculture

c)

wooden plow

33.

Before Common Era.  The years before 0.

a)

B.C.

b)

A.D.

c)

B.C.E.

d)

C.E.

34.

Common Era.  The Common Era begins with year 0.

a)

A.D.

b)

B.C.

c)

B.C.E.

d)

C.E.

35.

"Homo Sapiens" means:

a)

Handy Human

b)

Happy Human

c)

Sad Human

d)

Wise Human

36.

Human beings first evolved in

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

South America

37.

Objects made or used by humans, such as tools, weapons, pottery

a)

Artifact

b)

Culture

c)

Animism

d)

Fossil

38.

Entire way of life that a people has developed over time (includes knowledge, art, beliefs, customs and values, etc. )

a)

Artifact

b)

Culture

c)

Animism

d)

Nomad

39.

The “New Stone Age,” from about 8,000 BCE to about 3,000 BCE

a)

Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Mesolithic

40.

Long period of time before the development of writing

a)

Artifact

b)

Prehistory

c)

Fossil

d)

Hominid

41.
What happened soon after settled groups started to thrive?
a)
Governments were organized
b)
people began taming animals
c)
people started growing crops
d)
people began making tools from stone
42.
What are two major building blocks of civilizaton?
a)
domesticating animals and having a matriarchal society
b)
practicing agriculture and having a matriarchal society
c)
domesticating animals and having an organized religion
d)
practicing agriculture and having an organized religion
43.
Besides helping people obtain goods from far away, why was trading important?
a)
It led to people making stone, rather than metal, tools.
b)
It forced people to move from the cities to rural areas.
c)
It helped spread ideas across a broad area.
d)
It led to a decrease in population.
44.
Which of the traits of a complex civilization led to using metals to make tools?
a)
improved technologies
b)
creation of cities
c)
record keeping
d)
complex institutions
45.
Record keeping was performed by what specialized worker?
a)
merchant
b)
weaver
c)
priest
d)
scribe
46.
Which geographical features were mainly responsible for creating the Fertile Crescent?
a)
Nile River and Mediterranean Sea
b)
Wei and Huang He rivers
c)
Tigris and Euphrates rivers
d)
Tehuaćan river and Pacific Ocean
47.

an amount beyond what is required, excess

more than what is needed or expected.

a)

surplus

b)

nomad

c)

artifacts

48.

able to produce a great deal of crops

a)

hunter-gatherer

b)

agriculture revolution

c)

fertile

49.

a period in which humans began to grow crops instead of gathering plants

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

agriculture revolution

c)

domesticate

50.

a person who moves from place to place

a)

nomad

b)

migration

c)

hunter-gatherer

51.

the ways people apply knowledge and tools to meet the needs

a)

migration

b)

domesticate

c)

technology

52.

the process by which cultures interact and ideas spread from one area to another

a)

secondary source

b)

cultural diffusion

c)

hunter-gatherer

53.

to grow and tend wild plants or animals

a)

domesticate

b)

nomad

c)

migration

54.

What is a set of shared beliefs about the world- one of the features of a civilization.

a)

the arts

b)

government

c)

religion

d)

job specialization

55.

The economy of early villages and cities was based mainly on

a)

trade

b)

production of tools

c)

farming

d)

hunting and gathering

56.

Establish rules and laws to protect the people of the civilization.

a)

Government

b)

Trade

c)

Infrastructure

d)

Arts

57.

Which characteristic describes exchanging one item for another item?

a)

Trade

b)

Organized Religion

c)

System of Tribute

d)

Government

58.
Government, writing, and religion are characteristics of a civilization. 
a)
True
b)
False
59.

Ancient civilizations had complex labor systems with each person performing a specific task or job. What is this an example of?

a)

Writing System

b)

Central Government

c)

Job Specialization

d)

Religion

60.

The invention of agriculture led to rapid population growth because:

a)

farming led to a surplus of food

b)

a surplus of food meant people could have larger families

c)

both A and B

d)

none of the above

61.

Specialized workers were possible with the invention of agriculture because:

a)

people had more time on their hands instead of looking for food

b)

farming was super easy to do

c)

farming was done mostly by animals now anyway

d)

farming didn't lead to specialized workers in any way

62.

The reason RECORD KEEPING or writing began is so that officials and traders could keep track of their laws and records of sale.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

63.

The role of technology in humans lives is:

a)

to allow us to waste hours a day on our smart phones

b)

to provide us with information immediately

c)

to make our lives easier and better

d)

to replace ourselves with robots one day

64.

Which of the following are traits of civilization?

a)

City Building

b)

Complex Institutions

c)

Record Keeping

d)

Improved Technology

e)

Specialized Workers

65.

What is a TRAIT?

a)

a characteristic or attribute of something

b)

a complex multi-syllabic word that is hard to define

c)

a machine that is powered by steam or electricity

d)

a pathway in the woods

66.

To protect farms and people, civilization built _____ with walls to shelter people.

a)

Armies

b)

cities

c)

pyramids

d)

writing

67.

People could pass down information for other generations to build on and put laws in stone with _____________.

a)

Songs

b)

Writing

c)

Cows

d)

Agriculture

68.

____________ defined how people acted with each other, e.g. slaves, religions leaders, merchants, farmers, etc.

a)

Government

b)

Writing

c)

Social Structure

d)

Religion

69.

Greek word for a city-state-

a)

polis

b)

acropolis

c)

hoplite

d)

phalanx

70.

 rich landowners meaning “rule by important people”  (versus an oligarchy - "rule by few”)

a)

metic

b)

aristocrat

c)

tyrant

d)

helot

71.

Sparta was...

a)

Persia

b)

Athens

c)

a warrior state

d)

sparkling

72.

 foot soldiers elite corps of Greek army

a)

helots

b)

citizens

c)

hoplites

d)

metics

73.

A phalanx was ....

a)

a phalacy

b)

formation of hoplites soldiers, 8 ranks deep

c)

citizens who were  men not born in Athens vs citizens

d)

descendants of people who resisted Spartan rule

74.

All is true about Persia except for...

a)

lost a battle at Marathon

b)

created an Empire

c)

it was in a location now called Iran

d)

it was a single closed city, surrounded by walls, area with acropolis and an agora

75.

The Greeks adapted an alphabet from...???

a)

Sparta

b)

Linear A and B

c)

the Phoenicians

d)

Homer

76.

This author wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey

a)

Persia

b)

Homer

c)

Sparta

d)

Polis

77.

The time of Archaic Greece came after what time period?

a)

Classical Greece

b)

The time of Rome

c)

The development of the Mycenaean Civilization

d)

The Trojan War

78.
Which popular sporting activity resulted from the first battle of the Persian Wars?
a)
The Marathon
b)
The Triathlon
c)
The Olympics
d)
The Pentathlon
79.

The following information describes which battle of the Persian War: The final battle of the Persian War where Athens easily beat the army of the Persians (on land).

a)

Thermopylae

b)

Salamis

c)

Plataea

d)

Marathon

80.

The following information describes which of the Persian Wars: Greeks led Persians into a narrow strait of water and then easily sank many Persian ships (because of their large size) causing the Persians to retreat.

a)

Thermopylae

b)

Salamis

c)

Plataea

d)

Marathon

81.
Who won the Persian War?
a)
Persia
b)
Greece
c)
Both; they tied
d)
Neither
82.
The Persian Empire was victorious against _______ at the Battle of Thermopylae.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Macedonia
d)
Olympia
83.
What was a Greek soldier called and what was the name of the formation that he often fought in?
a)
Hoplite, phalanx
b)
Hoplite, trireme
c)
Spartan, greaves
d)
Cuirass, hoplite
84.
Which of the following statements is true concerning the Persian Wars?
a)
The Persians defeated the Greek city-states
b)
Athens started its decline after the end of the war
c)
Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians
d)
Persian ideas were adopted by the Athenians
85.
The Persian navy was destroyed at this battle.
a)
Plataea
b)
Salamis
c)
Thermopylae
d)
Marathon
86.
Which city-state had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the Battle of Salamis?
a)
Athens
b)
Ionia
c)
Sparta
87.
The Spartan king who led the Greek army at Thermopylae was
a)
Lycurgus
b)
Themistocles
c)
Leonidas
d)
Pheidippides
88.

The Athenian general who led the Greek navy and devised the plan for the defense of Greece during the third Persian war was

a)

Leonidas

b)

Xerxes

c)

Pheidippides

d)

Themistocles

89.

He was invaded Greece as revenge for his father's defeat at Marathon and to build a base for expansion into Europe.

a)

Xerxes

b)

Cyrus II (the Great)

c)

Darius I

90.

Who were Darius I and Xerxes?

a)

Generals for the army of Sparta

b)

Leaders of the city of Athens

c)

The greatest of the Greek warriors

d)

Emperors of Persia

e)

Kings of Sparta

91.

What was the PRIMARY cause of the Persian Wars?

a)

The Greeks wanted to establish more colonies in Asia Minor.

b)

They fought over control of the trade routes of the Aegean region.

c)

The Greeks refused to allow the Persians to participate in the Olympic games.

d)

The Persians wanted to punish the Greek city-states for supporting Ionia's revolt against the Persians.

92.

The Ionian Revolt

a)

480 B.C.

b)

499-490 B.C.

c)

490 B.C.

d)

499-493 B.C.

93.
Who wrote History of the Persian Wars?
a)
A. Xerxes
b)
B. Herodotus
c)
C. Themistocles
d)
D. Cyrus
94.
What was the name of the League that Athens led?
a)
Pelopenesian League
b)
Delian League
c)
Xerxeian League
d)
Darian Leagud
95.
Athens's government is famous for being a....
a)
Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Tyrrany
d)
Oligarchy
96.
Sparta's government is a(an)
a)
Democracy 
b)
Republic
c)
Tyrrany
d)
Oligarchy 
97.
Who is the father of democracy?
a)

Leonidas 

b)

Darius

c)

Pericles

d)

Cleisthenes

98.

What was responsible for the tremendous fertility of the Nile River Valley?

a)

Cows ran wild throughout the fields.

b)

The river overflowed leaving a thick layer of black soil in the fields.

c)

The Egyptians developed a system of growing crops without water.

d)

The Egyptians did not develop agriculture, but rather relied on trade with other civilizations.

99.

Which of the following civilizations is the Nile River Valley Civilization?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

100.

Unlike Mesopotamians who used 60, the Egyptians developed a number system based on what number?

a)

25

b)

1

c)

60

d)

10

101.

What were built to protect pharaoh's bodies from theft and floods after death?

a)

Shadoofs

b)

Book of the Dead

c)

Pyramids

d)

Papyrus

102.

Having a country's religious leader also be its political leader is called having a what?

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Aristocracy

103.

This geographical feature allowed Egyptians to develop a surplus of food and specialization leading to highly effective trade.

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Valley of the Kings

c)

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

d)

The Western Desert

104.

Which of the following medical advancements did the Egyptians NOT start?

a)

Bandages

b)

Setting bones

c)

Splints

d)

Aspirin

105.

Which of the following were natural defenses of Egypt's Nile River Valley?

a)

mountains, deserts, sea

b)

cataracts, deserts, Nile Delta

c)

cataracts, mudflats, deserts

d)

canals, deltas, mudflats

106.

Papyrus was used to create all of the following EXCEPT

a)

mummy wrappings

b)

sandals

c)

paper

d)

baskets

107.

Which of the following was a contribution of Ancient Egypt?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Number system based on 60

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Hieroglyphics

108.

Who was directly beneath the Pharaoh on the Egyptian Social Class Pyramid?

a)

Farmers and herders

b)

Priests and nobles

c)

Traders and artisans

d)

Shopkeepers and scribes

109.

An invention of ancient Egypt used for retrieving water from the Nile was called what?

a)

Staff

b)

Bucket

c)

Pailoof

d)

Shadoof

110.

What was the "guidebook" used by ancient Egyptians for successful passage to the afterlife?

a)

The Handbook of Ra

b)

The Book of the Dead

c)

The Book of the Living

d)

Osiropaedia

111.

A process for preventing decay in a dead body is called which of the following?

a)

Hydroponics

b)

Pharaohstification

c)

Emblazoning

d)

Embalming

112.

Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt shared a common belief system called monotheism.

a)

True

b)

False

113.

Egyptian kings were called what?

a)

Priests

b)

Pharaohs

c)

Bureaucrats

d)

Scribes

114.

What is the region called that is a curving strip of good farmland, which is between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf?

a)

Phoenicia

b)

Assyria

c)

Babylon

d)

Fertile Crescent

115.

What type of religious belief did the Mesopotamians and Egyptians have?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Monotheism

c)

Polytheism

d)

Atheism

116.

What are the two rivers that give Mesopotamia it's name?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Nile and Indus

c)

Tigris and Mississippi

d)

Mississippi and Saluda

117.

What did the Mesopotamians worship in?

a)

ziggurats

b)

mounds

c)

mosques

d)

churches

118.

Which of the following Egyptian things are considered a primary source of history?

a)

Cairo Museum

b)

Camels that live by the pyramids today

c)

The Great Pyramid

d)

Discovering Our Past textbook

119.

What was the Sumerian style of writing called (the earliest known writing system in the world?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Cursive

120.

What was a Sumerian city that governed itself called?

a)

empire

b)

town

c)

urban

d)

city-state

121.

What is considered to be a secondary source artifact by historians?

a)

The Great Pyramid

b)

a ziggurat near the Euphrates River

c)

a biography of Hammurabi

d)

the Rosetta Stone

122.

What were some of the inventions of the Sumerians?

a)

the wheel, plow, sailboat, and bronze

b)

bows and arrows, stone axe, and fire

c)

bricks, spears, and clothes

d)

electricity, kites, and steel tools

123.

"An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth" is one of the basic ideas behind what set of laws?

a)

Code of Hammurabi

b)

Code of Sargon

c)

Code of Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Code of David

124.

Who was the king of the Babylonian empire that was most famous for his code of laws?

a)

Sargon

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Hammurabi

d)

David

125.

"If a seignior (noble) has knocked out the tooth of a seignior of his own rank, they shall knock out his tooth. But if he has knocked out a commoner's tooth, he shall pay one-third mina of silver." -Code of Hammurabi

Which idea of Babylonian society does this portion of the Hammurabi code of law reflect?

a)

All men are created equal under the law

b)

Fines were preferable to corporal punishment

c)

Divisions existed between social classes

d)

Violence was always punished with violence

126.

What is a group of many lands under on ruler called?

a)

empire

b)

city-state

c)

league

d)

urban

127.

Why were river valleys ideal for the development of the economy?

a)

tourism in the desert

b)

cultural exchange

c)

trade and travel

d)

mountain climbing

128.

The river valley people were able to control the amount of water their crops received and protect themselves from floods by doing which of the following?

a)

They left during the flooding season

b)

They built dams, canals, and levees

c)

They built houses on stilts

d)

They could not control the flooding

129.

How did the development of agriculture allow civilizations to move beyond daily survival with enough food to eat?

a)

Domestication of plants and animals

b)

Systematic agriculture and food surplus

c)

Specialization and trade

d)

All of the above

130.

What is one way that the social structures of Mesopotamia and Egyptian civilizations were different?

a)

Mesopotamia's upper class included priests, and Egypt's upper class did not.

b)

Mesopotamia had warriors in the lower class, and Egypt had warriors in the upper class.

c)

Mesopotamia had farmers in the middle class, but Egypt considered farmers to be in the lower class.

d)

Egypt did not have slaves in the lower class.

131.

What group of ancient Romans were hoping to gain more political power by getting rid of their king in 509 BCE and establishing a Republic?

a)

Senate

b)

Patricians

c)

Plebeians

d)

Etruscans

132.

A dictator can rule for how long?

a)

1 year

b)

For life

c)

6 months

d)

2 years

133.

The Forum in Ancient Rome is similar to what gathering place in Ancient Greece?

a)

The Acropolis

b)

The Colosseum

c)

The Agora

d)

Mount Olympus

134.

In the 2nd Punic War, this leader from Carthage crossed the Alps to attack Rome.

a)

Sulla

b)

Hannibal

c)

Circus Maximus

d)

Scipio Africanus

135.

Wars of expansion in led to ------>

a)

Rome becoming the dominant power in the Mesopotamian region

b)

Rome becoming the dominant power in the Aegean region

c)

Rome becoming the dominant power in the Mediterranean region

d)

Rome becoming the dominant power in the Middle Eastern region

136.

Veto means (there are multiple correct answers)

a)

to forbid

b)

to prohibit

c)

to encourage

d)

to support

137.

A government run by elected representatives best describes which type of government?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Republic

138.

Select the statements that Ancient Romans believed to be true of Romulus and Remus

a)

They were raised by a wolf as babies

b)

They built a city in the spot where the wolf rescued them

c)

Romulus killed Remus

d)

They were descendants of Aeneas, who was from Troy

139.
Who won the Punic Wars in order of their victories?
a)
Carthage, Rome, Rome
b)
Rome, Carthage, Carthage
c)
Carthage, Carthage, Carthage
d)
Rome, Rome, Rome
140.
What was the result of the Punic Wars?  Fill in the blank.
______________ became the leading power in the ______________ world.
a)
Rome, Asian
b)
Carthage, Mediterranean 
c)
Rome, Mediterranean 
d)
Carthage, Asian
141.
Carthage's advantage was in its _____.
a)
navy
b)
army
c)
democratic laws
d)
government
142.
What was the name of the general who led the Carthaginians through Europe and attacked Rome from north?
a)
Scipio
b)
Hamilcar
c)
Leonidias
d)
Hannibal
143.
Hannibal surprised the Romans by
a)
attacking their shipping routes. 
b)
launching an amphibious assault on Sicily.
c)
marching his army from Spain to Italy over the Alps.
d)
blockading Italy with the Carthaginian navy.
144.
Rome finally found a leader who was equal to Hannibal during the 2nd Punic War.
a)
 Scipio Africanus
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Hamilcar Barca
d)
Cicinnatus
145.
Rome finally found a leader who was equal to Hannibal during the 2nd Punic War.
a)
 Scipio Africanus
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Hamilcar Barca
d)
Cicinnatus
146.
The first Punic War was
a)
a territorial battle over the island of Sicily.
b)
a victory for Rome.
c)
an opportunity for Rome to stop Carthaginian expansion.
d)
All answers are correct!
147.
Who did the Romans overthrow to begin their own government?
a)
the Latins
b)
the Romans
c)
the Etruscans 
d)
the Italians
148.
What type of government did the Etruscans have? 
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Republic
149.

The Roman civilization was founded near what river?

a)

The Danube

b)

The Arno

c)

The Tiber

d)

The Elba

150.

The official code of laws for Rome was called:

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

The Twelve Tables

c)

95 Thesis

d)

10 Commandments

151.
Composed of 300 men that advised consuls and dictated political appointments.
a)
Consuls
b)
Senate
c)
Tribunes
d)
Tribal Assembly
152.
________are 2 officials elected by the senators who serve for 1-year terms. 
a)
Consuls
b)
Senate
c)
Tribunes
d)
Dictators
153.
Representatives from the Plebeian class that were elected to protect Plebeian interests.
a)
Consuls
b)
Slaves
c)
Plebeians
d)
Tribunes
154.
Rome’s 200 years of peace was called the...
a)
Age of Augustus.
b)
Resurrection.
c)
Pax Romana.
d)
Crucifixion.
155.
What Roman architectural contribution allowed the construction of higher, more stable structures such as the aqueducts and the Colosseum?
a)
columns
b)
arches
c)
lintels
d)
marble
156.
How did the Romans carry water from mountains into cities?
a)
by combining a set of layers
b)
by combining a set of arches
c)
by building aqueducts
d)
by building a bridge
157.
Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow...
a)
senators to get to the Senate.
b)
Rome’s armies to travel through the empire.
c)
merchants to travel safely.
d)
slaves to travel into the countryside.
158.
The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...
a)
barbarian invasions
b)
strong leadership
c)
inflation
d)
political corruption
159.
Which popular Roman attraction is pictured?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Pantheon
c)
Circus Maxiums
d)
Forum
160.
True or False: There was no system in place for choosing new emperors
a)
True
b)
False
161.
Gladiator fights mostly took place in the
a)
Circus Maximus
b)
Forum
c)
Colosseum
d)
Pantheon
162.
The Roman city destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD is 
a)
Herculaneum
b)
Pompeii
c)
Rome
d)
Constantinople
163.

a grouping of tiny colored stone cubes set in mortar to create a picture or design

a)

mosaic

b)

fresco

c)

parable

d)

missionary

164.

a picture painted directly on to a wall

a)

mosaic

b)

fresco

c)

parable

d)

missionary

165.
Which emperor famously built a wall in Britain?
a)
Hadrian
b)
Vespasian
c)
Domitian
d)
Claudius
166.

This emperor heavily taxed Rome and killed his mother and wife.

a)

Nero

b)

Vespasian

c)

Elagabalus

d)

Trajan

167.

Which Roman was disfigured, clumsy and under-rated by his family but was an effective and successful leader? He was murdered by his wife and doctor. Nero was his successor?

a)

Claudius

b)

Nero

c)

Caligula

d)

Julius Caesar

168.
The first emperor of Rome was ____.
a)
Augustus
b)
Tiberius
c)
Romulus
d)
Julius Caesar
169.

Which emperor conquered parts of Germania and Parthia?

a)

Nero

b)

Caligula

c)

Marcus Aurelius

d)

Constantine

170.

Which emperor was considered one of the five "Good Emperors"?

a)

Nero

b)

Caligula

c)

Marcus Aurelius

d)

Constantine

171.

Built a Bridge to expand across the Danube R.

a)

Nerva

b)

Trajan

c)

Hadrian

d)

Marcus Aurelius

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