- 1. Rome was built along the __________. (p. 365)
A) Mediterranean Sea
B) Adriatic Sea
C) Tiber River
- 2. _______ were NOT citizens of the Roman republic. (p. 371)
A) Consuls
B) Women and slaves
C) Magistrates
- 3. In Roman society, members of the oldest families of Rome were part of the ______ group. (p.372)
A) Plebian
B) Patrician
C) Slave
- 4. Most of the Romans were common farmers or artisans and belonged to the _____ group of society. (p. 372)
A) Slave
B) Plebian
C) Patrician
- 5. Which of the following is NOT a Roman influence on our modern society? (p. 375)
A) Monarchical government
B) American citizens have the right to vote and serve in office.
C) The United States government has three branches with separate powers, and has checks and balances to limit those powers.
- 6. ____________ was a famous slave who led an army of rebel slaves as they fought against their masters. (p.378)
A) Augustus
B) Spartacus
C) Octavian
- 7. Rome fought Carthage for control of the western Mediterranean in a series of three wars known as the _______. (p. 380)
A) Punic Wars
B) Carthage Wars
C) Mediterranean Wars
- 8. _________ was Carthage's most successful general who led his city's troops to war against Rome.
A) Hannibal
B) Romulus
C) Augustus
- 9. _________ refers to a long period of peace and prosperity in Rome when no major wars threatened the people. (p. 391)
A) Pax Romana
B) Greco-Roman
C) Aqueduct
- 10. Which of the following was NOT part of Roman architecture? (p. 392)
A) Roads were built to help speed up communication and military travel.
B) Pyramids were built as tombs.
C) Aqueducts provided a good water supply to Roman cities.
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