Ancient Civilizations Chapter 9 Lesson 1
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Chapter 9: "Ancient Rome and Byzantium" (pages 224 to 251) Chapter 9 Lesson 1: "The History of Ancient Rome" (pages 224 to 229)
Questions and Answers
- 1.What area or specialty did the god Mars have?
- A.
God of Art
- B.
God of Water
- C.
God of War
- D.
God of Love
- 2.Who is said to have rescued Mars sons, Romulus and Remus, FIRST?
- A.
A shepherd
- B.
A wolf
- C.
They were not rescued at all
- D.
Mars
- 3.Who is Rome probably named after... Romulus or Remus?
- 4.Which peninsula is best associated with the Roman empire?
- A.
Italian Peninsula
- B.
Iberian Peninsula
- C.
Balkan Peninsula
- D.
Roman Peninsula
- 5.What was the predominant language used in ancient Rome?
- 6.Who or what type of people originally ruled ancient Rome?
- A.
Noblemen
- B.
Democracies
- C.
Citizens
- D.
Kings
- 7.The Roman Empire was the truest form of democracy, "people rule", the world has ever seen.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.This was the only type of Roman citizen permitted to vote in Romes government.
- 9.This is the highest level of Roman government and is equivalent to what we call today in the United States, Congress.
- 10.Which of the following was not a class that made up the Roman Empire?
- A.
Slaves
- B.
Peasants
- C.
Patricians
- D.
Plebians
- 11.Which Roman class was known as the wealthiest and had ancestors who go all the way back to the creation of Rome?
- 12.Even the enslaved Romans had some rights in their form of democracy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.The Punic Wars were fought between the Romans and the __________________________.
- 14.What piece of land, predominantly, were the Punic Wars fought over?
- A.
Italy
- B.
Africa
- C.
Crete
- D.
Sicily
- 15.Today the country of Gaul is known as ____________________.
- 16.Which of the following countries did the Roman Empire not spread into?
- A.
Egypt
- B.
Macedonia
- C.
France
- D.
Germany
- 17."Mare nostrum" refers to "our sea" according to the Latin, which sea does this term refer to?
- 18.Julius Caesar was actually a Roman dictator.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Which social class did Julius Caesar anger most during his 10 years of leadership?
- 20.After Julius Caesar's death, who became Rome's next leader? (choose the best answer)
- A.
Imperator
- B.
Augustus
- C.
Octavian Augustus
- D.
Pompey
- 21.Octavian Augustus also ruled ancient Rome as a dictator.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.According to the Latin, "pax Romana" refers to ___________ ________________.
- 23.Approximately how long did the Pax Romana last?
- A.
2 years
- B.
20 years
- C.
100 years
- D.
200 years
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