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1. A _________ is a type of government where the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote.
A
republic
B
dictatorship
C
monarchy
2. ______ are wealthy citizens of Rome and ______ are poor citizens of Rome.
A
Periokoi; Patricians
B
Plebeians; Patricians
C
Patricians; Plebeians
3. The ________ is a Roman legislative body that passed laws and made major political decisions.
A
Duma
B
courts
C
Senate
4. Which of the following law codes applied to Roman citizens?
A
Law of Nations
B
Hammurabi Code
C
Twelve Tables
5. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Rome was successful?
A
Practical politics and established law code for Romans and non-Romans
B
skilled military leaders like Julius Ceasar
C
excellent farmers and monotheistic religion
6. What happened to Julius Caesar?
A
sent into exile
B
Kidnapped and killed
C
assassinated by Senators
7. Powerful landowners were called
A
plebeians
B
patricians
C
slaves
8. What entertainment occurred in the Colosseum?
A
gladiator fights
B
poetry reading
C
governmental votes
9. Someone who is an absolute ruler is a
A
president
B
dictator
C
senator
10. The Romans built ___ to carry water from the countryside to the cities.
A
coliseums
B
cathedrals
C
aquaducts
11. Which happened first
A
Julius Caesar is killed in the Senate
B
Latin settlers form the city of Rome
C
Augustus Caesar takes over
12. What aspects of Roman rule did not help unify and strengthen the Roman Empire?
A
strong government and code of laws
B
widespread trade and good transportation
C
slaves forced to work for the Romans
13. The Colosseum is an example of
A
Roman archetecture
B
Roman legal code
C
Roman water transportation
14. The code of the Twelve Tables was a
A
legal code that applied to all citizens
B
method of moving water to cities
C
law requiring people who could not pay their bills to become slaves
15. Local Christian Communities were called
A
regions
B
parishes
C
counties
16. The bishop of ____ became known as the Pope.
A
Antioch
B
Constantinople
C
Rome
17. The Pope had
A
political power
B
spiritual power
C
political and spiritual power
18. As the power of the Church grew, some Church officials grew
A
less powerful
B
corrupt and worldly
C
more humble
19. Authority over all nonreligious rulers was called
A
papal power
B
papal superiority
C
Pope's right