Geography, Culture & People
Why was fighting a regular event in the Colosseum?
A. to protect the city from raids
B. to entertain the audience
C. to express the anger of the poor
D. to decide who should be emperor
to entertain the audience
The power of the tribunes increased when they gained the right to
A. make laws for the plebeians.
B. appoint a special dictator.
C. lead the army in war(me.
D. veto actions by the Senate.
D. veto actions by the Senate.
Which of the following did Rome do during the first period of expansion, before 264 B.C.E.?
A. surrender to Etruscans
B. conquer most of Europe
C. expand into North Africa
D. take over the Italian peninsula
take over the Italian peninsula
Christians sing special songs called carols at Christmas. Most Christmas carols tell parts of a story about the
birth of Jesus in Bethlehem
What tourist sights in Rome show Etruscan influence?
A. buildings with arches
B. fields of bright flowers
C. large public courtyards
D. windmills to water crops
buildings with arches
What landscape would an early visitor to Rome have seen?
A. a plain by the sea
B. a hill beside a river
C. a mountainous island
D. a lake surrounded by hills
a hill beside a river
What is one example of the rule of law in the Roman Empire?
A. The emperor had to obey the Senate.
B. Senators carried an ax to protect themselves.
C. The punishments were the same for rich and poor.
D. Any Roman could accuse someone of a crime.
Any Roman could accuse someone of a crime.
How did Rome’s expansion affect the plebeians?
A. The plebeians got more land.
B. The plebeians got more slaves.
C. More plebeians had to serve in the army.
D. More plebeians had to establish colonies.
More plebeians had to serve in the army.
Christian art often uses a dove as a symbol for God’s power at work in the world today. What do Christians call this power?
A. the Bible
B. Jesus Christ
C. the Holy Spirit
D. God the Father
the Holy Spirit
Why do historians use the term “Greco-Roman art”?
A. Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece.
B. The same artists worked in both Greece and Rome.
C. Greeks admired Roman styles and tried to imitate them.
D. Scholars cannot tell whether a work is Greek or Roman.
Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece.
What was a common way to become a Roman slave?
being captured in a war
Which Roman ideal of justice is based on natural law?
A. All people are wise.
B. The ruler knows best.
C. All people have rights.
D. The strongest should rule.
All people have rights.
How did expansion make civil wars larger and more harmful?
A. Rome adopted other cultures.
B. New technology was invented.
C. Romans moved to distant lands.
D. Powerful generals led big armies.
Powerful generals led big armies.
What do Christians around the world have in common?
A. the form of worship
B. the teachings of Jesus
C. the style of church building
D. the Book of Common Prayer
the teachings of Jesus
Which teaching helped to spread Christianity in the Roman Empire?
A. Believers would not feel pain or hunger.
B. Ci(zens had the right to overthrow evil rulers.
C. People could sacrifice to any gods they wanted.
D. Slaves and the poor could hope for a better life after death.
D. Slaves and the poor could hope for a better life after death.
Which of the following was a main weakness that led to the fall of Rome?
A. The Romans never developed a good way to transfer ruling power.
B. The emperor was too far away from Rome to rule well.
C. The plebeians did not understand how to make new laws.
D. Romulus Augustus was allowed to have a private army.
A. The Romans never developed a good way to transfer ruling power.
Why were plebeians unhappy when the Roman Republic was first set up?
They had no say in making the laws
Who first lived in the area that would become Rome?
Latins
What is the main source of early information about the life of Jesus?
A. the Latin writings of Roman historians
B. Egyptian scrolls found near the Dead Sea
C. Gospels written in Greek by his followers
D. scribes who recorded his deeds in Hebrew
Gospels written in Greek by his followers
Why did most of the city of Rome burn down in 390 B.C.E.?
A. It was set on fire during a civil war.
B. It was attacked by Gauls.
C. Romans destroyed it to unite the Latins.
D. Hill tribes threw flaming torches into it.
B. It was attacked by Gauls.
What was the name of the cultural flowering in Europe based on Greek and Roman ideas?
Renaissance
What was one major job of the consuls?
to command the army
Who first ruled early Rome?
Etruscan kings
How did Emperor Constantine affect the spread of Christianity?
A. He banned Christianity from Judea.
B. He freed Christians to worship openly.
C. He ordered Christians to be killed by wild animals.
D. He made Christianity the official religion of Rome.
B. He freed Christians to worship openly.
One example of a parable is a story about
A. Jesus rising from the dead.
B. the birth of a baby in a stable.
C. Paul telling others about Jesus.
D. a traveler helping an injured man.
a traveler helping an injured man.