Interim 3 Review

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100

What is the former name of France?

Gaul

200

Legendary founder(s) of Rome

Romulus and Remus

300

Which of the following helped increase Roman trade?

A. Livy's speeches

B. The Punic Wars

C. Hannibal's invasion

D. Roman currency

D. Roman currency

400

Who did Rome fight in the Punic War for control of the Mediterranean region?

A. Greece

B. Phoenicia

C. Sicily

D. Carthage

D. Carthage

500

The honor of first bishop of Rome went to which friend of Jesus?

A. Saul

B. Peter

C. Paul

D. Levi

B. Peter

2

100

Roman historian who eased Plebeian revolt

Livy

200

Political alliance of three people

triumvirate

300

The nobility and law making segment of the Roman Republic were the

A. Patricians

B. Plebeians

C. Consuls

D. Artisans

A. patricians

400

Rome was too large and must be divided; this idea is the legacy of which emperor?

A. Pilot

B. Diocletian

C. Justinian

D. Augustus

B. Diocletian

500

How did Caesar's dictatorship change the Roman way of life?

A. It brought peace to Rome

B. It began the Roman republic

C. It brought poverty

D. It founded democracy

B. It began the Roman republic

3

100

Woman who saved the Byzantine Empire

Theodora

200

Rome enslaved 50,000 Carthaginians

Punic Wars

300

Who did the Roman townspeople elect to run their government?

A. Representatives

B. Aristocrats

C. Emperors

D. Council members

A. Representatives

400

A Roman farmer, tradesperson, or craftsperson was known as what?

A. Civilian

B. Plebeian

C. Native

D. Denizen

B. Plebeian

500

What event helped found the Roman Republic?

A. Mud huts along the Tiber

B. Twin brothers founded it

C. The Etruscans were driven out

D. The threat of plebeian revolt

D. the threat of Plebeian revolt

4

100

Most famous Roman temple

Pantheon

200

Latin word for "I forbid"

veto

300

Adopted around 451 BC, Rome's first code of law was called what?

A. Twelve Tables

B. New Roman Laws

C. Code of Hammurabi

D. Rule of Law

A. Twelve Tables

400

Which of the following is NOT a legacy or achievement of the Roman Republic?

A. system of roads

B. the calendar

C. invention of the trireme

D. architecture and engineering

C. invention of the trireme

500

How was Julius Caesar seen by his army and the lower class?

A. As a landowner

B. As a leader

C. As a priest

D. As a hero

D. As a hero

5

100

Ash covered this city in AD 79

Pompeii

200

Military hero and Rome's most famous hero

Julius Caesar

300

What did the government take in order to know how many people to tax?

A. an aerial photograph

B. a survey

C. a facsimile

D. a census

D. a census

400

Which geographic feature was ancient Rome's best defense against invaders?

A. oceans

B. hills and mountains

C. rivers

D. plains

B. hills and mountains

500

Citizens have the right to vote for government officials in a ________

A. Parliament

B. Communist state

C. Republic

D. Dominion

C. Republic