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8 - $16,0009 - $32,00010 - $64,00011 - $125,00012 - $250,00013 - $500,00014 - $1,000,000

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$100$100

Define Pax Romana:

B - a time of peace in Rome

A - a pact Julius Caesar made for peace

C - a time of construction in Rome

D - a time of peace in Greece

B - a time of peace in Rome

$200$200

Which of these was the emperor of Rome after Julius Caesar?

B - Augustus

A - Marc Antony

C - Nero

D - Alexander the Great

B - Augustus

$500$500

What is true about Christianity in Rome?

B - Christianity was saved by Nero

A - Christianity had always been the major religion in Rome

C - The Edict of Milan legalized Christianity

D - Christians fought militantly for their rights for a long time

C - The Edict of Milan legalized Christianity

$1,000$1,000

What did Octavian do that made him a famous leader?

B - He won battles against the Egyptians

A - Octavian was Caesar's supporter

C - He became the first emperor of Rome

D - He helped all the Romans become wealthy

C - He became the first emperor of Rome

$2,000$2,000

Why did Diocletian divide the Roman Empire?

B - The empire was too large

A - Civil war broke out

C - Diocletian wanted equal inheritance for his sons

D - The Western half was in turmoil

B - The empire was too large

$4,000$4,000

Why did Constantine move the capital?

B - Constantinople was farther inland making it easier to trade.

A - He wanted the new capital to be named after him

C - Rome was conquered by invaders

D -Rome wasn’t safe. Constantinople was ideal w/trade routes & easily defendableD -Rome wasn’t safe. Constantinople was ideal w/trade routes & easily defendable

$8,000$8,000

All the following were invented/built by the Romans EXCEPT:

B - Aqueducts

A - The Flavian Amphitheatre

C - Pantheon

D - ParthenonD - Parthenon

$16,000$16,000

What is the immediate cause of the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

B - Roman citizens revolt

A - Ottoman Turk invasions

C - Germanic tribes & Hun invasions

D - Economic upheaval

C - Germanic tribes & Hun invasions

$32,000$32,000

How long was the term for a consul?

B - One Year

A - Life

C - Two Years

D - Six Months

B - One Year

$64,000$64,000

What was the river that ran through the Roman Empire??

B - Tiber River

A - Tigris River

C - Yellow River

D - Indus River

B - Tiber River

$125,000$125,000

What is the main reason the 12 Tables were created?

B - To prevent the abuse of punishment by high ranking officials

A - To separate legal and illegal actions within society, and set punishments for them

C - To keep the citizens of Rome in fear of the government

D - To educate officials on how to punish those who broke the law

B - To prevent the abuse of punishment by high ranking officials

$250,000$250,000

Hannibal led Carthage in the second Punic War. What was he fighting for?

B - To get revenge on Rome for humiliating Carthaginians in the first Punic War

A - Protection of the lands, people, and power of Carthage

C - To expand the power and influence of Carthage

D - Control of key trading areas based in the Mediterranean Sea

A - Protection of the lands, people, and power of Carthage

$500,000$500,000

How did the Romans treat conquered lands?

B - They enslaved all of the residents

A – They treated different people differently depending on their race

C - They gave them full rights under the government

D - They gave the conquered lands to the Vikings

A – They treated different people differently depending on their race

$1,000,000$1,000,000

What two tribunes were a cause of the Roman Republic’s downfall through the state of disarray after their deaths?

B - The Bacchus Brothers

A - Tiberius and Gaius Gracchi

C - Pompey and Crassus

D - The Crassus Brothers

A - Tiberius and Gaius Gracchi

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