Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Romans supplied the city with water through ______________, or canals the
built. a. | aqueducts | c. | denarius | b. | aquavillas | d. | inflation | | | | |
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_________ are professional soldiers hired to serve in a foreign army. a. | assassins | c. | snipers | b. | mercenaries | d. | attilas | | | | |
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A
gold coin used in the Roman empire. a. | Silver | c. | Denarius | b. | Latin | d. | Lira | | | | |
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The
Roman poet, ___________ wrote the Aeneid. a. | Socrates | c. | Virgil | b. | Augustus | d. | Hannibal | | | | |
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The
___________ was the period of peace and prosperity in Rome. a. | Golden
Age | c. | Peaceful
Centuries | b. | Pacificus Romus | d. | Pax Romana | | | | |
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____________ is the persistent and substantial ries in the general level of
prices. a. | Inflation | c. | denarius | b. | consumer price index | d. | Euro | | | | |
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The
famous king of the Huns who plundered the edges of the Roman empire. a. | Constantine | c. | Diocletion | b. | Attila | d. | Virgil | | | | |
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A
__________ is the term for the gods of a particular culture. a. | parthenon | c. | pantheon | b. | aqueductus | d. | divinity | | | | |
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______________ are cultures directly affected by Greek and Roman
influence. a. | Hellenic | c. | Arabic | b. | Hellenistic | d. | Greco-Roman | | | | |
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The
__________ or the Eastern Roman Empire was formed after the East-West split of Rome. a. | Byzantine | c. | Hellenistic | b. | Seleucid | d. | Hellenic | | | | |
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__________ was an ancient Roman city buried by a massive volcanic
eruption. a. | Rome | c. | Vesuvius | b. | Pompeii | d. | Olive Gardens | | | | |
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Matching
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a. | Latins | i. | dictators | b. | Etruscans | j. | legion | c. | republic | k. | Punic
Wars | d. | patricians | l. | Hannibal | e. | plebians | m. | Julius Caesar | f. | tribunes | n. | triumvirate | g. | forum | o. | Augustus Caesar | h. | senate | | | | |
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12.
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the
common class of Romans
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13.
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language of Romans; an ethnic group that established Rome
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14.
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an
Ethnic group of Northern Italy; rivals of the Latins
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15.
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a
division of the Roman army
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16.
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supreme council of the state of Rome; elected by the citizens
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17.
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three
wars waged by Rome against Carthage
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18.
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Roman
general and ruler who became dictator for life
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19.
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the
marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city
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20.
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people of noble or high rank; an aristocrat
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21.
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a
union of three rulers
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22.
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administrative officers elected to protet the interests and rights of the
Plebians
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the
first emporer of Rome.
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24.
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a
person given supreme authority, usually during a crisis
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government system in which citizens elect officials to represent them
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