Question 1

What was one of the main reasons for building Roman roads?

Accepted Answer

to allow Rome's armies to travel quickly across the empire

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to allow slaves to travel the countryside in the empire

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to allow invasions from barbarians throughout the empire

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to allow tribunes to travel throughout the empire

Question 2

Why did the Roman republic have three branches of government?

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They provided a system of checks and balances.

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They provided a way to divide society by social classes.

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They provided a dynasty of powerful rulers.

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They provided one strong ruler.

Question 3

How were Hammurabi's Code and the Roman Twelve Tables similar?

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Both were displayed in public places for all to see.

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Both were created to promote equality between social classes.

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Both were written on bronze tablets.

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Both had extremely harsh consequences for breaking the law.

Question 4

How did the Romans get fresh water to their large cities?

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They built aqueducts to carry it from the countryside.

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They traded with the Greeks who had large freshwater lakes.

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They dug deep wells that provided water.

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They used ocean water to drink.

Question 5

What do we call the Roman age of peace, prosperity, and expansion?

Accepted Answer

Pax Romana

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Tang and Song Dynasties

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Golden Age

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Gupta Dynasty

Question 6

What is the name of this great Roman achievement?

Accepted Answer

Coliseum

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Stupa

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Parthenon

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Ziggurat

Question 7

What building material did the Romans invent to help them build bigger and more stable structures?

Accepted Answer

cement

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asphalt

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stucco

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tar

Question 8

What Roman achievement does the arrow emphasize?

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dome

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pillar

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aqueduct

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arch

Question 9

Which Roman achievement is depicted above?

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arch

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pillar

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dome

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Coliseum

Question 10

Which of the following are considered Romance languages?

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French

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Arabic

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Slavic

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English

Question 11

Which of the following are considered Romance languages?

Accepted Answer

Italian

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Slavic

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English

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Arabic

Question 12

How did emperor Justinian improve the Roman law code?

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He simplified the code and made it easier to understand.

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He was the first to establish the first set of laws.

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He wrote the laws to make everyone equal.

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He wrote the laws on gold tablets.

Question 13

What was the most famous church built by the Byzantine Empire?

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Hagia Sophia

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Duom

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St. Peter's Cathedral

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Coliseum

Question 14

What name do we give the Eastern half of the Roman Empire after the empire divided?

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Byzantine Empire

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Carolingian Empire

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Hellenistic Empire

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Germanic Empire

Question 15

What narrow body of water allowed the Byzantine Empire to control trade between the Mediterranean
Sea and the Black Sea?

Accepted Answer

Bosporus Straight

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Straight of Magellan

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Bering Straight

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Straight of Gibraltar

Question 16

What allowed Constantinople to become such a significant and wealthy city?

Accepted Answer

It was connected to the Silk Road and other trade routes.

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It was always at war with other civilizations.

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It was built on top of an old gold mine.

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It was the religious center of the Roman Catholic Church.

Question 17

Which group of people attacked the borders of the Roman Empire for hundreds of years, ultimately
contributing to their decline?

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Germanic barbarians

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Egyptians

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Greeks

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Carthaginians

Question 18

What two civilizations' accomplishments and knowledge did the Byzantines help to preserve?

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Greece and Rome

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Sumer and India

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Rome and China

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Greece and Egypt

Question 19

Which of the following contributed to the fall of Rome?

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decline of traditional morals and values

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increase in skilled emperors and government officials

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decline in government assistance

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increase in trade with other civilizations

Question 20

Why did the Roman government keep raising taxes on the people, even when they became
dissatisfied?

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They had to protect trade and maintain their large military.

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They wanted to build bigger better cities all made of marble.

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They wanted farmers to produce more surplus.

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They had to give more sacrificial offerings to the gods.

Question 21

All of the following were causes for the Fall of Rome EXCEPT?

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Natural disasters

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Barbarian Invasions

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The empire split into two parts.

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Moral decay and corruption

Question 22

During the first centuries AD, why did Christianity spread?

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Christians moved out of Jerusalem to avoid persecution.

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Christians openly spread their religion to the Romans.

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Christians built churches and monasteries in Rome.

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Christians forced Jews and Muslims to accept Christianity.

Question 23

What is central to Jesus of Nazareth's teachings?

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love and devotion to God and mankind

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reject the teachings of Judaism

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avoid people of other faiths

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respect the Roman gods

Question 24

Christianity grew from what religion?

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Judaism

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Hinduism

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Islam

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Buddhism

Question 25

In Christianity, what is a gift through grace, and mankind can do nothing to earn it?

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Salvation

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Reincarnation

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Pax Romana

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Resurrection

Question 26

What kind of religion was practiced by the ancient Greeks?

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polytheism

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monotheism

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Confucianism

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Hinduism

Question 27

What religion was seen as a threat by the Roman Empire?

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Christianity

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Polytheism

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Buddhism

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Islam

Question 28

What two cultures sought to keep the gods happy by building temples, offering sacrifices and the
Olympic games?

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Greece and Rome

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India and China

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Carthage and Greece

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Egypt and Mesopotamia

Question 29

Who adopted their religious beliefs from the Greeks but gave their gods new names?

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Romans

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Christians

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Hebrews

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Muslims

Question 30

What religion teaches that Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead so that mankind could be
forgiven of their sins?

Accepted Answer

Christianity

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Judaism

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Buddhism

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Islam

Question 31

What is the name of the religious text of Christianity?

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The Bible

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The Koran

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The Vedas

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The Torah

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