World History Unit 2 Quiz 3

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The number of punic wars was

3

Why was Nero so famous?

He murdered many people. He was accused of burning Rome in A.D. 64. He persecuted Christians.

Two brothers who, according to legend, are responsible for the founding of Rome were

Romulus and Remus

The original basis of most legal systems today is Roman law.

True

Rome borrowed much of its architecture from:

greece

The Twelve Tables were a written set of:

laws

Three conditions which led to a decline in the empire after A.D. 180 were:

leadership dispute, decline in trade hurt the economy, mercernaries hired

Romans practiced , meaning that a man married only one woman.

monogamy

Caesar was killed because of his belief in:

perpetual dictatorship

Diocletian tried to restore the economy with:

taxation and price controls

Rome's adversary in the Punic Wars was:

Carthage

The three historical divisions of Roman history are:

Empire, pre-republic and republic

built a defensive wall in Britain

Hadrian

scholar, philosopher, and soldier

Marcus Aurelius

Mercenaries are soldiers who fight for

Money

What two men ruled Rome after Julius Caesar's death?

Octavian and Mark Antony

At the height of trade in the empire, materials were imported from

china and india

murderer; accused of setting fire to Rome

nero

defeated Antony and Cleopatra

octavian

Literature in Rome declined after the death of the emperor ______.

Augustus

Jesus was crucified by the Roman officials against the will of the people themselves.

false

The lifestyle of ancient Romans centered around the

family

The work of the Senate was held in the in Rome.

forum


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