Legacy of Rome

Question 1

Rome was the capital of the world’s greatest empire for how many years?

Answer 1

500

Question 2

The people of the Roman Empire were not connected to each other by what factor?

Answer 2

religion

Question 3

The Roman Empire was centered around what sea?

Answer 3

the Mediterranean Sea

Question 4

What was not a border of the Roman Empire?

Answer 4

Mexico

Question 5

The fall of the Roman Empire divided ancient times from what other time period?

Answer 5

the Middle Ages

Question 6

A problem that did not help to cause the fall of the Roman Empire was:

Answer 6

no trade with China

Question 7

What problem did the leaders of the Roman Empire never solve

Answer 7

how to peacefully transfer power from one emperor to the next emperor

Question 8

How was the large size of the Roman Empire a weakness of the Roman Empire?

Answer 8

The borders were too long and hard to defend.

Question 9

After the Roman Emperor, Constantine, moved his capital to Byzantium, what happened to the Roman Empire?

Answer 9

It was divided into two parts.

Question 10

In the Roman Empire, why did the owners of small farms sell their homes and go to the cities?

Answer 10

They could not compete with the large farms that used slave labor.

Question 11

What earlier ancient civilization greatly influenced Roman art?

Answer 11

Greece

Question 12

A painting on a wall is called:

Answer 12

a mural.

Question 13

A painting on a wall that uses moist plaster and water based paint is called:

Answer 13

a fresco.

Question 14

A picture made up of small bits of colored glass or stone is called:

Answer 14

a mosaic.

Question 15

While Greek statues were idealistic and showed only the most beautiful people, roman statues were more:

Answer 15

realistic. (like the person really looked)

Question 16

In the areas of architecture and engineering, the Romans borrowed from what earlier civilization?

Answer 16

Greece

Question 17

Romans used concrete to build a new, big type of stadium. the famous stadium in Rome that is still standing today is called the:

Answer 17

Colosseum

Question 18

The Romans used a mixture of sand, broken stone, cement, and water to make a material that allowed them to make bigger arches than any other ancient civilization. This mixture was called:

Answer 18

concrete

Question 19

A roof shaped like a half-sphere is called:

Answer 19

a dome.

Question 20

What was not an architectural technique perfected by Roman architects and engineers?

Answer 20

the quipu

Question 21

A important legacy of the Roman Empire used by diplomats, nobles, churchmen, and scholars in the Middle Ages was:

Answer 21

the Latin language.

Question 22

Modern French, Italian, and Spanish are called romance languages because they derived (developed from) what language used in the ancient Roman Empire?

Answer 22

Latin

Question 23

A combination of letters at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word is called:

Answer 23

a prefix.

Question 24

In, im, and il mean:

Answer 24

not.

Question 25

E pluribus unum is an example of:

Answer 25

a Latin proverb.

Question 26

The study of wisdom, knowledge, and the nature of reality is called:

Answer 26

philosophy.

Question 27

A Roman who believed a person should live in agreement with nature; have courage, self-control, and a sense of duty to the community; and bear pain and suffering quietly was called:

Answer 27

a Stoic

Question 28

Romans believed a universal law came from:

Answer 28

nature.

Question 29

The Romans believed that natural law gave all people:

Answer 29

rights.

Question 30

What American document does not show any influence of Roman ideas about government?

Answer 30

none of the above