1. Which of the following was a wealthy woman living in Ancient Rome allowed to do?    California Standard 6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome.

a. run a business
b. marry more than one man
c. sit in the same area of a theatre as men
d. fight in battle

2. Approximately how many more people lived in Rome than in Ephesus in A.D. 100?   California Standard 6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome.

Data table

a. 250,000
b. 500,000
c. 750,000
d. 1,000,000

3. Which city had a population of about 250,000 in A.D. 100?   California Standard 6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome.

Data table

a. Smyrna
b. Ephesus
c. Carthage
d. Alexandria

4. Which major river was part of the Roman Republic in 500 B.C.?   California Standard 6.7.1 Identify the location and describe the rise of the Roman Republic, including the importance of such mythical and historical figures as Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, Cincinnatus, Julius Caesar, and Cicero.

Map of expansion of Roman republic

a. Po River
b. Danube River
c. Tiber River
d. Nile River

5. Which Spanish city was added to the Roman Republic by 146 B.C.?   California Standard 6.7.1 Identify the location and describe the rise of the Roman Republic, including the importance of such mythical and historical figures as Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, Cincinnatus, Julius Caesar, and Cicero.

Map of expansion of Roman republic

a. Carthage
b. New Carthage
c. Corinth
d. Sardinia

6. Where is Corinth located in relation to New Carthage?   California Standard 6.7.1 Identify the location and describe the rise of the Roman Republic, including the importance of such mythical and historical figures as Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, Cincinnatus, Julius Caesar, and Cicero.

Map of expansion of Roman republic

a. East
b. West
c. North
d. Northeast

7. Who was the first Roman dictator?    California Standard 6.7.1 Identify the location and describe the rise of the Roman Republic, including the importance of such mythical and historical figures as Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, Cincinnatus, Julius Caesar, and Cicero.

a. Julius Caesar
b. Justinian
c. Cincinnatus
d. Constantine

8. How did Augustus reform the Roman tax system?   California Standard 6.7.2 Describe the government of the Roman Republic and its significance (e.g., written constitution and tripartite government, checks and balances, civic duty).

a. He made only the richer people pay.
b. He made tax collectors permanent workers under the government.
c. He stopped requiring taxes.
d. He made citizens pay 50% more than they had before.

9. Which Jewish group rebelled against the Romans in A.D. 66?    California Standard 6.7.5 Trace the migration of Jews around the Mediterranean region and the effects of their conflict with the Romans, including the Romans' restrictions on their right to live in Jerusalem.

a. Judahs
b. Jesuits
c. Zorans
d. Zealots

10. Which Roman emperor began the last great persecution of Christians in the fourth century A.D.?    California Standard 6.7.7 Describe the circumstances that led to the spread of Christianity in Europe and other Roman territories.

a. Constantine
b. Diocletian
c. Justinian
d. Jean Paul