Bellringer
What is your favorite part about Christmas break? (Do not say not going to school)
Put your completed Bellringer in the tray
After we go over your tests and quizzes, we are going to watch a movie
No one is allowed to leave the room due to finals going on
Bellringer What is your phone number in Roman numerals?
Ex. 555-5551 (VVV-VVVI)
Get your notes in the correct order, name on them, and stapled. You will turn these in TOMORROW before your Chapter 7 Vocabulary Quiz and Chapter 7 TestChapter 7-1 (G.O.)Chapter 7-3 (G. O.)Chapter 7-4 (G. O.)Chapter 7-5 (G. O.)
BellringerWhat are three things you have
learned from this chapter?
Put your Chapter 7 Notes in the tray
We will do a quick review of the Vocabulary Terms and Multiple Choice Questions
Chapter 7 Test Review
1. Because the Roman government was led by two men, power was
A. In the hands of the plebeiansB. Divided equally between themC. Given to local governorsD. In the hands of the senate
2. Julius Caesar was able to gain control of Rome after he was
A. Elected governor by the citizensB. Able to conquer the PersiansC. Victorious in the conquest of GaulD. Appointed by Octavian
3. As long as the conquered people lived peacefully, they were
A. Strictly ruled by Roman generalsB. Left alone by Roman governorsC. Not allowed to follow their
religionD. Exempt from paying taxes to
Rome
4. The Roman senate gave Augustus all the power he wanted because
A. He made himself dictatorB. He threatened to destroy the
republicC. They were grateful for Rome’s
peace and prosperityD. The conquered people threatened
to revolt
5. The two kinds of citizens in the Roman Republic were
a. Consuls and emperorsb. Patricians and consulsc. Plebeians and patriciansd. Plebeians and slaves
6. Unlike the Greeks, who were interested in ideas, the Romans were more interested
A. Focusing on trade instead of educationB. Copying the Egyptians’ approach to
learningC. Spreading democracy throughout their
empireD. Using knowledge to build things
7. If two Roman consuls disagreed on how to handle an emergency, Roman law provided for
A. The appointment of a dictatorB. The election of a kingC. The crowning of an emperorD. The appointment of a general
8. Roman law was based on the idea of
A. RevengeB. InequalityC. FairnessD. Absolute rule
9. Rome’s geographic setting was important because
A. Strong winds brought heavy spring rains to the land
B. Its position was central to Italy and the known Western world
C. It was surrounded by deserts and mountains, which insured its safety from invasions
D. Farmers depended on yearly flooding to plant crops
10.The majority of Roman citizens were
A. UnemployedB. WealthyC. FarmersD. Merchants
11.Two reasons for Rome’s serious economic problems were
A. Unemployment and inflationB. Low taxes and droughtC. The cost of maintaining a large
army and low taxesD. A severe plague and drought
12.The Roman emperors gave free grain to the poor
A. Whenever they had a surplusB. Whenever they were unemployedC. To prevent riots when the harvest
was poorD. Because the law required it
13.Roman law is important to us today because
A. It shows why the empire finally fell apartB. It was extremely harsh and unfair to
conquered peoplesC. It did not protect the rights of people
accused of crimesD. It developed ideas of justice that are the
basis of our legal system
14.According to legend, why did Constantine convert to Christianity?
A. There was a food shortageB. He wanted to stop Christians from
being killedC. He saw a vision of a cross on the
sunD. The Vandals invaded Rome
15.In ancient Rome, most people lived
A. In tentsB. In villasC. In poor housingD. On small farms
16.During the decline of Rome, the emperors
A. Blamed Christianity for a wide variety of problems
B. Decided to ignore ChristianityC. Ruled that Christianity could
spread only in EgyptD. Pointed to the real causes of the
decline
17.Most of all, ancient Romans place great emphasis on
A. Family lifeB. Military achievementsC. Religions intoleranceD. Freedom for their slaves
18.According to the Gospels, which of the following is true of Jesus?
A. His parables were lengthy written essays criticizing the emperor
B. He rose from the dead and spoke to his disciples
C. He believed there were several true godsD. He relied entirely on his disciples to
spread his teachings
19.Under Constantine’s rule, the Roman Empire
A. Was intolerant of all religionsB. CollapsedC. Accepted Christianity as its official
religionD. Was divided into two parts
20.Because Roman emperors sent many Christians to their deaths,
A. The Roman Empire was revivedB. Many Romans admired the
ChristiansC. The emperors’ moral standing
improvedD. Christianity disappeared
21.Why did the Roman governor condemn Jesus to death?
A. He has been accused of teaching that God was greater than the emperor
B. He was organizing the common people to overthrow the emperor
C. He has been accused of stealing from the rich
D. His followers refused to work
22.Whose writing helped turn Christianity into an organized religion?
A. NeroB. HadrianC. JesusD. Paul
23.Why did Diocletian divide the empire into two parts?
A. To stop wars within the empireB. To make it easier to ruleC. To send wealth from Rome to
ConstantinopleD. Because he had lost interest in the
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