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AGE 2: the Romans 

Lesson 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10

1. Dictionary (E-NL) is allowed. NO google translate.
2. You may use a calculator.
3. Besides a dictionary, calculator and chromebook, your desk is empty:  no notebook!
4. Only 1 tab is opened during the test. Use FULL SCREEN.
5. Finished? Hand in your work and CLOSE your chromebook.

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Good Luck!

This test has: 

22 mc questions, 6 drag&drop questions, 6 open questions

You can earn 63 points to get a "10"

2.6 The Dawn of Rome

The story of Romulus and Remus is an example of:

1. historical science
2. a creation narrative
3. a Greek myth
4. Roman religion

Which answers are correct? The Roman Republic was led by two consuls. This was:

1. to make sure that no enemy would attack them
2. to prevent one of them gaining control over Rome
3. because the Romans never wanted the senate to rule the state again
4. because the senate could not rule Rome all by itself

In 501 BC the Romans ended the monarchy, because they never wanted a system again in which:

1. one man has all the power
2. all citizens together have the power
3. only rich people had political power
4. women have no political power

Read the following source:
Which answer is correct?
From this text, we may
conclude that:

1. patricians did not form one tight group
2. patricians had the least influence on Roman politics
3. plebeians were also known as gentes minores
4. consuls had to come from one of the two classes mentioned

Was the Roman Republic a democracy or an aristocracy?
Explain your answer using the word 'senate'

Drag the hotspots to the correct place.

Both

Plebeians

Patricians

Consul

Free man

Citizens

Shoemaker

Senator

Tribune

Nobles

2.7 Expansion of the Roman Republic

What was one of the main reasons for conflict between Rome and Carthage?

1. Rome wanted to take over Carthage’s farmland in Northern Africa
2. Carthage had a stronger army and wanted to invade Rome directly
3. Both Rome and Carthage wanted control over trade and seaports
4. Rome was seeking revenge for an earlier attack by Carthage

Why were the Romans terrified after Hannibal's victories at Lake Trasimeno and Cannae?

1. They had never lost a battle before
2. They feared he would march on Rome next
3. Hannibal had already conquered the city of Rome
4. Rome’s navy had been completely destroyed

Why did the Romans destroy Carthage at the end of the Third Punic War?

1. Carthage had attacked Rome directly
2. The Roman Senate feared Carthage might become a threat again
3. Hannibal had returned to lead Carthage’s army
4. Rome wanted to expand its empire into Africa

What changes did Gaius Marius make that turned the Roman Army into a professional army? Give two reasons.
Write your answer like this:
1.
2.

2.8 Julius Caesar: from Republic to Empire

What is a civil war?

1. a war between two or more countries
2. a war between two or more different groups within one country
3. a war that is fought mainly on land
4. a war that is fought mainly at sea

The civil war in Caesar's time was between

1. The senate and the Roman army
2. Caesar and the Gauls
3. Caesar and his army
4. Caesar and the senate

Read the following source:
Which answer is correct?
This source is about:

1. Caesar’s wars against the Greek city-states
2. the Roman Civil Wars
3. the strategic differences between Caesar and Pompey concerning Gaul
4. Caesar forcing Pompey to work with him in ruling Rome

The people who murdered Caesar did this because they hoped to

1. become consuls
2. save the republic
3. save the monarchy
4. destroy the republic

Octavian inherited Caesar’s legacy. He became the most important man in Rome. Together with a fellow consul he ruled Rome for a very long time. The senate gave him the title of Augustus. He also was the high priest of Jupiter.

Which of the following conclusions is NOT true?

1. The Roman Republic ended when Octavian was consul.
2. Being an Augustus, Octavian was truly the most important man in Rome.
3. Octavian’s titles made him an emperor in everything but in name.
4. Octavian understood that he should not act in the same way as his uncle had done

Who is considered to be the first Roman emperor?

1. Constantine
2. Nero
3. Tarquinius Superbus
4. Augustus

Mention one difference and one similarity between a Roman king and a Roman dictator.
Write your answer like this:
similarity: they both.........
difference: a dictator........ while a king ...........

Why did Caesar let the senate give him the title "dictator for life" and not "king"?

2.9 Romanisation

The easiest way for a man to become a Roman citizen was:

1. to marry a daughter of a Roman citizen
2. to be adopted by a Roman family
3. to buy the certificate that turned you into a Roman citizen
4. to become a soldier in the Roman army

Romanisation is:

1. the cultural mix of Roman and local culture
2. to become a Roman citizen
3. to serve as a soldier in the Roman army
4. when locals would become more like the Romans

Which answer is wrong?
The Bread and Games show that the Roman civilisation was:

1. focused on keeping the masses of Rome quiet
2. a very cruel society
3. a highly developed one
4. able to spend lots of money on this kind of entertainment

When Romans had conquered an area, they could bring wealth and peace. What was the peace called?

1. denarii
2. Pax Romana
3. principes senatus
4. Romanisation

Read the following
statements:

1. Statement IV is a cause of statement II
2. Statement VI is a cause of statement III
3. Statement V is a cause of statement I
4. Statement III is a cause of statement II

Which answers are correct?
This source shows:

1. that the Limes was still strong enough to keep the empire safe
2. that the Roman emperor had to rely on non-Romans to keep the peace
3. that Gaul had been a peaceful country under Roman rule
4. that the downfall of the Roman Empire was due to bad emperors

Drag the names (A - F) and the pictures (G - L) to the correct building

amphitheatre

hippodrome

fortress

triumphal arch

theatre

aquaduct

G

H

I

J

K

L

2.10 Christianity and the end of the Roman Empire

Christianity came from:

1. a small Jewish cult in the Middle East
2. Bethlehem, and spread over the Roman Empire
3. a separate group of people that lived in Judea
4. Constantine, who was the first Christian emperor

These words belong together – but not all!
Which sequence is false?

1. Eastern Roman Empire – Constantinople – Byzantine Empire
2. Western Roman Empire – Rome – Limes
3. Constantine – Constantinople – Christianity
4. Western Roman Empire – Constantinople - pope

Which of the following is NOT a reason for Germanic tribes to raid the Roman empire?

1. They were looking for better farmland
2. They were looking for a better climate
3. They were attracted by the Roman empire’s wealth
4. They wanted refuge in the empire because they were fleeing for the Vandals

Before the Roman Empire was Christianised, it had its own state religion. This religion was very different from Christianity. Mention two religious differences between Christianity and the religion of the Roman Empire.

Look at the picture. It is ancient graffiti from the Palatine Hill in Rome,
depicting a man with a donkey’s head being crucified and the Greek
phrase which means: “Alexamenos worships (his) god”.

Was the person who made this graffiti a Christian? Explain your answer.
Explain your answer.

TRUE

FALSE

the pope is the leader of the catholic Church

The Romans saw Jesus as a rebel

Christians accepted Roman gods

"gentile" people were non-Romans

Christianity started as a cult within Judaism

Diocletian was the first Christian emperor

the Byzantine empire is the former western Roman Empire

Constantinople replaced Rome as the capital city

emperors like Nero persecuted Christians

Visigoths, Franks and Vandals were Germanic tribes

Both the eastern and western Roman empire ended in 476 AD

The late Roman army was well trained and organised

In 410 AD, the Visigoths invaded and sacked Rome

Constantinople is present day Istanbul 

Extra questions

valuable stolen goods, especially those seized in war.

Key words. Each hotspot (paperclip) contains a key word. Drag them to the correct definition. Maybe there are 6 matches, but maybe only 5, or 4, or 3 or 2, or 1 or no match at all.....

trained slaves that fought each other in the arena

form of government without a king

a war between two groups of people living in the same country. 

belief in only one god 

 three wars that were fought between Rome and Carthage

gladiators

civil war

persecute

booty

the Persian Wars

polytheism

plebeians

democracy

Both are correct

Both are incorrect

Only A is correct

Only B is correct

Each hotspot (paperclip) contains two statements. Are the statements correct? Drag the paperclip to the correct box.

A: - After this event, Caesar became the sole ruler of Rome

B - This event shows the final defeat of the tribes in Gaul

A -  In the Roman Republic, the senate was the most important organisation.

B -  A dictator had the same power as the former kings but only for 5 years.

A -  In the beginning, Rome was a monarchy

B -  In the beginning, Rome was a city state

A -  a non-Roman man became a Roman citizen after 25 years of service in the Roman army.

B - Cults were not allowed in Roman relgion

A -  the Romans conquered all of Britain and Germania

B -  the Romans used only natural borders 

A - the Romans saw the end of the monarchy as the beginning of tyranny

B - only patricians could become senators

753 BC

509 BC

476 AD

27 BC

Punic Wars

Julius Caesar 

Drag the hotspots to the correct place.

Rome is a monarchy again, but an empire now.

Founding of Rome

(Romulus becomes king)

Rome is a Republic

Rome is a monarchy

Germanic king Odoacer takes control of Rome

Octavian becomes emperor of Rome (Augustus) 

Rome becomes a Republic (senate and tribune)

congratulations