Question 1 of 10
Which of the following factors helped trade to thrive during the Roman empire? Select all that apply.

A.
peace throughout the empire

B.
a shared religion throughout the empire

C.
a language similar to that of trading partner nations

D.
a network of good roads

E.
naval victories against pirates

F.
a common currency throughout the empire

G.
Rome's ability to grow crops found nowhere else in the world





Question 2 of 10
What ideas did Jesus teach his followers? Select all that apply.

A.
to be kind and charitable

B.
to believe in only one God

C.
to be happy all the time

D.
to live a good, moral life

E.
to reject the teachings of the Hebrew Bible

F.
to attend church services on Sundays

G.
to take care of those who could not care for themselves


Why did Christianity develop as its own religion?

A.
Christians disagreed with the Hebrew Bible.

B.
Jesus denounced Jewish leaders and their teachings.

C.
Some Jews believed in Jesus as the Messiah while others did not.

D.
The Romans wanted to start a new belief system to exclude Jews.


Drag and drop words and phrases that pertain to the New Testament.

part of the Hebrew Bible
Revelation
Ten Commandments
Gospels by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Epistles, including letters from Paul
stories about creation
parables about Jesus’s life and teachings
Jewish history
New Testament

Drag and drop the words to complete the sentences.

baptized
resurrected
Trinity
Messiah
church
prefect

During the Roman conquest of Jerusalem, Jews began to hope that a______________ would come to save them. Later, some Jews came to believe that Jesus was that savior, and the religion of Christianity developed. Christians believe that Jesus was after __________ his death to lead his followers to eternal life. Those who practice Judaism do not believe this. Christianity also differs from Judaism because Christians believe in the ________ , or three aspects of God.

What geographic feature most likely helped Rome become a site of encounter?

A.
Arabian Peninsula

B.
Atlantic Ocean

C.
Mediterannean Sea

D.
Sahara Desert


Drag and drop the elements of Roman culture and their creators to categorize them.

Aeneid
Colosseum
mosaic
Pantheon
Plutarch
realistic sculpture

architecture

art

literature


How does the government of the United States most resemble the government of the Roman republic?

A.
All citizens have the right to vote.

B.
Women have equal rights with men.

C.
Different government bodies check one another’s powers.

D.
A written constitution limits the power of an elected president.


Which words and phrases identify the location shown and the events that took place there? Select all that apply. it is a picture of a colosseum.

A.
chariot races

B.
Circus Maximus

C.
Colosseum

D.
drama and comedy

E.
gladiator games

F.
mock battles

G.
political debates


Drag and drop the historic figures to complete the sentences. You will not use all the answer choices.

Galen
Pliny the Elder
Ptolemy
Plutarch
Seneca
During Roman rule of Egypt, __________studied astronomy, geography, optics, and mathematics. Elsewhere in the empire, the Roman physician ______studied anatomy and medicine.