TNReady 6th Grade SS Ancient Rome

What were nobles of Ancient Rome called?

• plebians

• patricians

• consuls

• Praetors

Rome began around what River?

• the Tiber

• the Nile

• the Po

• the Mediterranean

How many wars did Rome and Carthage fight?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What way to power did both Julius Caesar and Augustus try?

• being a consul

• sharing power in a triumvirate

• abolishing the Senate

• abolishing the Plebian Assembly

The Pax Romana lasted for about

• 1000 years

• 700 years

• 500 years

• 200 years

Study the list below.

built roads

sponsored poets

started postal system

established standing army

Which emperor started these programs?

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Nero

• Hadrian

Who paid the most taxes in the Roman Empire?

• the patricians

• the plebians

• the slaves

• the provinces

Ten people are gathered in ancient Rome. How many of them are likely slaves?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

Which Roman emperor became Christian?

• Diocletian

• Nero

• Plutarch

• Constantine

How did Spartacus' men get down a precipice?

• They fought their way past Clodius.

• They fought their way past Crassius.

• They made ropes from vines.

• They went over the Alps.