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WorksheetsAncient Rome
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a mountain range that runs all the way down the boot from north to south
a)
Appennines
b)
Alps
2.
mountains that separate Italy from the European lands to the north
a)
Appennines
b)
Alps
3.
a form of government in which its citizens vote for the leader
a)
oligarchy
b)
monarchy
c)
republic
4.
people who played a major role in shaping Roman civilization
a)
Egyptians
b)
Etruscans
c)
Mesopotamians
5.
a group of 6,000 soldiers
a)
pilum
b)
legion
6.
gave the Romans a source of water and a way to the rest of the Mediterranean world
a)
Alps
b)
Appennines
c)
Tiber River
7.
Natural geographic barrier located north of Italy
a)
Mediterrean Sea
b)
Great Wall
c)
Alps Mountains
d)
Himalayan Mountains
8.
A system that balances the distribution of power in a government; keeps any one part of government from becoming stronger or more important than the others
a)
Checks and balances
b)
Democracy
c)
Legislation
d)
Civil Law
9.
An important Italian tribe from the north that eventually conquered Rome.
a)
Egyptians
b)
Carthagians
c)
Romans
d)
Etruscans
10.
A political alliance that Julius Caesar used to unofficially gain control of the Roman Republic.
a)
First Triumvirate
b)
Second Triumvirate
c)
Senate
d)
Cabinet
11.
The two most powerful government officials in Rome
a)
President and VP
b)
Magistrates
c)
Consuls
d)
Patricians
12.
A ruler who has almost absolute power
a)
President
b)
King
c)
Dictator
d)
Monarch
13.
A wealthy, Etruscan family that established a monarchy which ruled for over a century.
a)
Tarquins
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Graysons
d)
Plebians
14.
Undivided rule by a single person
a)
Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Monarchy
d)
Representative Democracy
15.
A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities.
a)
Aqueducts
b)
Assemblies
c)
Bridges
d)
Alps
16.
A wealthy, Etruscan family that established a monarchy which ruled for over a century.
a)
Tarquins
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Graysons
d)
Plebians
17.
Undivided rule by a single person
a)
Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Monarchy
d)
Representative Democracy
18.
The language of the Romans; language of law, medicine and science. (examples: et cetera, curriculum, veto)
a)
Spanish
b)
Roman
c)
English
d)
Latin
19.
The nobility in Roman society
a)
Plebians
b)
Patricans
c)
Romans
d)
Senators
20.
A time period that Rome experienced peace, prosperity, and expansion; "Roman peace"
a)
Roman Peace
b)
Pax Romana
c)
Romana Pax
d)
Patrician Peace
21.
The common people of ancient Rome
a)
Patricans
b)
Romans
c)
Plebians
22.
A political system in which people elect leaders to govern them known as representative democracy
a)
Tyranny
b)
Monarchy
c)
Republic
d)
Direct Democracy
23.
Languages that developed from Latin (Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Romanian).
a)
Latin
b)
Romance Languages
c)
Roman
d)
English
24.
A network of bricks used to help Romans DEFEND and TRADE with other countries.
a)
Roman Roads
b)
Roman Senate
c)
Roman Aqueducts
d)
Roman Soldiers
25.
Which of the following helped Rome's trade?
a)
the Punic Wars
b)
Hannibal's invasion
c)
Hadrian's Wall
d)
Roman currency
26.
Italy is
a)
an island in the Mediterranean Sea.
b)
a peninsula shaped like a boot.
c)
a large country in Central Europe.
d)
part of Scandinavia.
27.
Romans set up this type of government after ridding themselves of the Etruscan king.
a)
democracy
b)
republic
c)
monarchy
28.
In a republic, the people vote for _______.
a)
representatives
b)
dictators
c)
laws
29.
Group of 300 patrician men who gave advice to the consuls.
a)
Senate
b)
Triumvirate
c)
Republic
d)
Etruscans
30.
Three people ruling together
a)
Triplet
b)
Senate
c)
Republic
d)
Triumvirate
31.
Type of government where the people elect leaders to govern them. (Representative Democracy)
a)
Republic
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Patricians
d)
Etriscans
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