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WorksheetsRome: From Rise to Fall
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name for a government with elected representatives?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Republic
d)
Oligarchy
2.
Which Roman law making body had the most power during the Republic?
a)
Senate
b)
Assembly
c)
Congress
d)
House of Representatives
3.
Only the wealthy landowners of Rome could serve in this law making body...
a)
Assembly
b)
Congress
c)
Senate
d)
House of Representatives
4.
What statement best fits in the shaded area?
a)
Protected the Italian Peninsula from invasions
b)
Made invasions of the Italian Peninsula easy
c)
Stopped the expansion of the Roman Empire
d)
Limited the size of the Roman Empire
5.
A wealthy landowning Roman was called a(n)...
a)
Plebian
b)
Patrician
c)
Carthigian
d)
Romanov
6.
Which two rulers from the same family tried to bring stability to Rome?
a)
Julius and Augustus
b)
Augustus and Octavian
c)
Julius and Marc Antony
d)
Augustus and Crassus
7.
Roman law was based on what written code?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Justinian's Code
c)
The 12 Tables
d)
The Constitution of Rome
8.
A commoner who was a free citizen of Rome was called a(n)...
a)
Plebian
b)
Patrician
c)
Slave
d)
Tribune
9.
Which choice fits in the diagram provided?
a)
Patricians in section 1
b)
Plebeians in section 1
c)
Patricians in section 2
d)
Senators in section 2
10.
Roman Consuls were chosen from what group of men?
a)
The Assembly
b)
The House of Representatives
c)
The Roman Army
d)
The Senate
11.
The Roman Republic first began along what river?
a)
Yellow
b)
Indus
c)
Tiber
d)
Nile
12.
What body of water was most important to the Roman Republic's success?
a)
The Black Sea
b)
The Red Sea
c)
The Atlantic Ocean
d)
The Mediterranean Sea
13.
What became the official language of Rome?
a)
Latin
b)
Greek
c)
Italian
d)
English
14.
Who did the Roman Republic fight during the Punic Wars?
a)
Carthage
b)
Greece
c)
Persia
d)
Egypt
15.
Who won all 3 of the Punic Wars?
a)
Carthage
b)
Greece
c)
Rome
d)
Persia
16.
What famous General from Carthage attacked Rome through the Alps Mountains (2nd Punic War)?
a)
Sipio
b)
Cato
c)
Caesar
d)
Hannibal
17.
The main reason for the beginning of the Punic Wars was a fight for control of what?
a)
Sicily
b)
Gaul (France)
c)
Anatolia/Asia Minor
d)
The Tiber River
18.
What mountains are north of the City of Rome
a)
Himalayas
b)
Hindu Kush
c)
Alps
d)
None of these are correct
19.
What body of water was most important to the expansion of the Roman Empire?
a)
The Red Sea
b)
The Indian Ocean
c)
The Pacific Ocean
d)
The Mediterranean Sea
20.
Which number marks the peninsula where you can find the capital of Rome?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
Early Roman religion was most influenced by whom?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Greece
d)
Egypt
22.
Minerva is the Roman name for the goddess Athens; what does she represent?
a)
Love and beauty
b)
Wisdom
c)
Marriage
d)
Hunting
23.
Early on in their histories, Romans and Greeks were both...
a)
Polytheistic
b)
Monotheistic
c)
Ruled as empires
d)
Christian
24.
Which Roman sun god kept the same name he had in Greece?
a)
Jupiuter
b)
Apollo
c)
Neptune
d)
Mars
25.
Which city was destroyed after the 3rd Punic War?
a)
Rome
b)
Athens
c)
Alexandria
d)
Carthage
26.
By winning the Punic Wars, Rome gained control of what major body of water?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Aegean Sea
c)
Adriatic Sea
d)
Atlantic Ocean
27.
Right after the Punic Wars, Rome entered a time of peace with lots of jobs for all Romans.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
The increased use of slavery in Rome was one reason for the downfall of the republic.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
This man started a civil war in Rome before becoming Dictator for Life, ending the republic.
a)
Octavian
b)
Augustus Caesar
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Constantine
30.
Rome captured many slaves in war; how did this affect the small farmers in Rome?
a)
It helped them with farm labor
b)
I took away their jobs
c)
It created more jobs for paid farmers
d)
It created many new small farming opportunities
31.
Christianity was a major cause for the decline and fall of the Roman Republic.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Devaluation (loss of value) caused what economic condition in Rome?
a)
Deflation
b)
Inflation
c)
Anti-inflation
d)
it had no affect on the economy
33.
Which of these events happened last?
a)
Assassination of Julius Caesar
b)
Defeat of Marc Antony
c)
Formation of the 1st Triumvirate
d)
Augustus becomes Emperor
34.
Pax Romana means...
a)
200 years of Roman wars
b)
200 years of Roman decline
c)
200 years of peace and prosperity in Rome
d)
200 years invasions of Rome
35.
China and Rome had what feature in common?
a)
Christianity
b)
Dynastic Cycle
c)
Use of a civil service system
d)
Buddhism
36.
Ancient Roman religion was _________ and Christianity is __________.
a)
Monotheistic; Polytheistic
b)
Polytheistic; Monotheistic
c)
Polytheistic; Polytheistic
d)
Monotheistic; Monotheistic
37.
The ideas about the life and teachings of Jesus can be found in the...
a)
New Testament
b)
Old Testament
c)
Torah
d)
Koran
38.
This apostle of Jesus is most known for spreading Christianity throughout Rome.
a)
John the Baptist
b)
Mark
c)
Peter
d)
Paul
39.
Jews disagree with Christians on what topic?
a)
10 Commandments
b)
Monotheism
c)
Jesus as the son/incarnation of God
d)
Abraham was a true prophet
40.
By the end of the Roman Empire, most Romans lost faith in the Emperor, but gained faith in...
a)
Germanic Tribes
b)
Polytheism
c)
The Church/Christianity
d)
The Roman Republic
41.
Which Roman emperor converted to Christianity and made it legal to practice in Rome?
a)
Constantine
b)
Augustus Caesar
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Diocletian
42.
This building can be found at what location on this map?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
43.
What did the Romans use this type of structure for?
a)
Moving soldiers
b)
Moving trade goods
c)
Spreading ideas
d)
Moving water to cities
44.
What was the main language of the Roman Empire?
a)
Greek
b)
Latin
c)
Roman
d)
Italian
45.
Who wrote the epic poem the Aeneid?
a)
Virgil
b)
Homer
c)
Aeneas
d)
Ptolomey
46.
What is the name of the most famous stadium in Rome where Gladiators would fight to the death?
a)
Rome Stadium
b)
Caesar's Palace
c)
The Colosseum
d)
The Pantheon
47.
The Romans built this to honor their 7 most important gods.
a)
Parthenon
b)
Pantheon
c)
Colosseum
d)
Aquaducts
48.
Where on the map was the new capital of Rome (Constantinople) located?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
49.
Rome began including non-Romans in the Army; this led to...
a)
An increase in discipline
b)
An increase in loyalty
c)
A decrease in discipline and loyalty
d)
A better overall army
50.
In an attempt to better protect Roman borders, this emperor divided the empire into eastern and western halves.
a)
Constantine
b)
Diocletian
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Octavian
51.
Causes of the Fall of the Roman Empire included civil unrest/wars, weak government, and the Assassination of Julius Caesar.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
What city became the new Roman Capital? It was once called Byzantium. Hint: Constantine moved it
a)
Moscow
b)
Alexandria
c)
Paris
d)
Constantinople
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