WorksheetsAncient Rome Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Near the fall of Rome, not loyal soldiers called ____ were hired to aid the failing military.
a)
legions
b)
mercenaries
c)
spartans
d)
samauri's
2.
A(n) ____ is a form of government in early Rome, where the people choose some of the officials.
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Republic
3.
_______ is the emperor who made Christianity the official religion of the Empire.
a)
Constantine
b)
Diocletian
c)
Vespasian
d)
Titus
4.
____ was the Roman emperor that was responsible for building the Colosseum.
a)
Constantine
b)
Vespasian
c)
Diocletian
d)
Julius Caesar
5.
Leader of a barbaric tribe that led attacks on the Western Roman empire.
a)
Kubali Kahn
b)
Gengis Kahn
c)
Attila the Hun
d)
Napoleon Bonapart
6.
A person who was often a slave and was a trained fighter in Rome.
a)
gladiator
b)
samauri
c)
daimyo
d)
phalanx
7.
In the early Roman republic, members of the landholding upper class were called
a)
plebians
b)
patricians
c)
priests
d)
gladiators
8.
In the Punic Wars, Rome gained control of the lands around the Mediterranean Sea by defeating
a)
the Greeks.
b)
the Sicilians
c)
the Carthaginians
d)
the Persians
9.
What part of the Roman Empire was the part that actually "fell" in 467 A.D.?
a)
Southern Roman Empire
b)
Eastern Roman Empire
c)
Western Roman Empire
d)
Northern Roman Empire
10.
To try to restore order to the empire, the emperor Diocletian
a)
divided the empire in two parts.
b)
granted toleration to Christians.
c)
encouraged the revival of the republic.
d)
accepted the Huns as citizens.
11.
Who was the great Carthaginian general who nearly defeated the Romans in the Second Punic Wars?
a)
Pompey
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Mark Antony
d)
Hannibal
12.
Julius Caesar's enemies assassinated him because
a)
they were angry with him because of his military failures in Gaul.
b)
they were opposed to his expansion into other lands.
c)
they feared he planned to make himself king and lessen the power of the Senate.
d)
they were fearful he would resign.
13.
Which of the following statements is true about the Roman Emperor Augustus (Octavian)?
a)
He led religious rebellions.
b)
He was murdered by the Senate.
c)
His reign brought stability and peace to Rome.
d)
He tolerated Christianity.
14.
The Romans used their engineering skill to build
a)
printing presses to publish Roman law.
b)
advanced compasses to aid navigation.
c)
aqueducts that carried water into the cities.
d)
the first Gothic cathedrals.
15.
What important change did the emperor Constantine make in A.D. 313?
a)
He brought back the republic to help end violence.
b)
He made Christianity the official religion of the Empire.
c)
He divided the Empire into two parts: eastern and western.
d)
He moved the capital of the Empire to Vienna.
16.
Which of the following was NOT one of the early peoples of Rome?
a)
the Mycenans
b)
the Etruscans
c)
the Latins
d)
the Greeks
17.
The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was a city named
a)
Constantinople.
b)
Alexandria.
c)
Rome.
d)
Crete.
18.
The enormous race course in Rome whose events included chariot races was called the
a)
Parthenon.
b)
Pantheon.
c)
Circus Maximus.
d)
Colosseum.
19.
Wealthy Roman families established huge estates called
a)
LaFonda.
b)
latifundia.
c)
manors.
d)
castles.
20.
The Egyptian cultural capital of the Hellenistic world.
a)
Cairo
b)
Alexandria
c)
Thebes
d)
Athens
21.
Alexander the Great extended his empire as far east as
a)
Mongolia
b)
China
c)
India
d)
Southeast Asia
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