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WorksheetsAncient Rome
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
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1.
Which location matches letter "I" on the map of Rome?
a)
Sicily
b)
Rome
c)
Sardinia
d)
Carthage
2.
Romulus and Remus's parents were Princess Rhea Silvia and...
a)
Amulius
b)
Ares, the Roman god of war
c)
Numitor
d)
Mars, the Roman god of war
3.
Which of the following statements describe the patricians?
a)
They grew wealthy because of Rome's conquests.
b)
They were the ordinary citizens of Rome.
c)
They didn't trust the senators at all!
d)
All of the above are correct.
4.
Which type of government in Roman times is somewhat similar to democracy?
a)
monarchy
b)
patricians
c)
republic
d)
Selderocracy
5.
Who was the crazy emperor who named his favorite horse consul and called himself a god?
a)
Caligula
b)
Nero
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Octavian
6.
Name the 3 things ancient Romans adopted from the Etruscans.
a)
togas, gods, government
b)
gods, Greek alphabet, government
c)
togas, gods, Greek alphabet
d)
Greek alphabet, togas, provinces
7.
What are the names of the 2 rivers located at letters N and L?
a)
N= Tiber River
L= Po River
L= Po River
b)
N= Po River
L= Tigris River
L= Tigris River
c)
N= Alps River
L= Tigris River
L= Tigris River
d)
N= Po River
L= Tiber River
L= Tiber River
8.
The Roman empire was divided into smaller areas of territory called...
a)
republics
b)
provinces
c)
consuls
d)
plebeians
9.
This group of people had a strong belief that they should be more respected in Rome and be treated fairly.
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
10.
What vocabulary word is best illustrated here?
a)
consul
b)
republic
c)
veto
d)
plebeian
11.
Which emperor was ruthless and killed at least 3 of his family members?
a)
Nero
b)
Caligula
c)
Hadrian
d)
Octavian
12.
Which island on the map is furthest North?
a)
Sicily
b)
Corsica
c)
Sardinia
d)
Seldernia
13.
In a republic, the name of the two men who made the final decisions on major issues were called...
a)
kings
b)
aristocrats
c)
consuls
d)
Mrs. Selders and Mrs. O'Connell
14.
What is our old vocabulary word which describes how the Etruscans ruled Rome?
a)
republic
b)
aristocracy
c)
democracy
d)
monarchy
15.
The mountain range to the north of the Italian peninsula (letter M on the map) is called...
a)
The Alps Mountains
b)
The Appenine Mountains
c)
The Ionian Mountains
d)
The Zagros Mountains
16.
Which of the following answers is NOT a reason why Rome was originally considered a "good" place to live?
a)
Hills made it easy to defend themselves.
b)
They were in the north of the Mediterranean Sea.
c)
Soil was fertile.
d)
They had a good source of water with the Tiber River.
17.
The first emperor of Rome was...
a)
Augustus Julius
b)
Hadrian
c)
Nero
d)
Octavian
18.
Who was Caesar's "best friend" who was behind the assassination plan all along?
a)
Brutus
b)
Marc Antony
c)
Julius
d)
Mrs. Selders
19.
What does the Ides of March mean?
a)
Beware of March!
b)
15th of March
c)
Meetings of March
d)
10th of March
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