WorksheetsROME REVIEW
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Rome can best be described as a....
a)
Peninsula
b)
Island
c)
Straight
Straight
Straight
d)
Continent
2.
The two brothers included in the legend of beginning Rome were.....
a)
Eric and Brady
b)
Many and Mo
c)
Romulus and Remus
d)
Nero and Claudius
3.
The two brothers included in the legend of beginning Rome were.....
a)
Eric and Brady
b)
Many and Mo
c)
Romulus and Remus
d)
Nero and Claudius
4.
A lower class citizen
a)
Patrician
b)
Artisan
c)
Plebian
d)
Consul
5.
A wealthy Roman
a)
Patrician
b)
Plebian
c)
Artisan
d)
Slave
6.
A person with absolute power
a)
President
b)
Teacher
c)
Dictator
d)
Consul
7.
The Greeks used what to help create open areas in buildings?
a)
Arches
b)
Bridges
c)
Aqueducts
d)
Canals
8.
What makes a government a republic?
a)
They elect leaders
b)
It was a dictatorship
c)
All people could create laws
d)
Because pleabians were able to be in the government
9.
What happened due to inflation?
a)
The Roman Empire had trouble paying for its army
b)
The Romans paid for new canals
c)
New trade routes were created
d)
Christianity spread
10.
What did the people want that killed Caesar?
a)
To give power back to the Senate
b)
A civil war
c)
The Pax Romana
d)
Rome to expand
11.
What do both the Roman and the US government have in common?
a)
They are both Republics
b)
The both have one ruler
c)
They both allow all people to rule
d)
They both have Kings
12.
Mosaic
a)
a pattern of illegal or immoral activities by government officials
b)
a picture made up of small pieces of tile, glass, or colored stone
c)
a person trained to write or copy documents by hand
13.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
14.
Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Persians
15.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that led to the fall of the Roman Empire?
a)
Empire was hard to defend because of size.
b)
The economy was failing.
c)
Invasions from barbarian tribes.
d)
Science convinced people the earth was flat and they fell off the edge.
16.
Rome was located near what body of water?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
17.
What is the name of the amphitheater/arena which still stands today in Rome?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Parthenon
c)
aqueduct
d)
city-state
18.
What do we call the trained fighters in ancient Rome?
a)
slaves
b)
gladiators
c)
Olympians
d)
gods
19.
What type of art is ancient Rome famous for?
a)
pottery
b)
cursive
c)
paintings
d)
mosaics
20.
Rome was located on the _________ River.
a)
Danube
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Tiber
21.
The Pax Romana was a period of
a)
peace, unity, & accomplishments that started during Hannibal's reign.
b)
peace, unity, & accomplishments that lasted nearly 200 years.
c)
distrust & conflict between emperors & the Senate.
d)
conquests & fights for control of the empire.
22.
Which of the following is a form of government in which the people elect representatives to make decisions for them, rather than having a direct voice?
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
oligarchy
d)
republic
23.
Which of the following officials was appointed in times of emergency & given absolute power?
a)
dictator
b)
consul
c)
praetor
d)
tribune
24.
a group of 6,000 soldiers
a)
pilum
b)
legion
25.
The two most powerful government officials in Rome
a)
President and VP
b)
Magistrates
c)
Consuls
d)
Patricians
26.
Which of these was NOT a job held by plebeians?
a)
Consuls
b)
Farmers
c)
Merchants
d)
Soldiers
27.
What leaders threatened the Senators so much they murdered him?
a)
Augustus
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Nero
d)
Constantine
28.
According to legend, Romulus and Remus were raised by a ____.
a)
elephant
b)
dog
c)
wolf
d)
bear
29.
Roman Gods were similar to the Gods of____.
a)
The French
b)
The Greeks
c)
The Turks
d)
Carthage
30.
Attended gladiator fights.
a)
Patrician
b)
Plebeian
c)
Both
31.
Who invented concrete?
a)
Greeks
b)
Romans
c)
Egyptians
d)
Sumerians
32.
What was the purpose the aqueduct was invented
a)
To get clean water into the cities in Rome
b)
To transfer water
c)
to have a reason to play with dirty water
33.
The gladiator, Spartacus
a)
Won more gladiator games than anyone else
b)
Became a Roman Emperor
c)
Led a salve revolt
d)
Wrote a History of Rome
34.
All of the following were accomplishments of Rome EXCEPT
a)
Aqueducts
b)
The Arch
c)
Concrete
d)
The concept of zero
35.
Slavery was
a)
Only allowed outside of Italy
b)
Not allowed in Rome
c)
Only used on large Roman estates/farms
d)
Common throughout the Roman Empire
36.
Theories about why the Roman Empire declined included all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Poor economy (high unemployment, inflation, & a lot of spending)
b)
Political Corription
c)
Major Natural Disaster
d)
Decline of Morals & Values
37.
Which of the following is true of the Patricians in Ancient Rome
a)
Most people in the Roman Empire
b)
People who owned only a small amount of land were Patricians
c)
Patricians served in the senate and had large estates/farms
d)
Patricians did not usually participate in Roman government
38.
*Emperor who "watched" Rome burn
a)
Diocletian
b)
Nero
c)
Constantine
d)
Caligula
39.
What happened on March 15 in the year 44 B.C.?
a)
Caesar began a civil war.
b)
Caesar's enemies killed him.
c)
The Council of the Plebs met.
d)
All enslaved people were freed.
40.
Which one of these choices did the rome inventors invent
a)
roads
b)
compass
c)
mummies
d)
cars
41.
Group of 300 patrician men who gave advice to the consuls.
a)
Senate
b)
Triumvirate
c)
Republic
d)
Etruscans
42.
____ was the Roman emperor that was responsible for building the Colosseum.
a)
Constantine
b)
Vespasian
c)
Diocletian
d)
Julius Caesar
43.
Remus is killed by
a)
the God of War
b)
his Uncle
c)
his brother
d)
a wolf.
44.
The story of Remus and Romulus is a myth
a)
True
b)
False
45.
What was one reason that led to the decline of Rome from the political factor.
a)
Their leaders were corrupt, and made bad descisons.
b)
Leaders from other countries were bad
c)
Other countries needed food.
d)
Other countries decided not to attack Rome.
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