WorksheetsAncient Rome
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Roman government _________ Christians, or treated them unfairly and punished them.
a)
praised
b)
worshipped
c)
persecuted
d)
taxed
2.
The teachings of Jesus of Nazareth led to what religion's development?
a)
Nazarene
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Protestantism
3.
Rome was located near what body of water?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
4.
A system in which a small and powerful group controls the government.
a)
dictatorship
b)
democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
autocracy
5.
A form of government where the supreme power is held by a king or queen.
a)
presidential democracy
b)
parliamentary democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
monarchy
6.
This is done by the president to strike down a proposed law is called
a)
a latifundia
b)
a tribune
c)
a veto
d)
a conquest
7.
He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he became too powerful.
a)
Julius Ceasar
b)
Ceasar Augustus
c)
Constantine
d)
Sparticus
8.
A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
9.
Why was trading easy in for the Romans?
a)
Was near the
Tiber River
Tiber River
b)
Build many roads
c)
Used the same
language
language
d)
All Choices
Correct
Correct
10.
Which society was the first to practice democracy?
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Carthage
d)
America
11.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
12.
Why was rome so successful?
a)
Allowed conquered people to be citizens
b)
Worshipped their prisoners
c)
Alexander the Great was a general
d)
Women and slaves could vote
13.
The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of
a)
Peace
b)
War
c)
Conflict
d)
Conquests
14.
In addition to their own developments, the Romans borrowed many ideas from the
a)
Chinese
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Mesopotamians
15.
What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?
a)
Consuls
b)
Praetors
c)
Tribunes
d)
Senators
16.
Rome's most important legislative or law-making body of 300 Patrician men was called the
a)
Forum
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
Senate
17.
By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of prosperity that lasted 200 years called
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Golden Years
c)
Pax Augustus
d)
Age of Prosperity
18.
What city was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted?
a)
Naples
b)
Florence
c)
Rome
d)
Pompeii
19.
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
a)
Caesar
b)
Augustus
c)
Diocletian
d)
Constantine
20.
What was the name for the large, open, market in the center of town?
a)
Agora
b)
Forum
c)
Market
d)
Mercado
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