WorksheetsChapter 8 Rome
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A body of land surrounded on THREE sides by water
a)
Island
b)
Peninsula
c)
Strait
d)
Continent
2.
What DIRECTION is Rome from Greece?
a)
NW
b)
SW
c)
NE
d)
SE
3.
What DIRECTION is Italy from Africa?
a)
N
b)
E
c)
S
d)
W
4.
What body of water is shown (big arrow)
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Adriatic Sea
c)
Ionian Sea
d)
Aegean Sea
5.
What MOUNTAIN RANGE is shown (big arrow)?
a)
Alps
b)
Appenines
c)
Appalachian
d)
Himalayas
6.
What MOUNTAIN RANGE is shown (big arrow)?
a)
Alps
b)
Appenines
c)
Appalachian
d)
Rockies
7.
What ISLAND is shown?
a)
Corsica
b)
Sardinia
c)
Sicily
d)
Crete
8.
What ISLAND is shown?
a)
Corsica
b)
Sardinia
c)
Sicily
d)
Crete
9.
What BODY OF WATER is shown?
a)
Aegean Sea
b)
Adriatic Sea
c)
Ionian Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
10.
What CITY is shown?
a)
Alba Longa
b)
Naples
c)
Rome
d)
Venice
11.
What RIVER is shown?
a)
Nile River
b)
Po River
c)
Tiber River
d)
Tigris River
12.
What RIVER is shown?
a)
Nile River
b)
Po River
c)
Tiber River
d)
Tigris River
13.
Rome was founded on ____ hills.
a)
11
b)
7
c)
4
d)
3
14.
How did Rome's geography aid (help) its development?
a)
Rome was isolated on all sides by mountains.
b)
Rome's location offered water, protection, and trade.
c)
Rome was colonized in an unpopulated part of Italy.
d)
Rome's warm monsoon rains supported farming.
15.
What important sea boarders the Italian Peninsula?
a)
Aegean
b)
Caspian
c)
Red
d)
Mediterranean
16.
What was one major benefit of living near the Mediterranean Sea
a)
winters were always very cold
b)
it was easy to get invaded
c)
it helped facilitate trade
d)
the sea was too rough for foreigners to navigate
17.
Which classical Greek political practice was adopted by the classical Romans?
a)
Allowing a supreme court of impartial judges
b)
Creating a system of public baths for sanitation
c)
Granting citizens the right to participate in government through the voting process
d)
Establishing a council of the 500 largest landowners to serve as advisers to legislators
18.
Which statement describes a characteristic of democracy?
a)
Religious leaders control government policy
b)
The government limits the thoughts and actions of the people
c)
The decisions of government are made by influential military leaders
d)
Citizens are the source of power in government
19.
What type of government did Rome have, after they threw out their king?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Republic
20.
What does Republic mean?
a)
Common people in Rome.
b)
A form of government with elected leaders,
c)
Wars fought in Rome.
d)
A person trained to fight.
21.
The Roman Republic was what type of government?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Dictatorship
22.
How many branches are there in a tripartite government?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.
Roman Republic Consisted of what three parts of government.
a)
Consuls, Senate and Citizen Assemblies, Praetors
b)
Consuls, Congress, Supreme Court
c)
Senate, House, Judicial
d)
Parliament, House, Prime Minister
24.
Which best describes the purpose of a system of “checks and balances”?
a)
All merchants will have an equal opportunity to trade.
b)
Laws will be written fairly for everyone.
c)
The military will be paid for their service.
d)
No one branch of the government will become stronger than another.
25.
The 2 most powerful government officials who led the army and ran the city were called -
a)
consuls
b)
senators
c)
tribunes
d)
plebeians
26.
Composed of 300 men that advised consuls and dictated political appointments.
a)
Consuls
b)
Senate
c)
Tribunes
d)
Tribal Assembly
27.
This governmental official was in charge of interpreting and applying the law.
a)
Consul
b)
Senator
c)
Praetor
d)
Citizen
28.
What term describes an action taken by a leader in which they say no to a law?
a)
consul
b)
legion
c)
tribune
d)
veto
29.
noble class, wealthy, position by birth, only people allowed to hold public office, vote, pay taxes, and serve in military.
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebians
c)
Republicans
d)
Democrats
30.
non-aristocratic, townespeople, landowners, merchants, shop keepers, vote, pay taxes.
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebians
c)
Republicans
d)
Senators
31.
The law of 12 tables was important primarily because it
a)
was the first Roman law that was written down
b)
resembles the American Declaration of Independence
c)
Resembles the American Constitution
d)
Abolished the distinction between partricians and Plebeians
32.
We were posted in the Forum for all to see, the recorded laws of Rome
a)
The Ten Commandments
b)
Hammurabi's Code
c)
The Twelve Taboos
d)
The Twelve Tables
33.
When the Romans created the 12 Tables they created a system called the rule of law, which said that everyone was to be treated ________________ by the law.
a)
harsh
b)
quickly
c)
equally
d)
kind
34.
The Roman army was divided in groups of 6000 soldiers called a:
a)
Legion
b)
Century
c)
Battalion
d)
phalanx
35.
How many Punic Wars were there?
a)
Two
b)
Three
c)
Four
d)
Five
36.
What was the name of the general who led the Carthaginians through Europe and attacked Rome from north?
a)
Scipio
b)
Hamilcar
c)
Leonidias
d)
Hannibal
37.
What was the result of the Punic Wars? Fill in the blank.
______________ became the leading power in the ______________ world.
______________ became the leading power in the ______________ world.
a)
Rome, Asian
b)
Carthage, Mediterranean
c)
Rome, Mediterranean
d)
Carthage, Asian
38.
Who lost all three of the wars in the Punic Wars?
a)
Carthage
b)
Rome
c)
Greece
d)
Macedonia
39.
Small farmers went bankrupt after they couldn't compete with ________________.
a)
low prices of food being produced from around the world.
b)
foreigners coming into Rome.
c)
bad climate of the region.
d)
large farming estates who used slave labor.
40.
A triumvirate is the rule of _________ people.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
41.
Who defeated pompey in the first Roman civil war?
a)
Crassus
b)
Caesar
c)
Leonidas
d)
Octavian
42.
Who was declared dictator for life after the Roman civil war?
a)
He made sure the patricians had all voting
b)
He disbanded the army and declared an era of
c)
Caesar
d)
Octavian
43.
Which of the following is an improvement made by Julius Caesar during his time as dictator for life?
a)
He made sure the patricians had all voting power.
b)
He disbanded the army and declared an era
c)
He gave the plebeians more of a say in government.
d)
He fought to rid the government of corrupt politicians.
44.
How was Julius Caesar killed?
a)
died of old age.
b)
was killed by a deadly disease.
c)
Died in battle.
d)
Assasination
45.
Established a calendar that is the basis of our own. Made many reforms and building project to help his people with jobs. Assassinated by the Senate.
a)
Antony
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Scipio
d)
Cato
46.
The major struggle for power after the death of Caesar was between Octavian and...
a)
Antony
b)
Cicero
c)
Cassius
d)
Agrippa
47.
Which of the following men was NOT a member of the Second Triumvirate?
a)
Octavian
b)
Cicero
c)
Antony
d)
Lepidus
48.
________ became sole leader Rome after defeating Mark Antony.
a)
Cleopatra
b)
Xerxes
c)
Octavian
d)
Lepidus
49.
Octavian became known as _________ after he was appointed emperor of Rome.
a)
Octopus
b)
Juneipus
c)
Julyupus
d)
Augustus
50.
Who was the first declared emperor of Rome?
a)
Romulus
b)
Remus
c)
Augustus (Octavian) Caesar
d)
Julius Caesar
51.
Rome had a great amount of farmland due to the ______________________.
a)
the rocky mountains.
b)
the favorable climate that brought a huge amount of rain.
c)
the great amount of rivers.
d)
the rich volcanic soil.
52.
The Pax Romana was
a)
A program to give land to the poor
b)
A period of Civil Unrest, riots, & wars
c)
Period of peace and prosperity
d)
The leader of the senate
53.
Who was the first emperor during Pax Romana
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Augustus Caesar
54.
What did Rome construct to help with the transportation of goods, ideas, and people?
a)
Military Service
b)
Message Carrying Service
c)
Boats
d)
Roads
55.
What goods did the Romans specialize in?
a)
Silk
b)
Gold
c)
Tin
d)
Grapes
56.
What luxury item was traded to Rome from China?
a)
Silk
b)
Gold
c)
Diamonds
d)
Spices
57.
What luxury items were traded to Rome from India?
a)
Gold
b)
Spices
c)
Silk
d)
Diamonds
58.
What was a vital good that Egypt and Britain?
a)
Gold
b)
Silver
c)
Tin
d)
Grains
59.
A common currency helped with the _______________
a)
trade of goods
b)
shipment of goods
c)
pricing of goods
d)
all of the above.
60.
Which of the following is an idea that was diffused through Roman roads and trade routes?
a)
Roman Polytheism
b)
Democracy
c)
Christianity
d)
None of the above
61.
Which word fits in both sentences:
All _______ lead to Rome.
The system of ________ connected every part of the Roman empire and made trade easier.
All _______ lead to Rome.
The system of ________ connected every part of the Roman empire and made trade easier.
a)
arches
b)
roads
c)
aqueducts
d)
pantheon
62.
Rome was located near what body of water, which was a MAJOR trade route?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
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