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WorksheetsCh. 7 Ancient Rome
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 21mins
What did the Romans call a structure that carried water over long distances?
colosseum
dome
aqueduct
arch
What is the term used to describe a foreign soldier who serves only for pay and has no loyalty to Rome?
dictator
patrician
mercenary
plebeian
Augustus was Julius Caesar's
nephew.
son.
brother.
grandson.
Which emperor wanted to share power with the senate? Hint: He controlled the time known as Pax Romana?
Julius Caesar
Caligula
Augustus
Diocletian
Which of the following is NOT a reason that led to the fall of the Roman Empire?
Empire was hard to defend because of size.
The economy was failing.
Invasions from barbarian tribes.
Science convinced people the earth was flat and they fell off the edge.
He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he had become too powerful.
Julius Caesar
Caesar Augustus
Constantine
Spartacus
Why was trading easier for the Roman Empire?
It was located near the Tiber River.
They had built many roads.
The entire empire used the same language.
All choices are correct.
Which society was the first to practice a limited democracy?
Greece
Rome
Carthage
Persia
Why was the Roman Empire so successful?
They allowed conquered people to be citizens.
The worshipped their prisoners.
Alexander the Great was a general.
Women and slaves could vote.
The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of
peace.
war.
exploration.
conquests.
Who was the Roman Goddess of Gods like Hera for the Greeks?
Juno
Jupiter
Minerva
Triumvirate means rule by
1.
2.
3.
13.
Who made up the first triumvirate?
Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
Octavian, Lepidus, and Antony
Brutus, Octavian, and Spartacus
Caesar, Leonidas, and Crassus
What was the code of laws that the Romans created that laid out various rights and priveleges?
Constitution
12 Tables
Roman Law
Laws of the Roman People
In 509 BC, the Romans rebelled against what people and their monarchy and set up a new type of government?
Carthaginians
Egyptians
Greeks
Etruscans
What is a form of government called in which the leader is put into office by citizens with the right to vote?
republic
monarchy
empire
theocracy
What were commoners such as artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small farms called?
Aristocrats
Patricians
Monarchs
Plebeians
Who could be a Roman citizen?
Only patrician men.
Only plebeian men.
Both patrician and plebeian men.
Both patrician and plebeian women.
What were the rights and responsibilities of Roman citizens?
Vote
Pay taxes.
Serve in the army.
All of these choices.
In what ways did plebeians not have the same rights as patricians?
They could not veto laws and could not own a slave.
They could not marry patricians and could not serve in a government office.
They could not veto laws and could not own land.
They could not work with a patrician and could not borrow money.
What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year called?
consuls
plebeians
tribunes
senators
What were the jobs of consuls?
Pay taxes and head the army.
Head the army and run the Forum.
Build temples and head the army.
Head the army and run the government.
What is a consul's right to reject each other's decisions called?
tax
veto
oversee
affirm
Whose main job was it to interpret the law and act as judges in court cases?
consuls
tribunes
praetors
plebeians
Whose job was it to make sure that the plebeians' concerns were brought to the government's attention?
praetors
consuls
tribunes
patricians
Rome's most important legislative or law-making body of 300 patrician men was called the
forum.
House of Representatives.
congress.
Senate.
Once chosen, senators served for how long?
life
four years
eight years
two years
Why did the plebeians think they should have equal rights?
They fought in the army and paid taxes.
They fought in the army and built temples.
They worshipped the gods and paid taxes.
They fought in the army and worked at the Forum.
The complex structure of Roman government to limit the power of any one group or persons is called a system of
checks and balances.
checks and penalties.
checks and credit cards.
checks on power.
Who made himself dictator for life and was seen as a hero to the plebeians because he gave them land and food, but was seen as power-hungry by the patricians?
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
Scipio
Caesar Augustus
What were the three forms of government that Rome had?
oligarchy, democracy, and theocracy
monarchy, republic, and empire
monarchy, democracy, and republic
theocracy, monarchy, and empire
What was Caesar's grandnephew called before he became the first emperor of Rome?
Mark Antony
Scipio
Sulla
Octavian
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 the
Pax Romana.
Golden Years.
Pax Augustus.
Age of Prosperity.
For what is Augustus best remembered?
He conquered the Etruscans.
He repaired mistakes made by Nero.
He brought order, good government, and peace to Rome.
He overcame Caligula.
What is a gladiator?
They were men who fought against one another or against large animals as a form of entertainment for others.
They were a panel of ordinary people who, in many democracies, took part in cases that were brought to trial.
It was a place for the public to gather to hear speeches, shop, worship at temples, and mingle with friends.
It was a form of government in which people elect leaders, called representatives, to stand in for them.
What was the name used for massive Roman armies?
legion
mass
throng
tribune
January, February, March, April, May and June are named after
cities in the Roman Empire.
famous Roman generals.
Roman emperors.
Roman gods and goddesses.
Which one was NOT a popular form of entertainment in Rome?
bull fights
chariot races
gladiator fights
plays
The former gladiator and slave that led a slave revolt against the Roman Empire was ______________________.
Brutus
Caesar
Hannibal
Spartacus
What was the name for the large, open, market in the center of Roman towns?
agora
Forum
market
mercado
What is the term used to describe a system in which a small and powerful group of people controls the government?
dictatorship
democracy
oligarchy
autocracy
What do we call a form of government where the supreme power is held by a king or queen?
presidential democracy
parliamentary democracy
oligarchy
monarchy
What type of religion did the ancient Romans have?
polytheism
monotheism
Christianity
Islam
In addition to their own developments, the Romans borrowed many ideas from the Etruscans and the
Chinese.
Greeks.
Egyptians.
Mesopotamians.
