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Ancient Roman Civilization Test Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pax Romana is the Latin term for the two-hundred-year period of Roman peace.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Julius Caesar fell in love with me, the queen of Egypt, and imported grain from my country into Rome.

a)

Athena

b)

Cupid

c)

Cleopatra

3.

The form of government that Rome had after the people overthrew the Etruscan kings and that allowed people to vote

a)

monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

republic

4.

The name of the series of battles between Rome and Carthage that lasted more than one hundred years

a)

The Punic Wars

b)

The Civil War

c)

Pax Romana

5.

The first emperor of Rome was

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Augustus Caesar

c)

Constantine the Great

6.

A structure that brings water down from the mountains into the city

a)

the Circus Maximus

b)

a temple

c)

an aqueduct

7.

Who discovered artifacts in the city of Pompeii thousands of years after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?

a)

Justinian

b)

archaeologists

c)

Nero

d)

the Greeks

8.

What term refers to events that took place "Before Christ?"

a)

BC

b)

AD

9.

According to legend, the emperor who "fiddled while Rome burned"

a)

Augustus Caesar

b)

Justinian

c)

Nero

d)

Constantine the Great

10.

Who made a law against persecuting Christians in the Roman Empire?

a)

Augustus Caesar

b)

Nero

c)

Justinian

d)

Constantine the Great

11.

Roman myths and gods and goddesses were similar to Ancient Egypt civilization?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Who was the Byzantine Emperor who tried to reconquer areas of the Western Roman Empire?

a)

Constantine the Great

b)

Augustus Caesar

c)

Justinian

d)

Julius Caesar

13.

What were some contributions that ancient Romans gave to the rest of the world? Select ALL that apply.

a)

concrete

b)

aqeducts

c)

light bulbs

d)

the calendar

14.

Why is Rome considered a civilization? Select ALL that apply.

a)

they had wars

b)

they had their own government

c)

people had different jobs

d)

they had their own religion

15.

What did NOT happen in the legend of Romulus and Remus?

a)

The twins were sent to be killed by a king.

b)

A wolf and a shepherd helped them to live.

c)

Remus killed Romulus.

d)

Romulus found Rome.

16.

Patricians could vote and own slaves.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Plebeians could vote and had jobs.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Slaves could not vote and had to work hard for no pay.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What led to the Roman Empire's decline? Select ALL that apply.

a)

Emperors and Senators became greedy and selfish

b)

hired mercenaries fought wars

c)

Romans became weak and lazy.

d)

The city burned down.