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Week 16: Life in Rome

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which people conquered the region of Italy that included Rome in 800 B.C.?

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Etruscans

c)

Assyrians

2.

Although Julius Caesar built the largest empire in the known world, a group of patricians killed him because they were afraid he wanted to become a(n)

a)

king

b)

general

c)

emperor

3.

Which of the following classes would you belong to if you were a farmer in ancient Rome?

a)

slaves

b)

patricians

c)

plebeians

4.

Use the web and what you know to answer this question.


According to Roman mythology, which god or goddess ruled the ocean?

a)

Apollo

b)

Neptune

c)

Mercury

5.

The Punic wars were fought over control of which major body of water?

a)

the Tiber River

b)

the Mediterranean Sea

c)

the Adriatic Sea

6.

What was displayed on a wealthy Roman's toga to show his rank?

a)

medals

b)

purple stripes

c)

gold tassels

7.

According to Roman legend, what animal rescued and raised the twin boys, Romulus and Remus?

a)

a wolf

b)

a fox

c)

a bear

8.

Which Roman emperor converted to Christianity and made it the official religion of Rome?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Augustus

c)

Constantine

9.

Use the timeline and what you know to answer this question.


Which event came first in Roman history? [Hint: be careful with the time dating designations, B.C. and A.D.]

a)

Julius Caesar was stabbed to death.

b)

Claudius invaded Britain.

c)

The Roman roads Aqua Appia and Via Appia were built.

10.

Even though the Romans were famous for building many aqueducts to bring clean drinking water to their people, historians say that the first aqueduct was built by the

a)

Egyptians

b)

Assyrians

c)

Greeks