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Chapter 6 Ancient Rome

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic

a)

patrician

b)

plebian

c)

counsul

d)

dictator

2.

A pipeline or channel that carries water over long distances

a)

colosseum

b)

dome

c)

aqueduct

d)

arch

3.
A foreign soldier who serves only for pay and has no loyalty to Rome
a)
dictator
b)
patrician
c)
mercenary
d)
plebian
4.

An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic. Farmers, artisans, merchants, commoners

a)

patrician

b)

plebian

c)

counsul

d)

mercenary

5.
A person elected to rule the Roman Republic for a short period in time of emergency
a)
emperor
b)
king
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
6.
What was Roman law based on?
a)
revenge
b)
inequality
c)
fairness
d)
absolute rule
7.
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
a)
Caesar
b)
Augustus
c)
Diocletian
d)
Constantine
8.
Augustus was Julius Caesar's
a)
nephew
b)
son
c)
brother
d)
grandson
9.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
10.
Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Persians
11.
Why did the Romans create the republic?
a)
So they would not have a king in control.
b)
To defend themselves.
c)
So that every person could be a citizen.
d)
So that judges could make laws.
12.

Why was Rome's geographic setting important?

a)

Strong winds brought heavy spring rains to the land.

b)

Its position was central to Italy and the known Western world.

c)

It was surrounded by deserts which kept is safe from invasion.

d)

Farmers depended on yearly flooding to plant crops.

13.
Which emperor wanted to share power with the senate?  Hint: he controlled the time known as Pax Romana?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Caligula
c)
Augustus
d)
Diocletian
14.
Which area was NOT a part of the Roman Empire?
a)
North Africa
b)
Russia
c)
Britain
d)
Gaul
15.
What city was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted?
a)
Naples
b)
Florence
c)
Rome
d)
Pompeii
16.
Which of the following would you NOT see during a day at the Roman circus?
a)
Clowns squeezing into a tiny chariot
b)
Gladiator fights
c)
Bread given to all people
d)
Wild animals from other nations
17.
Why did the Romans persecute the early Christians?
a)
Because they looked different.
b)
Because they liked them.
c)
Because they were afraid they would get too much power.
d)
Because they believed in Jesus's teachings.
18.
Which of the following was NOT true for women in Ancient Rome?
a)
Had power over all family matters
b)
Often married young
c)
Sometimes went to school, but not often.
d)
Could not enter politics
19.
In what sea was Rome a peninsula, which allowed it to prosper in trade and interact with and conquer other lands? 
a)
Red
b)
Black
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Arabian
20.
Who could be a Roman citizen?
a)
Only patrician men
b)
Only plebeian men
c)
Both patrician and plebeian men
d)
Both patrician and plebeian women
21.
What were the rights and responsibilities of Roman citizens? 
a)
Vote
b)
Pay taxes
c)
Serve in the army
d)
All of the above
22.
What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?
a)
Consuls
b)
Praetors
c)
Tribunes
d)
Senators
23.
What were the jobs of consuls?
a)
Pay taxes and head the army
b)
Head the army and run the Forum
c)
Build temples and head the army
d)
Head the army and run the government
24.

The Council of Plebs elected what officials to make sure the plebeians' concerns were brought to the government's attention?

a)

Praetors

b)

Consuls

c)

Tribunes

d)

Patricians

25.

Rome's important legislative or law-making body of 300 Patrician men who served for life

a)

Forum

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Congress

d)

Senate

26.

What were the first written code of laws that Plebeians demanded be put into writing so judges would have to follow them?

a)

The Twelve Tables

b)

The Ten Commandments

c)

Civic Duty

d)

The Eightfold Path

27.
Who could rule with absolute power for a short period of time during a crisis?
a)
King
b)
Senator
c)
Dictator
d)
President
28.
Who made himself dictator for life and was seen as a hero to the plebeians because he gave them land & food, but was power-hungry to the patricians?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Mark Antony
c)
Scipio
d)
Caesar Augustus
29.
What were the three forms of government that Rome had?
a)
Oligarchy, democracy, theocracy
b)
Monarchy, republic, empire
c)
Monarchy, democracy, republic
d)
Theocracy, monarchy, empire
30.

By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of peace that lasted 200 years called

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Golden Years

c)

Pax Augustus

d)

Age of Prosperity

31.

What was the importance of the Twelve Tables?

a)

They returned all government power to the Patricians.

b)

They were the first Plebeian laws.

c)

They made the Forum the home of government offices.

d)

They were the first written law code in Rome.

32.

Which group of people made up the majority of population in Rome?

a)

Nobles

b)

Patricians

c)

Upper-Class

d)

Plebeians

33.

Which officials represented the common people in the Roman government?

a)

Dictators and Consuls

b)

Assemblies and Tribunes

c)

Senators and Consuls

d)

Patricians and Magistrates

34.

How did Rome gain lands throughout the Italian Peninsula?

a)

Rome conquered Carthage and took all of Italy.

b)

Rome conquered Greece and took all their lands

c)

Rome sent out their armies to conquer a huge empire.

d)

Rome defeated others who attacked them and took their lands.

35.

Which of the following helped Rome to conquer other lands in the early days of the Republic?

a)

Rome was older and stronger than any other cultures.

b)

Rome’s armies were disciplined and organized.

c)

Rome was wealthier than other cultures.

d)

Rome had the best navy in the Mediterranean.

36.

Rome defeated carthage in the ______________

a)

Carthigan War

b)

Punic wars

c)

Peloponnesian War

d)

World War I

37.

On March 15, 44 BC ________________ was assassinated by Brutus and other members of the senate

a)

gladiator

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

none

d)

Pax Romana

38.

Roman ______________brought fresh water to roman cities

a)

gladiators

b)

aqueducts

c)

plebeians

d)

patricians

39.

____________fought for the entertainment of romans

a)

gladiators

b)

aqueducts

c)

none

d)

all of the above

40.

What kind of government is a republic?

a)

the most powerful family rules

b)

one king rules

c)

the people choose their leaders

d)

there are no rulers

41.

Groups of Roman soldiers were called

a)

legionaries

b)

plebeians

c)

phalanxes

d)

consuls

42.

The city of Rome is on a peninsula.

a)

true

b)

false

43.

The Roman soldiers built roads to help them travel.

a)

true

b)

false

44.

Rome conquered a very large empire. What is an empire?

a)

a business with many people who work there

b)

many territories or countries who have the same ruler

c)

many changes to make someone better

d)

a count of all the people who live in a country

45.

Jew who was seen as the Messiah(son of God), began Christianity, was crucified for defying the authority of Rome.

a)

Hannibal

b)

Jesus

c)

Atilla

d)

Julius Caesar

46.

close follower of Jesus

a)

mercenary

b)

inflation

c)

apostle

d)

senate

47.

First apostle who helped spread Christianity

a)

Hannibal

b)

Augustus

c)

Atilla

d)

Peter

48.

a decline in the value of money, accompanied by a rise in the price of goods and services.

a)

aqueduct

b)

inflation

c)

common coinage

d)

senate

49.

an ancient culture that developed from a blending of Greek, Hellenistic and Roman culture.

a)

Hellenistic culture

b)

Pax Romana

c)

Greco-Roman culture

d)

Greek cultre

50.

The three parts of the Roman government

a)

consuls, senate, assembly

b)

consuls, empire, assembly

c)

senate, assembly, governor

d)

governor, senate, consuls

51.

Powerful chief of the Huns

a)

Peter

b)

Hannibal

c)

Atilla

d)

Jesus

52.

strong-willed emperor, divided the empire into the East and West

a)

Hannibal

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Atilla

d)

Diocletian

53.

Who was the most influential teacher in Chinese history?

a)

Shi Huangdi

b)

Confucious

c)

Yu the Great

d)

Laozi

54.

Which belief system was based on strict laws?

a)

Confusianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

55.

What is a synonym for morals?

a)

Corruption

b)

Dishonest

c)

Fake

d)

Ethics

56.

Who was the most influential Daoist teacher?

a)

Shi Huangdi

b)

Confucious

c)

Yu the Great

d)

Laozi

57.

Which belief system supported family order?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

58.

Which belief system wanted the government to stay out of people's lives?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

59.

Which belief system believed that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

60.

Which belief system believed that the Chinese needed to return to ethics?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

61.

Which belief system believed that people should let things flow naturally?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

62.

"All family members should be loyal to each other" is a belief of which system?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

63.

"A guilty person's relatives and neighbors should also be punished" is a belief of which system?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

64.

"The universe is a balance of opposites" is a belief of which system?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

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