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Rome

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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 
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Golden Years
c)
Pax Augustus
d)
Age of Prosperity
2.

A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic

a)

patrician

b)

plebian

c)

counsul

d)

dictator

3.
A structure that carries water over long distances
a)
colosseum
b)
dome
c)
aqueduct
d)
arch
4.
An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
mercenary
5.
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
a)
Caesar
b)
Augustus
c)
Diocletian
d)
Constantine
6.
Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Persians
7.

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.

8.
What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?
a)
Consuls
b)
Praetors
c)
Tribunes
d)
Senators
9.
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
10.

The complex structure of Roman government to limit the power of any one group or persons is called a system of

a)

Checks and balances

b)

Checks and penalties

c)

Checks and denarii

d)

Checks and payments

11.
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
12.
Early in the first century AD a new religion called ________________ appeared in Rome.
a)
stoics
b)
philosophy
c)
Augustus
d)
Christianity
13.
The Roman Empire survived for as long as it did, at least in part, because of its __________, which were written down and kept on public display.
a)
philosphy
b)
statues
c)
laws
d)
aqueducts
14.
____ were the first set of written laws in Rome.
a)
10 Commandments
b)
Roman Code
c)
The Ten Chairs
d)
The Twelve Tables.
15.

What did Diocletian do to the Empire?

a)

He started a war to expand Rome

b)

Adopted Christianity

c)

Reunited Rome

d)

Split the empire into 2 sections

16.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

The empire’s vast size.

b)

Corruption in Roman Government.

c)

Pressure on the Goths from the Huns.

d)

Influence of Greek culture.

17.

After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the ________________ empire arose in what was Eastern Rome

a)

Ottoman

b)

Mongol

c)

Persian

d)

Byzantine

18.
What year did the Roman empire collapse?
a)
350 A.D.
b)
476 A.D. 
c)
200 A.D.
d)
632 A.D. 
19.
Which term best describes Roman bridges and aqueducts?
a)
Impermanent 
b)
Lightweight
c)
Durable
d)
Wooden
20.

Pax Romana is Latin for:

a)

Roman Peace

b)

Roman Trouble

c)

Augustus's Empire

d)

Freedom and Joy