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Ancient Rome

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Citizens who were wealthy landowners and senators were part of which social group?

a)

citizens

b)

patricians

c)

plebeians

d)

slaves

2.

Common people, shopkeepers, and farmers were members of which social group?

a)

citizens

b)

patricians

c)

plebeians

d)

slaves

3.

What modern country is Rome located?

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

Egypt

d)

United States

4.

What modern continents did the Roman Empire cover?

a)

North America and South America

b)

Asia, Middle East, Africa

c)

Asia, Europe, Africa

d)

Europe, Asia, Australia

5.

The ______ was the main river in Rome.

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Tigris

d)

Tiber

6.

The laws of ancient Rome were written down and called

a)

the Twelve Tables

b)

the Constitution of Rome

c)

Hammurabi's Code

d)

the Tables of the Senate

7.

Which civilization influenced the Romans the most with architecture, the arts, and literature?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Greeks

c)

Americans

d)

Europeans

8.

Who were the consuls?

a)

Women who were in the government

b)

Two men who had authority to make decisions for the Roman Republic

c)

Citizens who could vote for the leaders

d)

Groups of citizens who were allowed to vote for the leaders

9.

In a country that is a Republic, citizens get to

a)

veto the decisions of the leaders

b)

petition for laws that help the schools

c)

choose its leaders

d)

fire the dictator

10.

What was a tribune?

a)

representatives for the plebeians

b)

representatives for the patricians

c)

representatives for the consuls

d)

groups of government workers

11.

When the Roman Empire split, what was the Byzantine Empire also called?

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Greek Eastern Empire

c)

Latin Western Empire

d)

Pax Romana

12.

A time when the Roman Empire was thriving in economy, industry and trade was known as the

a)

Greek Olympics

b)

height of the empire

c)

peaceful time

d)

Pax Romana

13.

Wealthy Roman women had

a)

the same rights as wealthy Roman men

b)

more freedoms than lower class women

c)

more children than lower class women

d)

more legal rights than men

14.

Which of these statements about Julius Caesar are true?

a)

he was a general and fought Greece

b)

he was a Senator in Rome

c)

he made himself the Roman dictator for life

d)

all of the above

15.

The Punic Wars were fought between Carthage and

a)

Africa

b)

Sicily

c)

Rome

d)

Hannibal

16.

The _______ invaded the Italian peninsula and were some of the first people to settle there.

a)

Greeks

b)

Romans

c)

twins Romulus and Remus

d)

Etruscans

17.

Which continent is south of the Italian peninsula?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Middle East

18.

Which country is east of the Italian peninsula?

a)

Africa

b)

Greece

c)

Rome

d)

Spain

19.

In order to make people loyal to Rome, when they conquered a new area the Romans made them ______

a)

citizens

b)

Pay taxes

c)

Serve in the army

d)

Pray to Caesar

20.

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

21.
A key idea that Romans passed on to the world which states that everyone should be equal under the law is called the 
a)
Rule of Senators
b)
Rule of Law
c)
Rule of Rome
d)
All of the above
22.

What are two ways that the Roman government was similar to the U.S. government?

a)

Both allowed only men to vote.

b)

They both have had monarchs ruling over them.

c)

They both are republics and have 3 branches of government.

d)

They both have had dictators ruling over them.

23.
A structure that carries water over long distances
a)
colosseum
b)
dome
c)
aqueduct
d)
arch
24.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
25.

Which city became the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Carthage

b)

Rome

c)

Athens

d)

Constantinople