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WorksheetsAncient Rome
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Italy has attracted settlers for thousands of years because of its
central location and climate
isolation
plentiful rainfall and thick forests
rugged mountains
Traditional legend says that Romulus and Remus founded the city of
Aeneas
Latium
Rome
Sicily
Etruscans were skilled in
building aqueducts
gymnastics
making pottery
metalworking
The Romans overthrew this leader, prior to setting up the republican form of government, where people were treated fairly?
King Leonidas of Sparta
Tarquin the Proud of the Etruscans
Alexander the Great of Macedonia
King Darius of Persia
In addition to having a strong army, the Romans also
ruled with extreme harshness
ruled ineffectively
ruled wisely and effectively
ruled with no concern to those they conquered
Which mountain range runs north to south through the length of Italy?
The Alps
The Apennines
The Rockies
The Appalachians
How is the leader of a republic chosen?
They are elected
They take over with military power
The position is inherited
There is no one leader
What is the system called that allows some conquered people, such as the Latins, full Roman citizenship?
The Rule of Law
The Law of Nations
The Roman Confederations
The Greeks influenced Roman clothing.
True
False
Roughly how many soldiers are in a legion?
60
120
6,000
60,000
These people were the ruling class and top officials of the Roman Republic
artisans
patricians
plebeians
shopkeepers
In 494 BCE, what did many Roman plebeians do to protest for equal rights?
burned government buildings
moved to another country
stopped paying taxes
went on strike
The best-known early Roman dictator of the Republic was
Cincinnatus
Livy
Remus
Romulus
Rome's first code of law was called the
Forum
Law of Nations
Rule of Law
Twelve Tables
Whom did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
Carthage
Greece
Sicily
the Phoenicians
A wealthy landowner is called a patrician.
True
False
Hannibal helped Rome to win the Second Punic War
True
False
Hannibal brought 46,000 soldiers and 37 of what animal to fight Rome?
Horses
Hippos
Elephants
Emus
The Latin word for "I forbid" is dictate
True
False
A plebeian could be an artisan, shopkeeper or farmer.
True
False
Rome conquered Italy by
modeling their army after the Greeks
treating everyone fairly
creating an alliance with the Etruscans
developing a flexible, strong army
The Romans made their conquered peoples loyal by
modeling their army after the Greeks
treating everyone fairly
creating an alliance with the Etruscans
developing a flexible, strong army
Early Rome was protected from pirate raids because
it had a strong army
pirates were afraid of Romulus
it was located far enough from the Mediterranean Sea
there was no treasure in Rome
Carthage was located
on the southern tip of Spain
in Asia Minor
in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea
on the northern coast of Africa
What helped the Romans to defeat Carthage in the First Punic War?
modeling their navy after the Greeks
creating a moveable bridge on the front of their ships
having a larger navy
encouraging the Carthaginian colonies on Sicily to rebel
