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WorksheetsM10 Ancient Rome
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 23mins
How did Italy’s geography and climate help Rome’s development?
Its mountains and cold climate helped keep foreign peoples from invading.
Its long coasts and tropical climate helped land and sea trade
Its mild climate and rivers helped provide Romans with a supply of food and fresh water.
Its dry climate and flat plains helped Romans grow crops and domesticate animals.
What was the role of a dictator in ancient Rome?
to defend the city from invaders
to make laws for the benefit of the people
to control the government for his own benefit
to use absolute power to make himself wealthy
What was the role of the Roman Forum?
It was located on Palatine Hill, where the wealthiest citizens lived.
It was the port where goods from around the Mediterranean arrived.
It was the center of civic and religious life in Rome.
It was where the Roman army trained.
Why did the Gracchi propose the creation of farms on Roman public lands?
to prevent poor Romans from rebelling
to increase the size of the Roman army
to punish wealthy Romans for opposing them
to increase their support among unemployed Romans
Which of the following helped increase trade in the Roman Empire?
establishing ports in the Atlantic Ocean
invading India and eastern Africa
improving farming techniques
using a common currency
Why did Constantine build the new Roman capital at Constantinople?
It was surrounded by mountains and easy to defend.
It was the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
It was located where Europe and Asia meet.
It was located near gold and silver mines.
How did the Roman government contribute to the fall of Rome?
It closed schools.
Its officials were corrupt.
It collected too little taxes.
Its officials refused to work
How did the Romans improve upon Greek architecture?
They used concrete and vaults to build larger structures.
They perfected the use of columns to support a dome.
They used marble to make buildings more attractive.
They copied the subjects of earlier sculptures.
Greek surgeon who made discoveries about the human body
Galen
Livy
Ovid
Virgil
Roman poet who wrote about mythology, including Metamorphoses
Galen
Livy
Ovid
Virgil
Roman writer whose epic, the Aeneid, described the founding of Rome
Galen
Livy
Ovid
Virgil
Roman historian who wrote about the founding of Rome and the establishing of the Roman Empire
Galen
Livy
Ovid
Virgil
Why were Roman aqueducts so remarkable?
They crossed miles of uneven land to bring water to cities.
They supported a long series of underwater pipes
They required less material to hold more water.
They directed water into large reservoirs.
(a) The two most powerful officials in Rome
(a) Roman emperor; he conquered most of Britain and built a huge wall across the northern part of the island to keep barbarian invaders from the north out of Roman territory.
(a) Roman Peace
In geographic terms, Italy is a ___________.
an island
a peninsula
a mountain range
a continent
How did the Romans benefit from Italy's climate?
The weather was rarely very hot
A variety of food crops grew well
The snowfall allowed for fresh water
A number of cash crops grew for trade
Letter A
Mediterranean Sea
Ligurian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
Adriatic Sea
Letter B
Mediterranean Sea
Ligurian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
Adriatic Sea
Letter C
Mediterranean Sea
Ligurian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
Adriatic Sea
Letter F
Mediterranean Sea
Ligurian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
Adriatic Sea
Letter D
Po River
Tiber River
Letter E
Po River
Tiber River
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Sardinia
Corsica
The Alps
The Apennines
Sicily
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Sardinia
Corsica
The Alps
The Apennines
Sicily
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Sardinia
Corsica
The Alps
The Apennines
Sicily
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Sardinia
Corsica
The Alps
The Apennines
Sicily
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Sardinia
Corsica
The Alps
The Apennines
Sicily
Common people
(a)
to reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government officials
(a)
n.a system that balances the distribution of power in a government
(a)
n.the nobility in Roman society
(a)
n.the decay of people’s values
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Why did the Roman Empire conquer other territories?
To gain people for an army and to force people to become citizens
To gain access to resources such as gold and to tax people and raise money
To prevent neighboring people from invading and to force people to become citizens
To force epople to become citizens and to tax people and raise money
Why did officials display the Twelve Tablets in the Roman Forum?
Romans would know the laws they needed to follow
Romans could debate the meaning of the new laws
Romans would understand their duties as citizens
They made up over half the population
How did Rome win the second Punic Wars?
By destroying Carthage and enslaving its people
by attacking Carthage's allies in Spain and Gaul
by attacking Carthage's forces and forcing Hannibal away from Italy
by wearing down Carthage's forces and taking over Sicily
