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Chapter 10 Section 1-Geography and Rise of Rome

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 494 BC these people elected their own officials and formed their own council.

a)

Patricians

b)

Republic

c)

Plebeians

d)

Romulus and Remus

2.

What were the nobles of Rome called?

a)

Plebeians

b)

Patricians

c)

Remus and Romulus

d)

There's a Yeti in my spaghetti!

3.

What were the common people of Rome called?

a)

Plebeians

b)

Patricians

c)

Republic

d)

Remus and Romulus

4.

In 509 BC. what kind of government did the Romans create?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Polytheism

5.

What helped Rome become a major power in the ancient world?

a)

location

b)

geography

c)

government

d)

all of the above

6.

According to Roman legend, who was Rome's founders?

a)

Romulus and Remus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Cincinnatus

d)

Willardus

7.

Rome's history can be traced back to what Trojan hero?

a)

Cincinnatus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Aeneas

d)

Tony Macaroni

8.

This country looks like a high-heeled boot.

a)

Georgia

b)

Florida

c)

Egypt

d)

Italy

9.

Identify 3 facts about the mountains of Rome.

a)

They made it hard for people to travel across Italy.

b)

Some were volcanic.

c)

They were called the Apennines.

d)

All of the above

10.

What are 3 examples of Rome's geography?

a)

mountains

b)

hills

c)

rivers

d)

all of the above

11.

The Romans built cities on these for defense.

a)

Mountains

b)

Hills

c)

Plains

d)

Valleys

12.

Why did the Romans build their cities near rivers?

a)

Rivers were a fresh source of water.

b)

The sound of running water was soothing.

13.

Identify 3 classes of citizens that made up the Roman Republic.

a)

Dictators

b)

Plebeians

c)

Patricians

d)

All of the above

14.

True or False: Dictators in Rome's republic could stay in power for 6 months.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: Plebeians were nobles.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What mountain range runs down the middle of the Italian peninsula?

a)

Alps

b)

Rockies

c)

Himalayas

d)

Apennines

17.

True or False: Plebeians ran Rome's government.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

How did geography help Romans prosper?

a)

They used the hills for defense.

b)

Rivers provided fresh water.

c)

Italy's location allowed many crops to grow there.

d)

All of the above

19.

What is a republic?

a)

A government where people elect people to govern them.

b)

A government where people do not elect people to govern them.

c)

A monarchy. (king)

d)

Polytheism