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Rome

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _______________ is a form of government in which citizens elect their leaders.

a)

an empire

b)

a monarchy

c)

a republic

d)

a colony

2.

Rome made some of the people they conquered ____ to ensure their loyalty.

a)

citizens

b)

consuls

c)

soldiers

d)

merchants merchants

3.

The __________ were the ruling class of ancient Rome.

a)

Etruscans

b)

Greeks

c)

patricians

d)

Plebeians

4.

The ______________ were the ordinary citizens in ancient Rome.

a)

Etruscans

b)

Greeks

c)

plebeians

d)

Patricians

5.

The main rival of the Roman Republic, competing for control of the Mediterranean region, was ______________.

a)

Sicily

b)

Carthage

c)

Greece

d)

Persia

6.

What was the final step in the process that gave the plebeians equality in the Roman Republic.

a)

Plebians could vote.

b)

Plebians could rule.

c)

Plebeians could make laws for all Romans.

d)

Plebeians could become consuls

7.

A group of eight senators killed Julius Caesar to ______________.

a)

make laws for all Romans

b)

keep him from passing bad laws

c)

save the republic

d)

give the senate absolute power

8.
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
9.

Pax Romana is Latin for:

a)

Roman Peace

b)

Roman Trouble

c)

Augustus's Empire

d)

Freedom and Joy

10.

What Roman Achievement allowed for quicker travel?

a)

Roads

b)

Aqueducts

c)

Domes

d)

Baths

11.

Which Roman leader ended the Roman Republic?

a)

Juluis Caesar

b)

Nero

c)

Constatine

d)

Augustus

12.

A group of 5-6 thousand soldiers

a)

Legion

b)

Century

c)

Legionnaires

d)

Centurions

13.

Which ancient civilization is credited with creating the first alphabet?

a)

The Greeks

b)

The Hebrews

c)

The Romans

d)


The Phoenicians

14.

The people who murdered Julius Caesar wanted to give power back to the Senate. Instead, their action began...

a)

A civil war.

b)


An era of trade.

c)

The Punic Wars.

d)


Rome's expansion

15.

Julius Caesar’s reforms included giving citizenship to…

a)


many people in Roman territories.       

b)

Carthaginians.

c)

the Celts.

d)

slaves.

16.

The government of the United States has what in common with the government of ancient Rome, before they became an empire in 27 BCE?

a)

All citizens have the right to vote in elections.

b)

It is a direct democracy.

c)


Anyone can run for elected office.

d)


It is a republic.

17.

In the Roman Republic, power was shared between the Senate, legislative assemblies and consuls. Each had their own responsibilities and ways to keep the other groups from having too much power. Which governmental principle did this represent?

a)


civic duty

b)

rule of law

c)


individual rights 

d)


checks and balances