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WorksheetsAncient Rome Test
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Under Emperor Trajan, the Roman Empire's European boundaries were set at
Britain in the northwest and Mosopotamia in the east
Britain in the est and Mesopotamia in the northest
Ireland in the northeast and Mesopotamia in the east
Italy has attracted settlers for thousands of years because of its
central location and climate
isolation
plentiful rainfall and thick forests
great place to work on a tan
When Justinian became emperor, he realized that the empire's laws were
disorganized and confusing
not detailed enough
outdated
too limiting
The political leader Cicero called for a representative government with limited powers and was against
citizenship rights
dictators
republican government
the Greeks
Whom did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
Carthage
Greece
Sicily
MMA fighter
From where do many of the US's key ideas for government come?
ancient Greece and Rome
the Constitution
the judicial branch
the U.S. Congress
They were brothers who fought to bring reforms to the early Republic.
Antony and Marcus
Marius and Sulla
Tiberius and Gaius
Jonas Brothers
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
This wife of Augustus had a say in Rome's politics even though women did not have full citizenship rights.
Aphrodite
Athena
Wonder Woman
Livia
While this Roman emperor fought battles away from Rome, his wife, Julia Domna, was in charge of political affairs in Rome.
Augustus
Ptolemy
Septimius
Zeus
Rome's lower classes saw Julius Caesar as a
bad leader
hero
landowner
priest
This cruel emperor murdered many people and appointed his horse as consul.
Caligula
Claudius
Nero
Tiberius
One reform of Julius Caesar's that still affects us today is the move to accept a/an
economy that ends the use of slave labor
military-run government
public jobs program
12-month calendar
The Romans overthrew which group and set up the republican form of government where people were treated fairly
Etruscans
Greeks
Latins
Traditional legend says that Romulus and Remus founded the city of
Aeneas
Latium
Rome
Rock City
The best-known early Roman dictator of the Republic was
Cincinnatus
Livy
Remus
Romulus
Adopted around 451 B.C., Rome's first coder of law was called the
Forum
New Roman Laaw
Rule of Law
Twelve Tables
The Justinian Code has been the basis for what in many countries?
government organization
legal systems
religious order
the system for taxation
In 494 B.C. what did many Roman plebeians do to protest for equal rights?
burned government buildings
moved to anotehr country
stopped paying taxes
went on strike
The ruling class and top officials of the Roman Republic were the
artisans
patricians
plebeians
shopkeepers
Most Roman soldiers carried a short iron sword called a gladius and
a copper spear called a pilium
an iron knife
an iron spear called a pilium
The reign of Auguestus began a long era of
civil war
conflict
discontent
peace and prosperity
The members of Rome's Second Triumvirate were Lepidus, Antony, and
Cincinnatus
Cicero
Cleopatra
Octavian
As Roman emperor, who moved the empire's capital to Constantinople?
Alaric
Constantine
Nero
Theodosius
Which of the Following Roman emperors accepted Christianity in A.D. 312?
Augustine
Constantine
Nero
Theodosius
Constantinople at first resembled cities in the Roman Empire because
there was no organized government
it had no slavery
poor people were mistreated there
Latin was spoken there
The new capital of the Roman Empire was Constantinople, which was formerly the city of
Alexandria
Byzantium
Carthage
The most important element in Rome's strong economy was
agriculture
glassmaking
metalworking
pottery
Which group is found at the top of the early Christian church hierarchy?
archbishops
bishops
patriarchs
priests
What does Christianity teach about Jesus?
He is a Jewish priest
He is the writer of the Christian Bible
He is the Son of God
He is the first shepherd
Which were religious communities wehre devout Christian men of the Eastern Roman Empire lived apart form the world?
convernts
fortresses
missionaries
monasteries
Which group of people did the Romans view as a threat to the empire?
Christians
Jews
martyrs
patriarchs
When Jesus was arrested after the Last Supper, what was MOST LIKELY the charge against him?
celebrating the Jewish holy days of Passover
committing treason or disloyalty to the government
leading an unlawful meeting
The Gospels, which are written accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus, together form part of
the Edict of Milan
the writings of Paul
The City of God
the New Testament
Christian scripture, or holy wrigings, states that
Mary Magdalene betrayed Jesus
Jesus rose from the dead
the Romans tried to save Jesus
According to Chrstian tradition, who helped set up a Christian church in Rome after the death of Jesus
Paul of Tarsus, a Jew and Roman citizen
Peter, a Jewish fisher from Galilee
the bishop of Rome, or pope
Theodosius, a Roman emperor
Christians could communicate the message of Jesus because most people in the Roman Empire spoke
English and Spanish
Greek and Hebrew
Hebrew and Latin
Latin and Greek
This pope was a former monk and excellent administrator who tried to bring about reforms in the church.
Augustine
Constantine
Gregory I
Leo III
The Visigoths warred with which other invading tribe?
Etruscans
Greeks
Huns
Philistines
The Byzantine military conquered territories once part of the Roman Empire that included
Britain an dGaul
China and India
Egypt and Syria
Italy, Spain, and Northern Africa
What happened after the Battle of Adrianople?
All enslaved people were freed
More Germanic tribes attacked Rome
The Anglo-Saxons revolted
The fall of Rome began with poor leadership, attacks by invaders, and
a declining economy
an evil emperor
an overabundance of food
Rome finally fell when groups of which people invaded from northern Europe?
Celtic
Egyptian
Germanic
Slavic
The houses of the wealthy Romans were built around a(n)
atrium
colonnade
promenade
Emperor Vespasian began construction of this famous Roman sporting site.
Hadrian's Wall
Mount Vesuvius
the aqueduct
the Colosseum
