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Roman Empire Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of nations or people ruled over by an emperor, empress or other powerful ruler or government.

a)

Confederation

b)

Empire

c)

Kingdom

d)

Country

2.

The male supreme ruler of an empire or land

a)

Emperor

b)

Consul

c)

Tribune

d)

Magistrate

3.

Period of great peace and stability in the Roman Empire

a)

Pax Romana

b)

SPQR

c)

Pax Senatus

d)

Pax Italia

4.

Channel that moves water over a long distance

a)

Arch

b)

Consul

c)

Legion

d)

Aqueduct

5.

Building material made by mixing small stones and sand with limestone, clay, and water.

a)

volcanic rock

b)

asphalt

c)

concrete

d)

lime

6.

mercenary

a)

An ordinary person in Rome

b)

Two men who led the Roman government

c)

A soldier who fights only for money, not country

d)

People who choose to die for a cause they believe in

7.

The wealthy ruling class of Rome

a)

Ciceros

b)

Plebeians

c)

Visogoths

d)

Patricians

8.
The social class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and poor farmers
a)
Ciceros
b)
Patricians
c)
Visogoths
d)
Plebeians
9.

Forum

a)

the place where plebeians buy food from farmers.

b)

the center of most of the important public activities of the city Rome and its empire

c)

a place where patricians go to bathe.

d)

a clay tablet that Romans used to write

10.

Rule of law

a)

It means that people should not follow the rules of law

b)

It means that people should live according to a set of agreed-upon laws

c)

It means that rules and laws are different.

d)

It means that laws only apply to some people

11.

Roman general who became the republic's dictator in 45 B.C.

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Nero

c)

Caligula

d)

Constantine

12.

An elected official who led the Roman Republic

a)

Consul

b)

Caesar

c)

Representative

d)

Senator

13.

A council whose members were the heads of wealthy, landowning families.

a)

Representatives

b)

Consul

c)

Gladiator

d)

Senate

14.

A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Dictatorship

15.

Officially declare a person to be a god

a)

Inflation

b)

Forum

c)

Deify

d)

Villa