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Roman Vocabulary

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were patricians?

a)

Poor Families

b)

Wealthy Families

c)

Slaves

d)

A low class

2.

Who were a group of prestigious leaders who advised the consuls?

a)

Judicial branch

b)

Assembly

c)

Senate

d)

Consuls

3.

Who was a plebeian?

a)

Normal Families

b)

Wealthy Families

c)

Slaves

d)

A high class

4.

What social group was the senate made up of?

a)

Plebeians

b)

Patricians

c)

Slaves

d)

Emperors

5.

How many people were in the senate?

a)

2

b)

300

c)

200

d)

100

6.

What does the senate do?

a)

Protect plebeian rights

b)

Rule the empire

c)

Veto laws

d)

Makes laws

7.

The male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire or land

a)

Emperor

b)

Consul

c)

Tribune

d)

Magistrate

8.

Period of great peace and stability in the Roman Empire

a)

Pax Romana

b)

SPQR

c)

Pax Senatus

d)

Pax Italia

9.

Channel that moves water over a long distance

a)

Arch

b)

Consul

c)

Legion

d)

Aqueduct

10.

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

a)

volcanic rock

b)

asphalt

c)

concrete

d)

lime

11.

100-44 B.C. 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 form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Dictatorship

14.
Who is the Founder of ROME?
a)
Remus
b)
Rome
c)
Romulus
d)
Remolus
15.
what was the first written Roman Law?
a)
the Roman Code
b)
the Code of Caesar
c)
the 12 Tables
d)
the 10 Commandments 
16.
An event in Roman history where they fought the Carthaginian empire.
a)
Roman War
b)
Punic War
c)
Gaul War
d)
Vandal War
17.
Who were part of the First Triumvirate?
a)
Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompei, Licinius Crassus
b)
Lepidus, Marc Antony, Octavian
c)
Pompei, Marc Antony, Octavian
d)
Julius Caesar, Mark Anthony, Licinius Crassus
18.

Rule by a privileged heredity class or nobility

a)

Aristocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

19.

A form of government in which power is held by the people

a)

Artistocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

20.

A government or country ruled by a king or queen

a)

Aristocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

21.

A government ruled by a few powerful people

a)

Aristrocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

22.
Hellenistic civilization refers to the fusion of Greek civilization with other civilization due to the conquests made by Alexander the Great.
a)
True
b)
False
23.

Who was the Roman emperor that passed the Edict of Milan?

a)

Augustus

b)

Flavian

c)

Jesus

d)

Constantine

24.
This is a city state in Ancient Greece.
a)
Politic
b)
Polis
c)
Village
d)
Community
25.
What is the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Rome
b)
Istanbul
c)
Constantinople
d)
Columbus
26.

Why was Augustus successful in securing and maintaining power?

a)

He proclaimed himself king

b)

He didn't proclaim himself king

c)

He used the Roman army against the people of Rome

d)

He killed the senators

27.
Which government has one person in charge who rules by force and with total authority?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
28.
In a direct democracy_________.
a)
ževery citizen gets to vote.
b)
žonly chosen representatives get to vote.
c)
žonly the Kings get to vote.
d)
žonly males get to vote.