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WorksheetsAncient Rome Review Game
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 40mins
This river traveled straight through Rome and helped support several aspects of Roman life
Adriatic River
Tiber River
Mediterranean River
Alps River
In the myth of how Rome became a city, what was the name of the two brothers?
Romulus & Randal
Remus & Ralph
Remus & Rudolph
Romulus & Remus
During the Roman Republic
Roman senators served for life
Only Plebeians served in the senate
There were no Consuls
Only dictators were in charge of Rome
During the Conflict of Orders, the Plebeians fought for more political rights. An outcome of this event was...
Julius Caesar was assassinated
The king of Rome fled Rome in fear of plebeians
The 12 Tables were created
Only Patricians were allowed to be in the Senate
During the First Punic War, Rome and Carthage fought over...
Rich farmland in Sicily
Plebeians and Patricians
The laws created in the 12 Tables
Disputes over trading
During the Second Punic War, Rome was attacked by ____________ who brought his famous ______________ army
Gladiators; plebeian
Julius Caesar; elephant
Octavius; elephant
Hannibal; elephant
An outcome of the Third Punic War was that
Rome could not beat Carthage
Rome gained a lot of new land and expanded its borders
Carthage defeated Rome
Rome gave land back to Carthage
Of the list below, which person did not rule Rome as part of the Triumvirate of 55 BCE
Julius Caesar
Pompey
Crassus
Agustus
After Jesus was executed by Rome, many continued to follow and spread his teachings. The Roman government suppressed Christianity by…
Forcing Christians to fight in gladiator games
Allowing Christians to preach and teach anywhere they would like
Giving Christians a designated place to worship
Rewarding Christians with money
The Colosseum was built to host all of the following except…
Gladiator games
Chariot races
Religious teachings for Christianity
Outdoor entertainment
Rome was surrounded by mountains and hills - these created natural ____________ from enemies.
barriers
villages
government
unrest
The two-century period of Roman history known as the Pax Romana was a period of internal _______________ and prosperity throughout the empire.
peace
unrest
Patricians
work
_______________ was a dictator of Rome and was killed by senators because he became too powerful.
Julius Caesar
Brutus
Constantine
Greek
A wealthy, upper class person in the Roman Republic was called a _______________.
patrician
plebeian
consul viatus
president
The Romans borrowed many ideas from the _______________.
Greeks
Romans
plebeians
Americans
The two top officials in the Roman government, chosen to serve for one year were called _______________.
consul
senate
president
dictator
Rome’s law-making body, made up of 300 Patrician men was called the _____________.
senate
consul
dictator
emperor
Building _______________ allowed traders to gain greater profits and expand markets for selling and trading goods.
roads
villages
mercenaries
armies
The teachings of Jesus led to what religion's development?
Nazarene
Christianity
Judaism
Protestantism
This group of people were merchants, farmers, and artisans. They made up 95% of the population of Rome.
patricians
plebeians
slaves
servants
Augustus was the first ____________ of Rome.
dictator
general
emperor
Ms. McMillan
Rome created a ________, which allowed voters to elect leaders into office to make laws.
republic
democracy
monarchy
oligarchy
This brings water into a city. Some still work in Rome today!
copper pipes
aqueducts
an irrigation system
wells
What were the wars called that were fought for 20 years between Rome and Carthage?
Twenty-year Wars
Mediterranean Wars
Punic Wars
Elephant Wars
Which is NOT a reason for the Fall of Rome?
Enemy Invasions
Spread of Christianity
Emperor assassinations
The rise of the Greek empire
Senators assassinated Julius Caesar because
They wanted to be Caesar.
he had taken too much power.
they wanted to take command of his army.
they wanted revenge.
What does this image show?
the fall of Rome
The Third Punic War
The First Punic War
The Second Punic War
What Roman Achievement allowed for quicker travel?
Roads
Aqueducts
Domes
Baths
Which popular Roman attraction is pictured? This is often where LARGE crowds would gather to watch Gladiator fights.
Colosseum
Pantheon
Circus Maxiums
Forum
A form of government in which citizens elect their leaders
legion
republic
patricians
dictatorship
What is a word that means to reject others ideas?
Hint: The Tribune had the ability to do this with laws.
Venus
veneer
veto
vetco
What was the importance of the "Twelve Tables"?
Romans finally had a place to eat
These Roman laws gave women equal right
Roman leaders could not force citizens to serve in the army
Roman laws were written down for all to see
Romans used ______ which helped the empire have one form of currency.
feathers
iron bars
emperors
coins
The purpose of the Praetorian Guard was to...
protect the emperor
keep the peace in Rome
make sure if war broke out, they defended the patricians
make sure the Roman Gods received offerings each month
What event(s) happened in the Colosseum? Identify all that are correct.
Gladiator games
chariot races
weddings
picnics that the plebeians got to have every 6 months
What was a gladiator?
Trained slaves who fought people and animals to the death
Trained warriors who played in the Olympic Games
Trained performers who did acrobatic and magic tricks
Trained animals who performed tricks for audiences
During the Pax Romana period of the Roman empire, the territory of Rome_________.
got smaller
expanded
was destroyed
became Greek territory
