WorksheetsGeography and the Rise of Rome!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the island shown in red.
a)
Sicily
b)
Corsica
c)
Sardinia
2.
Name the island shown in red.
a)
Sardinia
b)
Sicily
c)
Corsica
3.
Name the island shown in GRAY.
a)
Corsica
b)
Sardinia
c)
Sicily
4.
Which mountain range is located in Northern Italy?
a)
Alps
b)
Appenines
5.
Which mountain range runs down the spine of Italy?
a)
Alps
b)
Appenines
6.
Which sea lies between the Italian Peninsula and the islands of Sardinia and Sicily?
a)
Ionian
b)
Adriatic
c)
Tyrrhenian
d)
Mediterranean
7.
What sea is located underneath Italy's "boot?"
a)
Adriatic
b)
Ionian
c)
Tyrrhenian
d)
Mediterranean
8.
What seas are situated between Greece and Italy? (2 correct answers)
a)
Ionian
b)
Mediterranean
c)
Adriatic
d)
Tyrrhenian
9.
The city of Rome is located on the banks of the ______ River.
a)
Arno
b)
Tiber
c)
Po
10.
Which river is located the farthest north in Italy?
a)
Arno
b)
Po
c)
Tiber
11.
In what year is Rome believed to have been founded?
a)
753 BCE
b)
800 BCE
c)
509 BCE
d)
227 BCE
12.
After the final king of Rome was overthrown, the Romans created a government called a _____________.
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Republic
d)
Tyranny
13.
Why wasn't the Roman republic a democracy?
a)
All the leaders came from the same small group of wealthy men
b)
Only those descended from Romulus could vote
c)
Leaders held power for life
d)
Citizens could not vote
14.
In order to prevent them from abusing their power, dictators in Rome could only serve for ______________.
a)
6 months
b)
1 year
c)
2 years
d)
2 months
15.
The common people in Rome's republic were called
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
16.
Powerful nobles in Rome's republic were called
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
17.
How many kings in total ruled Rome?
a)
7
b)
15
c)
2
d)
4
18.
The final three kings of Rome were:
a)
Etruscan
b)
Greek
c)
Roman
d)
Sicilian
19.
Before creating a republic, what form of government did the early Romans utilize?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Tyranny
20.
What was the name of Rome's final king?
a)
Tarquinius Superbus
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Romulus
d)
Cinncinatus
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