WorksheetsAncient Rome
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of government did ancient Rome have?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Republc
c)
Senate
d)
Dictatorship
2.
Romans created aqueducts to...
a)
transport goods
b)
remove waste water
c)
bring water to the city from far away
d)
honor their gods
3.
The Twelve Tables explained the legal rights of which two groups of Romans?
a)
Greeks and Romans
b)
bishops and magistrates
c)
plebeians and patricians
d)
consuls and rabbis
4.
What is a plebeian?
a)
A small group of powerful nobles
b)
A group of judges
c)
Three Roman Republic leaders
d)
A large but politically limited group of people
5.
What is a patrician?
a)
A group of judges
b)
A small group of powerful nobles
c)
A large but politically limited group of people
d)
3 Roman Leaders
6.
Could women in Rome vote or hold office?
a)
only wealthy women
b)
only married women
c)
No, women could not vote
d)
yes, women could vote
7.
How would you describe Rome's early religion?
a)
It was open only to men in an elite society.
b)
It was not allowed in peasant communities.
c)
It changed from Catholicism to Orthodox Christianity.
d)
It included many gods adapted from the Greeks.
8.
Why was communication so successful in the Roman Republic?
a)
irrigation systems
b)
banning slavery
c)
a network of good roads
d)
mountains to the north
9.
The Romans ideas regarding mythology, literature, philosophy, and social structure were inspired by the __________.
a)
Early Romans
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Chinese
10.
What two mountain ranges provided protection and natural resources for the Roman empire?
a)
Denali and Mount Fuji
b)
Himalayas & Alps
c)
Andes & Rockie
d)
Alps and Apennines
11.
Rome was mostly located in which geographic region?
a)
desert
b)
mountains
c)
peninsula
d)
plains
12.
What two rivers played an important role in the development of ancient Rome?
a)
Nile & Danube
b)
Tiber and Po
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Black Sea & Mediterranean
13.
What is one of Roman achievements in technology?
a)
aqueducts
b)
plays
c)
government
d)
Vaults
14.
What is one of Roman achievements in areas of intellect ?
a)
Plays
b)
republic government
c)
roads
d)
vaults
15.
What best describes the geographic features of the center of Rome?
a)
mountains to the north, desert to the south, water to the east and west
b)
desert to the north, water to the south, mountains to the east and west
c)
water to the north, desert to the south and west, mountains to the east
d)
mountains to the north, water to the east, south, and west
16.
Italy is in the shape of a
a)
hat
b)
boot
c)
horse
d)
bell
17.
In what way did plebeians not have the same rights as patricians?
a)
Could not veto laws and could not own a slave
b)
Could not marry patricians and could not serve in a government office
c)
Could not veto laws and could not own land
d)
Could not work with a patrician and could not borrow money
18.
What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?
a)
Consuls
b)
Praetors
c)
Tribunes
d)
Senators
19.
What does a consul's right to reject each other's decisions called?
a)
Tax
b)
Veto
c)
Oversee
d)
Affirm
20.
Rome's most important legislative or law-making body of 300 Patrician men was called the
a)
Forum
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
Senate
21.
Why did the Plebeians think they should have equal rights?
a)
They fought in the army and paid taxes
b)
They fought in the army and built temples
c)
They worshipped the gods and paid taxes
d)
They fought in the army and worked at the Forum
22.
Who made himself dictator for life and was seen as a hero to the plebeians because he gave them land & food, but was power-hungry to the patricians?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Mark Antony
c)
Scipio
d)
Caesar Augustus
23.
What was the name for the large, open, market in the center of town?
a)
Agora
b)
Forum
c)
Market
d)
Mercado
24.
The Roman legal system was called the Law of the what?
a)
12 Tables
b)
14 Tablets
c)
Bronze Plaques
d)
Republic
25.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
26.
Who were the two main characters in the story that tells the beginnings of Rome?
a)
Romulus & Remus
b)
Zeus & Hera
c)
Ronulus & Roman
d)
Bill & Ted
27.
What city was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted?
a)
Naples
b)
Florence
c)
Rome
d)
Pompeii
28.
What is a gladiator?
a)
men who fought against one another or against large animals as a form of entertainment for others.
b)
a panel of ordinary people who, in many democracies, take part in cases that are brought to trial.
c)
a place for the public to gather to hear speeches, shop, worship at temples, and mingle with friends.
d)
a form of government in which people elect leaders, called representatives, to stand in for them.
29.
In what sea was Rome a peninsula, which allowed it to prosper in trade and interact with and conquer other lands?
a)
Red
b)
Black
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Arabian
30.
What were the wars called that were fought for 20 years between Rome and Carthage?
a)
Twenty-year Wars
b)
Mediterranean Wars
c)
Punic Wars
d)
Elephant Wars
31.
Who made himself dictator for life and was seen as a hero to the plebeians because he gave them land & food, but was power-hungry to the patricians?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Mark Antony
c)
Scipio
d)
Caesar Augustus
32.
Assassinated by a group of senators
a)
Marc Antony
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Marcus Aurelius
d)
Augustus
33.
By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of prosperity that lasted 200 years called
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Golden Years
c)
Pax Augustus
d)
Age of Prosperity
34.
The Roman invention of what was instrumental during Pax Romana?
a)
Brick
b)
Concrete
c)
Oil
d)
Cement
35.
Succession
a)
One person or thing following another
b)
A group of people
c)
Failure
d)
To be demoted
36.
A person elected to rule the Roman Republic for a short period in time of emergency
a)
emperor
b)
king
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
37.
What was Roman law based on?
a)
revenge
b)
inequality
c)
fairness
d)
absolute rule
38.
Augustus was Julius Caesar's
a)
nephew
b)
son
c)
brother
d)
grandson
39.
Why did the Romans create the republic?
a)
So they would not have a king in control.
b)
To defend themselves.
c)
So that every person could be a citizen.
d)
So that judges could make laws.
40.
Which emperor wanted to share power with the senate? Hint: he controlled the time known as Pax Romana?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Caligula
c)
Augustus
d)
Diocletian
41.
What city was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted?
a)
Naples
b)
Florence
c)
Rome
d)
Pompeii
42.
Why was trading easy in for the Romans?
a)
Was near the
Tiber River
Tiber River
b)
Build many roads
c)
Used the same
language
language
d)
All Choices
Correct
Correct
43.
Why was rome so successful?
a)
Allowed conquered people to be citizens
b)
Worshipped their prisoners
c)
Alexander the Great was a general
d)
Women and slaves could vote
44.
The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of
a)
Peace
b)
War
c)
Conflict
d)
Conquests
45.
By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of prosperity that lasted 200 years called
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Golden Years
c)
Pax Augustus
d)
Age of Prosperity
46.
The ancient civilization of Rome conquered most of which continent?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
47.
How were male patricians and plebeians alike
a)
Both had the same social status.
b)
Both were wealthy.
c)
Both had citizenship.
d)
Both could hold public office.
48.
A war between two groups within a country is called a
a)
battle
b)
argument
c)
civil war
d)
scrimmage
49.
Julius Caesar marched into Rome with his army and make himself
a)
king for six months
b)
dictator for life
c)
consul for forty years
d)
president for one year
50.
Caesar returned to the Senate on March 15th. What happened?
a)
The senators threw a welcome party
b)
The senators made him emperor
c)
The senators gave him a medal of honor
d)
The senators stabbed him 23 times
51.
Once Casear died, and after a bunch of civil wars / drama, Rome's government changed to
a)
an empire
b)
a kingdom
c)
a European country
d)
a democracy
52.
Augustus was the first ____________ of Rome.
a)
dictator
b)
general
c)
emperor
d)
Ms. McMillan
53.
Pax Romana is Latin for
a)
Roman pasta
b)
a Roman promise
c)
Roman peace
d)
a Roman puppy
54.
Which language was most widely used in the Roman Empire?
a)
Latin
b)
Greek
c)
Hebrew
d)
Byzantine
55.
Rome was founded on which river?
a)
Tiber
b)
Danube
c)
Nile
d)
Tigris
56.
This culture influenced Roman engineering by creating the arch.
a)
Etruscans
b)
Latins
c)
Greeks
d)
Egyptians
57.
A dictator in ancient Rome was
a)
a person granted power but only in a time of crisis
b)
a person who took power and never gave it up.
58.
The Roman Republic divided territory they conquered into ____________.
a)
provinces
b)
countries
c)
states
d)
continents
59.
Gaul is a region in what modern-day country?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Italy
d)
Greece
60.
The assassinations of Julius Caesar brought about the Roman Empire.
a)
True
b)
False
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