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WorksheetsAncient Rome (Chapter 10)
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Mythical hero who fled fallen city of Troy for Italy in a journey chronicled in Virgil's Aeneid; Rome's history begins with him
Romulus
Remus
Aeneas
Odysseus
Mythical twin brothers who are said to have founded Rome
Cain and Abel
Michael and Keagan
Romulus and Remus
Aeneas and Odysseus
This brother killed the other brother, named Rome after himself and became the first king
Remus
Romulus
A government led by rulers elected by the citizens
Monarchy
Republic
Tyranny
Dictatorship
A ruler with absolute power, elected during time of war
Queen
Dictator
President
Head of Life
Famous dictator who chose not to retain his power
Romulus
Remus
Cincinnatus
Crassus
Rome's common people, including artisans, craftsmen, and traders
Plebeians
Patricians
wealthy, noble people of Rome
Patricians
Plebeians
Officials elected to fulfill specific duties for the city
Presidents
Senate
Magistrates
Most powerful elected officials in the Roman Republic
Senate
Plebeians
Consuls
A powerful group of wealthy citizens who advised elected officials
Magistrates
Consuls
Generals
Senate
Veto means
to allow
to make happen
to forbid or prohibit
to say hello
Language spoken by the ancient Romans
French
Spanish
Phoenician
Latin
A method of balancing power
Voting
Debates and Discussion
Checks and Balances
Forum and Agora
Rome's public meeting place
Agora
Forum
Central Park
Roman Senate
Where Rome's richest people lived
Palatine Hill
Capitoline Hill
Plains of Latium
Mount Vesuvius
Responsibility to ensure the prosperity of the city
Checks and balances
Civic Duty
Forum
Tripartite
A government with three parts
Monarchy
Tripartite
Dual parties
Triple Threat
Groups of 6,000 soldiers
Legion
Century
Platoon
Praetorian Guard
The Punic Wars were a series of wars between Rome and _______________
Alexandria
Sicily
Greece
Carthage
Brilliant Carthaginian general who attacked Rome
Hamilcar
Hanibal
Spartacus
Gaius Marius
General who tried to solve unemployment by inviting poor people to the army, creating a force more loyal to him than to Rome
Hannibal
Gaius Marius
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Spartacus
Rival of Marius who raised his own army to defeat Marius and take control of Rome
Hannibal Barca
Gaius Lucius
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Spartacus
Slave and former gladiator who led an uprising of slaves
Marius
Hannibal
Spartacus
Sulla
The Senate would choose two of these to run the Senate for a year. They would not do it again for 10 years.
Magistrates
Senators
Dictators
Consuls
Following the Conflict of the Orders, the Tribune of the Plebs was created to represent Plebeian interests in the _______________
Consuls
Legislature
Senate
Tribunes
Early set of Roman Laws that were written down and displayed in the forum
Law of the Forum
Law of the Twelve Tables
Law of Rome
Law of the Senate
Winner of the First Punic War
Carthage
Rome
Winner of the Second Punic War
Carthage
Rome
Winner of the Third Punic War
Carthage
Rome
In geographic terms Italy is,
an island
a peninsula
a mountain range
a continent
In what way was the Roman law of the Twelve Tables similar to the U.S. Constitution?
They were both written on bronze tablets
They both were written to protect people's rights
They both were written more than 1,000 years ago
They both were written to protect the rights of the wealthy.
The center of ancient Rome was the
Palatine Hill
Forum
temple
Capitoline Hill
One reason the Roman trade network grew was that Romans
needed to bring in food from other parts of the Mediterranean
were becoming wealthier
wanted to get metal goods and slaves from other areas
produced more food than they could consume
Which event after 88 BC had the most important effect on the Roman republic's government?
Sulla named himself dictator
Marius gained political power through his loyal army troops
Spartacus led slaves to rise up and demand freedom
Romans caught executed 6,00 rebellious slaves.
In terms of importance to Rome's growth, which effect of Italy's climate would you rank first?
It prevented others from attacking Rome
It provided Romans with a large food supply
It allowed people to travel across the country
It made it possible for people to work outside.
Which of the following is the best prediction of what might have happened if the Roman nobles had not overthrown their last king?
Rome would have had more kings after him
The king would have eventually become less cruel
Rome would have become a republic anyway
The Roman nobles would have left the city.
Romans who were magistrates and Romans who took part in assemblies were similar because both
could hold office for life
had the power to veto decisions
had power over all citizens
could serve for only one year
Many nearby countries declared war on Rome because they
were threatened by Rome's power
wanted to control Rome's military
were allied with Carthage
wanted to force Rome to trade with them
What was the most important effect the killing of the Gracchus brothers had on Roman politics?
Romans saw that violence could be used as a political weapon
Lucius Cornelius Sulla named himself dictator
The Romans formed a tripartite government
The government decided to give farms to poor Romans
Which general led an attack on Rome in 218 BC?
Aeneas
Marius
Hannibal
Sulla
Which of the following happened first?
Rome's laws were written down on 12 bronze tablets
Citizens complained about laws they did not know existed
Laws were established by the patrician officials in Rome
Roman laws were displayed in public meeting places
What role does the system of checks and balances play in the United States?
It is kind of a constitution
It controls the banking system
It guarantees that every gets a vote
It prevents each branch from overpowering the others.
Rome's final three kings were
Latin
Etruscan
Phoenician
Italian
When Romans conquered __________________ they adopted much of the culture of the people living there.
Sicily
Carthage
Greece
Spain
