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Rise and fall of the Roman Empire

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rome controlled the lands around which body of water at its high point?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

2.

How many countries today were part of the Ancient Roman Empire?

a)

20

b)

30

c)

35

d)

40

3.

What happened when the territory of the Roman Empire became too much to control?

a)

The empire collapsed

b)

The people revolted

c)

New Emperors were elected

d)

The Carthaginians began to rule

4.

What is the name of the river in Italy along which the Latin people settled??

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

c)

Yellow

d)

Tiber

5.

The Romans defeated all of the following except.....

a)

Greeks

b)

Gauls

c)

Huns

d)

Etruscans

6.

The wars between the Romans and the Carthaginians are known as.....

a)

Civil Wars

b)

Punic Wars

c)

War of Roses

d)

Roman Carthaginian war

7.

There were 3 Punic wars over approximately how many years?

a)

10

b)

40

c)

80

d)

100

8.

What did the Romans need in order to defeat the Carthaginians?

a)

a stronger military

b)

a larger navy

c)

better weapons

d)

more soldiers

9.

By 146 BC, Rome controlled...

a)

Spain

b)

Macedonia

c)

The Greek peninsula

d)

all of the above

10.

Harsh emperors who imposed high taxes ruled Rome until which group attacked from the north?

a)

Huns

b)

Goths

c)

Macedonians

d)

Carthaginians