WorksheetsRome's Beginnings (9.1)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 2mins
the mountain range that runs from north to south in Italy
Alps
Apennines
Pyrenees
Himalayas
a group of 6,000 soldiers
legion
republic
garrison
platoon
The Trojan Hero who became the "father" of the Romans
Aeneas
Romulus
Remus
Julius
The form of government in which the leader is elected by the vote of citizens
tyranny
direct democracy
republic
oligarchy
the river that is the site of rome
Tigris
Tiber
Euphrates
Danube
Who were the legendary twins who founded Rome
Octavian and Antony
Romulus and Remus
Mickey and Gabby
Aeneas and Julius
The early Romans were influenced by a group of people who became rich and wealthy from mining and trade. Who were these people?
Latins
Greeks
Carthaginians
Etruscans
Rome is located in the . . . of the Mediterranean Sea.
East
Middle
North
West
Rome was able to conquer all of Italy because of its . . .
strong navy
strong army
troops leading elephants
weapons of mass destruction
Which of the following is not how the Romans treated newly conquered people?
they allowed them to become citizens
they treated them well
they allowed them to join the army
they taxed them heavily
Who had to serve in the Roman army?
every male citizen
every male citizen who owned land
they were paid mercenaries
anyone who wanted to join
Which of the following was not an influence on the Romans from the Greeks
gods and goddesses
architecture and sculptures
growing grain
alphabet and literature
growing grapes and olives
Why did the Romans eventually rebel agains the Tarquins?
The Tarquins were cruel
The Tarquins wanted to share the land
The Tarquins wanted a republic
The Tarquins were poor
Who wrote the Aeneid, which tells the story of the beginning of Rome as the Trojans left a destroyed city of Troy with Aeneas?
Homer
Theocritus
Virgil
Aristotle
