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Rome's Beginnings (9.1)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the mountain range that runs from north to south in Italy

a)

Alps

b)

Apennines

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Himalayas

2.

a group of 6,000 soldiers

a)

legion

b)

republic

c)

garrison

d)

platoon

3.

The Trojan Hero who became the "father" of the Romans

a)

Aeneas

b)

Romulus

c)

Remus

d)

Julius

4.

The form of government in which the leader is elected by the vote of citizens

a)

tyranny

b)

direct democracy

c)

republic

d)

oligarchy

5.

the river that is the site of rome

a)

Tigris

b)

Tiber

c)

Euphrates

d)

Danube

6.

Who were the legendary twins who founded Rome

a)

Octavian and Antony

b)

Romulus and Remus

c)

Mickey and Gabby

d)

Aeneas and Julius

7.

The early Romans were influenced by a group of people who became rich and wealthy from mining and trade. Who were these people?

a)

Latins

b)

Greeks

c)

Carthaginians

d)

Etruscans

8.

Rome is located in the . . . of the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

East

b)

Middle

c)

North

d)

West

9.

Rome was able to conquer all of Italy because of its . . .

a)

strong navy

b)

strong army

c)

troops leading elephants

d)

weapons of mass destruction

10.

Which of the following is not how the Romans treated newly conquered people?

a)

they allowed them to become citizens

b)

they treated them well

c)

they allowed them to join the army

d)

they taxed them heavily

11.

Who had to serve in the Roman army?

a)

every male citizen

b)

every male citizen who owned land

c)

they were paid mercenaries

d)

anyone who wanted to join

12.

Which of the following was not an influence on the Romans from the Greeks

a)

gods and goddesses

b)

architecture and sculptures

c)

growing grain

d)

alphabet and literature

e)

growing grapes and olives

13.

Why did the Romans eventually rebel agains the Tarquins?

a)

The Tarquins were cruel

b)

The Tarquins wanted to share the land

c)

The Tarquins wanted a republic

d)

The Tarquins were poor

14.

Who wrote the Aeneid, which tells the story of the beginning of Rome as the Trojans left a destroyed city of Troy with Aeneas?

a)

Homer

b)

Theocritus

c)

Virgil

d)

Aristotle