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Ancient Rome Buildings & Structures - GHMS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main function of the Roman Colosseum?

a)

meeting place for the citizens and merchants to trade

b)

A place to celebrate victories in war

c)

a place to gather for spectacular entertainment

d)

a place for the Roman football team to practice

2.

What was the purpose of the aqueducts?

a)

to transport goods and people

b)

to carry water to the cities

c)

a place to worship the gods

d)

to hold horse races

3.

What was the purpose of the Amphitheaters?

a)

they were administrative buildings

b)

they held entertainment for the people

c)

they served as meeting places to discuss politics

d)

they were used as religious temples.

4.

Which Roman achievement helped the army travel quickly throughout the empire?

a)

phalanx

b)

Uber

c)

roads

d)

dome

5.

Which Roman achievement could support a lot of weight and allowed them to build bigger and stronger structures?

a)

arch

b)

roads

c)

dome

d)

aqueduct

6.

Trajan's Column was created to serve this purpose

a)

a lighthouse for ships coming in to port

b)

a rock climbing wall for young soldiers

c)

a space telescope 

d)

a monument to honor Emperor Trajan 

7.

In addition to providing a place for people to bathe, the Roman baths were also used for which purpose?

a)

a place to watch theater performances

b)

a place to conduct government business

c)

a place for chicken fights

d)

a place for socializing with fellow Romans

8.

What type of bridge construction was used by the ancient Romans throughout the empire?

a)

trestle bridge

b)

arch bridge

c)

covered bridge

d)

suspension bridge

9.

Which of these building materials that is still used today was invented by the Romans to build large buildings and bridges in ancient Rome?

a)

plaster

b)

fiberboard

c)

concrete

d)

iron girders

10.
Which engineering innovations allowed Romans to built large and long-lasting structures like the one shown?
a)

Clay Bricks and Mortor

b)

Arches and Concrete

c)

Aluminum and tar

d)

Cranes and Pulleys

11.

The art form that uses many small pieces of colored tiles or glass to create pictures is called_______.

a)

freeform

b)

mosaic

c)

pottery

d)

urns

12.

It was an open space that served as a marketplace and public square, with temples and public buildings built around it.

a)

Colosseum

b)

Courtyard (by Marriott)

c)

Forum

d)

Pantheon

13.

A famous temple with a domed roof that was built to honor Rome's gods is called the

a)

Colosseum

b)

Theater

c)

Forum

d)

Pantheon

14.

Which of the following is NOT an original Roman architectural innovation?

a)

arch

b)

column

c)

concrete

d)

dome

15.
Chariot races were held in the
a)
Colosseum
b)
Circus Maximus
c)
Domus Aurea
d)
Curia
16.

The aqueduct of Constantinople was roughly this many miles long

a)

3

b)

30

c)

300

d)

3000

17.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
18.

Which Roman city was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted?

a)

Naples

b)

Florence

c)

Rome

d)

Pompeii

19.
Romans created aqueducts to... 
a)
transport goods
b)
remove waste water
c)
bring water to the city from far away
d)
honor their gods
20.

What was one of the main reasons for building Roman roads?

a)

to allow tribunes to travel throughout the empire

b)

to allow Rome's armies to travel quickly across the empire

c)

to allow invasions from barbarians throughout the empire

d)

to allow slaves to travel the countryside in the empire