WorksheetsThe Roman Empire
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens can vote is a . . .
Dictator
Pax Romana
Oligarchy
Republic
Which religion did the Romans at first try to stop and then later adopted it as its official religion?
Islam
Polytheism
Judaism
Christianity
Rome's government began as a _______ and changed to an ___________.
democracy, republic
republic, empire
empire, republic
tyranny, empire
Who started Christianity and who helped spread it?
Paul started it and Jesus helped spread it
Mohammad started it and Abu Bakr helped spread it
Jesus started it and Paul helped spread it
Julius started it and Caesar helped spread it
How was the Roman Republic different from the Roman Empire?
The Republic was very large; the Empire was fairly small.
The Republic was ruled by elected representatives; the Empire was not.
The Republic had no army; the Empire had a massive army.
The Republic
What religion was adopted by the Roman Empire after being persecuted for many years?
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
What method did the Romans use most often to gain land?
Romans had to fight countless wars against others to expand
Romans traded with everyone to expand
Romans bought all the land that they expanded into
Romans were given all of the land for free
As the Romans expanded their empire they went from being a republic of elected leaders to having...
a single supreme ruler called the emperor
two rulers called consuls that shared power
a Senate that shared equal power with the emperor
a council of twelve elders that ruled the empire
Look at this Map. How would you describe the Christian world in 300 AD? (Dark Orange on the Map)
Spread evenly throughout the Empire
Centered in the West
Centered in Cities and on the Coasts for the most part
Centered in the East
Which emperor converted to Christianity and made it legal for the citizens of the Roman Empire to convert as well?
Julius Caesar
Constantine
Augustus Caesar
Theodosius
