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WorksheetsAncient Rome some Early learning
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
Before Rome was founded, the area was...
a stone quarry
rice paddies
farm land
a site of alien invasion
Rome was built along ...
the Yarra River
the Tiber River
Mount Vesuvius
the Greek coast
In the legend about the founding of Rome, the sons of the Mars (god of war) were nursed by a she-wolf
true
false
In the legend about the founding of Rome, Remus killed Romulus
true
false
At its peak the Roman Empire was ...
as large as Italy
the size of Africa
4/5ths (nearly) the size of Australia
1.2 x bigger than China
At different times the Ancient Rome included
more than half of Europe
parts of Nth Africa
large parts of the Middle East
All of the above
The Ancient Roman civilization is considered to have lasted
from 753BCE to 476CE
from 753CE to 476BCE
from 509 BCE to 31CE
The early settlement of Rome was called
Romulus
Latium
Tiber
Melbourne
Rome was built in a valley on a river, surrounded by hills that had a good climate
true
false
Being built near the Mediterranean Sea helped Romans because:
it was a calm sea that allowed them to get to many seaports and markets
it allowed them to exchange goods, technologies and ideas with many cultures
it developed a strong navy that helped in conquer other civilisations
all of the above
A hierarchy is
a system of ordering - in relation to societies it is usually from the least to most powerful/wealthy
someone born to do archery
an important discovery
In Ancient Rome people were divided into citizens and non-citizens. Non-citizens were
people who didn't live in the city and were really relaxed
had more rights that citizens
were often foreigners or slaves
were famous for eating pigs feet
Citizens were broken up into two groups, these were:
the rich and famous
good and bad
patricians and plebians
senators and slaves
To be a Patrician usually you ...
(tick as many as you think are true)
were born into a family of patricians
interpreted the law
had influence over politics - especially the senate
were male
were wealthy
To be a Patrician usually you ...
(tick as many as you think are true)
were born into a family of patricians
interpreted the law
influenced politics - esp. the senate
were male
were wealthy
Which of the following types of people were plebians ...
(tick as many as you think are true)
Emperors
businessmen and traders
members of the army
senators
general, average people
There were more plebians then patricians in Ancient Rome
true
false
A lot of Ancient Roman artifacts have the letters SPQR on them because:
the put the alphabet in the wrong order
it stood for Senatus PopulesQue Romanus - which meant the Senate and its people
Romans liked to tag a lot of buildings
it stood for Some People Quiz Regularly
During the Roman Republic they had
two Emperors leading them
one Emperor leading them
two Consuls advised by the senate leading them
one Consul advised by the senate leading them
