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Ancient Rome some Early learning

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before Rome was founded, the area was...

a)

a stone quarry

b)

rice paddies

c)

farm land

d)

a site of alien invasion

2.

Rome was built along ...

a)

the Yarra River

b)

the Tiber River

c)

Mount Vesuvius

d)

the Greek coast

3.

In the legend about the founding of Rome, the sons of the Mars (god of war) were nursed by a she-wolf

a)

true

b)

false

4.

In the legend about the founding of Rome, Remus killed Romulus

a)

true

b)

false

5.

At its peak the Roman Empire was ...

a)

as large as Italy

b)

the size of Africa

c)

4/5ths (nearly) the size of Australia

d)

1.2 x bigger than China

6.

At different times the Ancient Rome included

a)

more than half of Europe

b)

parts of Nth Africa

c)

large parts of the Middle East

d)

All of the above

7.

The Ancient Roman civilization is considered to have lasted

a)

from 753BCE to 476CE

b)

from 753CE to 476BCE

c)

from 509 BCE to 31CE

8.

The early settlement of Rome was called

a)

Romulus

b)

Latium

c)

Tiber

d)

Melbourne

9.

Rome was built in a valley on a river, surrounded by hills that had a good climate

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Being built near the Mediterranean Sea helped Romans because:

a)

it was a calm sea that allowed them to get to many seaports and markets

b)

it allowed them to exchange goods, technologies and ideas with many cultures

c)

it developed a strong navy that helped in conquer other civilisations

d)

all of the above

11.

A hierarchy is

a)

a system of ordering - in relation to societies it is usually from the least to most powerful/wealthy

b)

someone born to do archery

c)

an important discovery

12.

In Ancient Rome people were divided into citizens and non-citizens. Non-citizens were

a)

people who didn't live in the city and were really relaxed

b)

had more rights that citizens

c)

were often foreigners or slaves

d)

were famous for eating pigs feet

13.

Citizens were broken up into two groups, these were:

a)

the rich and famous

b)

good and bad

c)

patricians and plebians

d)

senators and slaves

14.

To be a Patrician usually you ...

(tick as many as you think are true)

a)

were born into a family of patricians

b)

interpreted the law

c)

had influence over politics - especially the senate

d)

were male

e)

were wealthy

15.

To be a Patrician usually you ...

(tick as many as you think are true)

a)

were born into a family of patricians

b)

interpreted the law

c)

influenced politics - esp. the senate

d)

were male

e)

were wealthy

16.

Which of the following types of people were plebians ...

(tick as many as you think are true)

a)

Emperors

b)

businessmen and traders

c)

members of the army

d)

senators

e)

general, average people

17.

There were more plebians then patricians in Ancient Rome

a)

true

b)

false

18.

A lot of Ancient Roman artifacts have the letters SPQR on them because:

a)

the put the alphabet in the wrong order

b)

it stood for Senatus PopulesQue Romanus - which meant the Senate and its people

c)

Romans liked to tag a lot of buildings

d)

it stood for Some People Quiz Regularly

19.

During the Roman Republic they had

a)

two Emperors leading them

b)

one Emperor leading them

c)

two Consuls advised by the senate leading them

d)

one Consul advised by the senate leading them