Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Rome: A Story of Conquest, Glory and an Empire

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The building of Rome would have been impossible without the influences of Ancient...

a)

Greece

b)

Gaul

c)

Constantinople

d)

Corsica

2.

How are the islands of Greece geographically different than the geographical features of the Italian peninsula?

a)

Greece was relatively flat compared to the mountainous Italian peninsula.

b)

Greece was an island while the Italian peninsula was not.

c)

The Italian peninsula was relatively flat compared to mountainous Greece.

d)

The Italian peninsula was double the size of Greece

3.

What caused the Italian peninsula to unite under the name of Rome?

a)

Julius Caesar's political influence

b)

An Earthquake

c)

Invasions from the Punic War

d)

A period of peace throughout the peninsula

4.

What was the Roman Legion?

a)

the first capital of Rome

b)

a secret society of bandits

c)

the largest military unit of the Roman army

d)

the first full-time volunteer army in the world

5.

Which category was not an area of technological achievement for Rome?

a)

transport technology

b)

construction materials

c)

civil engineering

d)

air travel

6.

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

a)

Caesar

b)

Marius

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

7.

What was most important to the Roman people?

a)

Religion

b)

The empire

c)

Money

d)

Health

8.

Much of Rome burnt down in the Great Fire of Rome during this emperor's rule...

a)

Nero

b)

Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Marius

9.

Which two gods reflected the war focus of the Empire?

a)

Janus and Jupiter

b)

Mars and Minerva

c)

Mars and Mercury

d)

Jupiter and Saturn

10.

Who organized the army into the most effective fighting machine on earth?

a)

Marius

b)

Augustus

c)

Caesar

d)

Nero