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Rome Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What geographical feature best describes Italy?

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Strait

d)

Oasis

2.

Fill in the blank: For the first 500 years of its history, Rome ruled a ___________ amount of territory. In about 250 BCE, Rome’s territory began to _____________.

a)

small; grow rapidly

b)

large; shrink rapidly

c)

large; grow rapidly

d)

small; shrink rapidly

3.

What is a Romance language?

a)

a love language

b)

a language based on Latin

c)

a language only used to write love poetry

4.

What language did Romans speak?

a)

Greek

b)

English

c)

Romance languages

d)

Latin

5.

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

a)

dome

b)

roads

c)

arch

d)

aqueduct

6.

The Romans got many of their techniques in art & architecture from the ______________.

a)

aliens

b)

Egyptians

c)

Carthaginians

d)

Greeks

7.

How did the Romans get fresh water to their large cities?

a)

They used ocean water to drink

b)

They dug deep wells that provided water

c)

They built aqueducts to carry it from the countryside

d)

They traded with the Greeks who had large freshwater lakes

8.

Which Roman achievement is depicted above?

a)

arch

b)

dome

c)

pillar

d)

coliseum

9.

What term is used to describe the period of 200 years of Roman peace?

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Pax Caesarea

c)

Pax Augustus

d)

Pax Paterfamilia

10.

The Romans conquered a massive area that surrounded which geographical feature?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Persian Gulf

11.

What is an aqueduct?

a)

A stone channel carrying water to the city

b)

A type of bridge

c)

The name of a famous road

d)

A curved structure over an opening

12.
Which person was part of the Roman bureaucracy?
a)
The Governor of a palace
b)
 A wealthy merchant 
c)
A common soldier
d)
A temple priest
13.
If one Roman citizen had a complaint about another, what was the most likely way the conflict would have been resolved?
a)
In a duel to the death
b)
In a court of Law
c)
The Emperor would have had to make a decision
d)
The richer citizen would automatically win.
14.

What was the main focus of Roman law?

a)

Treating all people in the empire equally

b)

Protecting the rights of slaves

c)

Giving women equal rights

d)

Treating all citizens equally

15.
Which of the following methods was commonly used to choose a new Roman emperor?
a)
selection by philosophers
b)
fighting among private armies
c)
secret ballot by the Senate
d)
voice vote by Roman citizens
16.

Which Barbarian tribe set off a domino effect which pushed many other tribes into Roman territory?

a)

A) The Goths

b)

B) The Huns

c)

C) The Vandals

d)

D) The Franks

17.

Constantine moved the capital of the empire

a)

to Byzantium in the East

b)

to Egypt

c)

to Rome in the west

d)

to Jerusalem because of his new found faith in Christianity

18.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

The empire’s vast size.

b)

Corruption in Roman Government.

c)

Pressure on the Goths from the Huns.

d)

Influence of Greek culture.

19.
Rome's attempt at to hire Germanic tribes as mercenaries backfired because ____________________.
a)
The tribes were not at all loyal to Rome
b)
Because they were not good fighters
c)
They were too loyal to the emperor and did whatever he said
d)
They were weak and sickly 
20.

To be corrupt means to be...

a)

very fun

b)

very honest

c)

dishonest and power hungry

d)

a good leader

21.

The city of Rome officially fell in

a)

476 CE

b)

410 CE

c)

1453 CE

d)

333 CE

22.

The Roman Empire was split into two because...

a)

it was too big to manage well

b)

the leaders were fighting

c)

half of the empire was in revolt

d)

it seemed like more fun

23.

Roman emperors were regularly increasing

a)

standards

b)

the food given out

c)

taxes & prices

d)

the population

24.

What can you conclude about the city of Constantinople?
a)
Constantinople is a difficult city to travel to
b)
Constantinople is located in Asia.
c)
Constantinople located at the center of major trade routes
d)
Constantinople is on the Mediterranean Sea.