WorksheetsRome Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 17mins
What geographical feature best describes Italy?
Island
Peninsula
Strait
Oasis
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 _____________.
small; grow rapidly
large; shrink rapidly
large; grow rapidly
small; shrink rapidly
What is a Romance language?
a love language
a language based on Latin
a language only used to write love poetry
What language did Romans speak?
Greek
English
Romance languages
Latin
Which Roman achievement helped the army travel quickly throughout the empire?
dome
roads
arch
aqueduct
The Romans got many of their techniques in art & architecture from the ______________.
aliens
Egyptians
Carthaginians
Greeks
How did the Romans get fresh water to their large cities?
They used ocean water to drink
They dug deep wells that provided water
They built aqueducts to carry it from the countryside
They traded with the Greeks who had large freshwater lakes
Which Roman achievement is depicted above?
arch
dome
pillar
coliseum
What term is used to describe the period of 200 years of Roman peace?
Pax Romana
Pax Caesarea
Pax Augustus
Pax Paterfamilia
The Romans conquered a massive area that surrounded which geographical feature?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
What is an aqueduct?
A stone channel carrying water to the city
A type of bridge
The name of a famous road
A curved structure over an opening
What was the main focus of Roman law?
Treating all people in the empire equally
Protecting the rights of slaves
Giving women equal rights
Treating all citizens equally
Which Barbarian tribe set off a domino effect which pushed many other tribes into Roman territory?
A) The Goths
B) The Huns
C) The Vandals
D) The Franks
Constantine moved the capital of the empire
to Byzantium in the East
to Egypt
to Rome in the west
to Jerusalem because of his new found faith in Christianity
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?
The empire’s vast size.
Corruption in Roman Government.
Pressure on the Goths from the Huns.
Influence of Greek culture.
To be corrupt means to be...
very fun
very honest
dishonest and power hungry
a good leader
The city of Rome officially fell in
476 CE
410 CE
1453 CE
333 CE
The Roman Empire was split into two because...
it was too big to manage well
the leaders were fighting
half of the empire was in revolt
it seemed like more fun
Roman emperors were regularly increasing
standards
the food given out
taxes & prices
the population
What can you conclude about the city of Constantinople?
