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Rome Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the language of the ancient Romans; the root of many English words.

a)

Law of the 12 Tables

b)

Latin

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Veto

2.
methods used to balance power in government
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Veto
c)
Republic
d)
Civic Duty
3.
Ruler with absolute power
a)
President
b)
Dictator
c)
Consuls
d)
Representative
4.
Rome's public meeting place. The center of Roman government and culture.
a)
Times Square
b)
Agora
c)
Forum
d)
Madison Square Garden
5.

an oval amphitheater in the center of the city of Rome.

a)

Aqueduct

b)

Forum

c)

Veto

d)

Colosseum

6.

the status of being a legally recognized member of society with rights, privileges, and responsibilities.

a)

Dictator

b)

Citizenship

c)

Roman Senate

d)

Constantine

7.
Rome's first written law code
a)
Law of the 12 Tables
b)
Hammurabi's Code
c)
10 Commandments
d)
10 Amendments
8.
Form of government where people elect leaders to govern them.
a)
Republic
b)
Monarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Oligarchy
9.

a council of 300 wealthy and powerful Romans who advised the city's leaders

a)

Dictator

b)

Forum

c)

Veto

d)

Roman Senate

10.
to prohibit, the ability to stop a law for going into effect
a)
Veto
b)
Impeach
c)
Elect
d)
Elmo
11.
Raised channel used to carry water into the cities
a)
Aqueduct
b)
River
c)
Bridge
d)
Highway
12.

an empire that spanned the Mediterranean World and most of Europe

a)

Persian Empire

b)

Roman Empire

c)

Babylonian Empire

d)

British Empire

13.

religion based on the worship of God and his son Jesus, whose followers were persecuted and then accepted by the Roman Empire

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

14.
Emperor who moved the capital of Rome to Constantinople
a)
Constantine
b)
Diocletian
c)
Nero
d)
Augustus
15.

Large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa

a)

Black Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea