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Roman Republic and Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What river flowed near Rome?

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Tiber

d)

Tiger

2.

What body of water does the Italian Peninsula jut out into?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Caspian Sea

3.

Rome is located on the Italian Peninsula... What is a "Peninsula"?

a)

Piece of land with Volcanoes

b)

Piece of land with mountains to the north

c)

Piece of land with water completely surrounding it

d)

Piece of land with water on 3 slides

4.

Why is some of the farm ground on the Italian Peninsula so rich and fertile?

a)

Volcanic Ash

b)

Monsoons

c)

Water from the ocean

d)

They were not able to grow crops in Rome

5.

What mountain range is on the northern boarder of Italy and provides protection to the North?

a)

Alps Mountains

b)

Apennines Mountains

c)

Himalayas Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

6.

What mountain range runs down the middle of Italy and is known as the "backbone" of Italy

a)

Alps Mountains

b)

Apennines Mountains

c)

Himalaya Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

7.

Which group of citizens were farmers, traders, craftsmen?

a)

Pebeians

b)

Patricians

c)

Senate

8.

Which group of people in Rome were wealthy noble land owners?

a)

Plebeians

b)

Patricians

c)

Tribunes

9.

What branch in government were made up of 10 people who looked out for the rights of other plebeians?

a)

Senate

b)

Consuls

c)

Tribunes

10.

Which branch of government was made up of 300 patricians?

a)

Senate

b)

Consuls

c)

Tribunes

11.

What branch of government was made up of 2 people who were army commanders and judges?

a)

Senate

b)

Consuls

c)

Tribunes

12.

What power did the consuls have?

a)

Army Commanders

b)

Judges

c)

Pose New Laws

d)

All of the Above

13.

What power did the Senate have?

a)

Controlled Foreign Affairs

b)

Control All the Money Collected and Spent

c)

Both A and B

d)

Neither A or B

14.

What were the wooden tablets that have the laws written for the public to see?

a)

Twelve Tables

b)

Thirteen Candles

c)

Twelve Towels

d)

Twelve Drummers Drumming

15.

Where were the Twelve Tables published/posted?

a)

Forum

b)

Hidden in the Consuls Castle

c)

Right next to the Chick-Fil-A

d)

On top of the tallest building

16.

Which if the following is NOT a branch of the Roman Republic?

a)

Senate

b)

Congress

c)

Tribunes

d)

Consuls

17.

The Citizen Assembly was made up of what group of people?

a)

Plebeians

b)

Patricians

c)

Rich People

18.

What groups of people were not citizens?

a)

Rich people

b)

Poor people

c)

Soldiers

d)

Women

19.

True or False: The Senate was made up of Patricians

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of the following was NOT a crop grown by the Romans?

a)

Wheat

b)

Grapes

c)

Potatoes

d)

Cabbage