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WorksheetsAncient Rome - Based on World Book Article, "Rome, Ancient"
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 7mins
The story of ancient Rome is a tale of how a small farming community on the bank of the ______ River in central Italy grew to become one of the greatest empires in history, and then collapsed.
Po
Tiger
Tiber
tiber
Arno
According to Roman legend, the city of Rome was founded in 753 B.C. By 272 B.C., the Roman Republic controlled most of the __________ _____________.
(a)
At its peak, in the A.D. 100's and 200's, the Roman Empire governed about half of Europe, much of the _______ _____, and the north coast of Africa.
(a)
The empire then began to crumble, partly because it was too big for _____________________.
Rome to govern
King Charles of England to govern
Greece to govern
Athens to govern
The empire split into two parts in (a) , the West Roman Empire and the East Roman, or Byzantine, Empire.
81 years after the Empire split, the West Roman Empire fell in _____________ and was replaced by small Germanic kingdoms.
B.C.. 476
A..D. 412
A.D. 476
B.C. 12
_______, the language of the ancient Romans, became the basis of French, Italian, Spanish, and the other Romance languages.
Greek
Latin
English
Hebrew
____________________ provided the foundation for the legal systems of most of the countries in Western Europe and Latin America.
French law
Greek law
Roman law
Gladiator law
Roman roads, bridges, and aqueducts—some of which are still used—served as models for (a) in later ages.
