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WorksheetsRome Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
All of the following were the first groups of people to settle on the Italian peninsula EXCEPT:
Greeks
Etruscans
Germans
Latins
Why was the first Punic War started?
For control of North Africa
For control of Sicily
For control of Rome
For control of Greece
Term: public meeting place in Rome
agora
forum
legion
acropolis
All of the following were advantages Carthage had over Rome before the 1st Punic War EXCEPT:
more people
huge Navy
more money
loyal soldiers
Term: form of government where the people elect their own leaders
republic
democracy
monarchy
socialism
Who won the Punic Wars?
Alexandria
Carthage
Rome
Sparta
Term: upper class Romans
plebeian
legionaire
patrician
publican
All of the following were reasons of political decay before the Fall of Rome EXCEPT:
citizens were not loyal, they were indifferent
people didn't want to hold political office
gold and silver went to buy luxuries
not enough tax money came in
Term: townspeople, merchants, artisans, & farmers
plebeian
patrician
praetor
latifundia
What is the name of the river Rome began on?
Yellow River
Tiber River
Rubicon River
Po River
Term: 2 leaders in Roman government (executive branch)
consul
proconsul
publican
praetor
All of the following were members of the First Triumvirate EXCEPT:
Octavian
Crassus
Julius Caesar
Pompey
Term: in charge of civil law dealt with non-citizens
clergy
proletariat
paterfamilias
praetor
All of the following were reforms Patricians gave to the Plebeians EXCEPT:
enslavement for debt ended
began the Senate
marriage between the classes was allowed
began the Council of Plebs
Term: 10 people sent to represent the plebeians
Council of Plebs
tribunes
proconsuls
Centuriate Assembly
Who were the first group of invaders to sack Rome right before "the fall?"
Huns
Vandals
Visigoths
Gauls
Term: 300 patrician men make up this legislative body and he served for life
Senate
Centuriate Assembly
Council of Plebs
House of Representatives
All of the following were reasons of economic decay before "the fall" EXCEPT:
trade was distupted by barbarians and pirates
money was worthless due to inflation
soil was overused, so harvests weren't as plentiful
wars drained the national treasury
Term: large group of several thousand Roman soldiers
legion
phalanx
insulae
century
What accomplishment did Theodosius the Great make to Christianity?
Christians should be persecuted
Christianity was permitted in the empire
Christianity was organized and unified
Romans adopted Christianity as the official religion of the Roman empire
Term: name of a Roman soldier
laity
legionaire
clergy
paterfamilias
What was the new building material the Romans created and used in their building structures?
concrete
marble
granite
bricks
Term: soldier paid to fight for a country
legion
proletariat
mercenary
clergy
What is the name of the first major Roman road?
Aqueduct Drive
Silk Road
Pax Romana
Appian Way
Term: governor of a Roman province
consul
laity
proconsul
patrician
What is the name of the first set of Roman laws?
Hammurabi's Code
Ten Commandments
Magna Carta
Twelve Tables
Term: tax collector
publican
epistle
legionaire
proconsul
All of the following were a part of the New Triumvirate EXCEPT:
Brutus
Lepidus
Marc Antony
Octavian
Term: huge estates that used slave labor union
proletariat
latifundia
insulae
manors
All of the following were reforms by Diocletian EXCEPT:
diviided the empire into eastern and western halves
Christianity was permitted in the empire
used price and wage controls
doubled the size of the Army
increased the prestige of the emperor
Term: urban, landless poor
persecute
plebeian
proletariat
paterfamilias
All of the following were reasons of military decay EXCEPT
barbarians and Persians overran legions in the outskirts of the empire
legionaires fought for money, not pride
Rome lost the battle of Zama
Romans hired barbarians, but they were not loyal
Who was the last Roman emperor who was overthrown by the Germanic head of the Army?
Constantine
Caligula
Nero
Romulus Augustulus
Term: structures that brought fresh water into the city
aqueducts
sewer systems
canal
appian bridge
What is the date given to the Fall of the Roman empire?
AD 527
AD 180
AD 232
AD 476
Term: dominant male
proletariat
paterfamilias
laity
clergy
Term: the apartments the poor lived in
insulae
aqueduct
villa
slums
All of the following were direct results after Gaul sacked the city of Rome EXCEPT:
Rome paid them a huge bribe
Rome built a Navy
Rome became the largest city in Italy
Rome built a stronger, larger wall surrounding the city
Term: harassing to cause suffering
oppressive
persecuting
discrimination
tyranny
What is the maximum amount of years someone can be president?
4
6
8
10
Term: Christian church members
clergy
laity
congregation
patricians
What is the job of the legislative branch?
make laws
enforce laws
interpret laws
nullify laws
Term: Christian church leaders
bishops
pope
clergy
ministers
What is the check the judicial branch has on the other branches for the checks & balance?
veto laws
declare laws unconstitutional
create amendments
override laws
Term: Letters that spread Christianity
New Testament
epistles
gospels
republic
According the the Roman legend, Remus killed Romulus.
True
False
Choose the 2 mountain ranges in Italy:
Atlas
Alps
Andes
Apennines
Ural
Choose 2 things the plebeians threatened to do if they didn't get any more rights?
refuse to hold political office
refuse to serve in the Army
refuse to pay taxes
secede from Rome
What was the Roman innovative advance on their ships during the First Punic War?
battering rams
cannons
gang planks
archers
Who was the famous general for Carthage during the 2nd Punic War?
Scipio Africanus
Hannibal
Marc Antony
Caligula
All of the following were ways its victories in the Punic Wars affected Rome EXCEPT:
Rome will control the Mediterranean Sea
Roman culture will spread throughout the civilized world
The Romans will become very wealthy
The Roman military will begin to weaken after these wars
All of the following were accomplishments Julius Caesar did for Rome while he was in power EXCEPT:
gave the poor jobs & bread
gave people in the provinces citizenship
became the first emperor of Rome
adopted the Julian calendar
What happened to Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BC?
he was stabbed and killed by senators
he was poisoned by Augustus
he was strangled in the bathtub by the palace guards
he was defeated by Pompey and killed by Egyptian spies
What does Pax Romana mean?
Roman prosperity
Roman war
Roman people
Roman peace
Why did Romans view Christians as harmful to the Roman state?
Christians refused to worship state gods
Christians refused to serve in the army
Christians refused to pay taxes
Christians refused to worship one god
What happened at the Council of Nicaea?
they tried to figure out how to stop the spread of Christianity
they organized and unified Christianity
Pontius Pilate ordered Jesus' crucifixion
the Edict of Milan was passed
All of the following were powers the paterfamilias had in Rome EXCEPT:
sell family members into slavery
chief priest
kill anyone in Rome without penalty
own property
All of the following were free forms of entertainment provided by the government EXCEPT:
carnival games
religious festivals
horse and chariot races
gladiator combats
All of the following positions are a part of the Executive branch EXCEPT:
President
Vice President
Senator
Cabinet member
How many US Senators are there?
50
100
200
435
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
9
12
5
15
The House of Representatives and Senate is the
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Congressional Branch
What is the term length for a Representative and a Senator?
2 years; 6 years
4 years; 8 years
3 years; 5 years
1 year; 4 years
Members of the supreme court are
appointed by the president and approved by congress
appointed by Congress and approved by the president
elected by the people of the nation
hired by the attorney general
The executive branch can "check" the legislative branch through
appointing members to congress
vetoing laws
approving judicial appointments
making laws
How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives?
100
10
435
257
What title did the Senate beg Octavian to take?
First Citizen
Savior of Rome
Enlightened One
Augustus
Why were the patricians and plebeians not getting along towards the beginning of the republic?
Patricians were made that plebeians had all of the political power
Plebeians were mad that patricians had all of the political power
Patricians were mad that plebeians seceded Rome
Plebeians were mad that Julius Caesar was helping the patricians
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the First Triumvirate members fate?
Lepidus was forced to retire
Julius Caesar defeated Pompey in Greece & Pompey was killed in Egypt
Octavian lost to Marc Antony & committed suicide with Cleopatra
Crassus died in battle
All of the following were theories of how the Roman empire fell EXCEPT:
they didn't advance technologically due to slavery
lead poisoning led to a mental decline in the population
Roman military virtures were weakened by pagan gods and goddesses regaining strength in the empire
plague killed 10% of the population
Choose the 2 reforms of Constantine:
divided the empire into 2 parts
Allowed Christianity to be practiced in the empire
allowed marriage between patricians and plebeians
moved the capital to Byzantium
What type of government does the United States have?
monarchy
communism
fascism
democracy
All of the following were the fate of the members of the New Triumvirate EXCEPT:
Lepidus was forced to retire
Julius Caesar became "dictator for life"
Marc Antony lost to Octavian and committed suicide with Cleopatra
Octavian became the first emperor of Rome
What was the advancement in Roman ships before the First Punic War?
battering rams
radar
barometer
gangplanks
TRUE or FALSE: Romulus disappeared during a thunderstorm and came back as a god to proclaim Rome should be the capital of the world.
TRUE
FALSE
