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Roman Empire

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name

Class

Date

Rome is located in which country?

Greece

Italy

Egypt

France

Which popular Roman attraction is pictured?

Colosseum

Pantheon

Circus Maxiums

Forum

How did the Romans carry water from hills and valleys into cities?

by combining a set of layers

by combining a set of arches

by building aqueducts

by building a bridge

The Pax Romana was

A program to give land to the poor

A period of Civil Unrest, riots, & wars

Period of peace and prosperity

The leader of the senate

The wealthy ruling class of Rome was called

Ciceros

Plebeians

Visogoths

Patricians

The social class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and poor farmers

Ciceros

Patricians

Visogoths

Plebeians

How did the Roman Empire's use of roads help their economic growth?

the Romans were payed well for building the roads

the Romans rented their roads to other empires

the roads made trading easier within the empire

the roads were owned by private businesses

What was a benefit of the time period known as Pax Romana?

the Roman Empire discovered many scientific advances

the Roman Empire did not suffer any major wars

the Roman Empire doubled the size of its territory

the Roman Empire became a more democratic government

In which way was the practice of slavery damaging to the Roman Empire?

there were fewer jobs available for free Roman citizens

Roman slavery made other nations see Rome as wicked

it was difficult to determine who was a slave and who was free

slaves had to be fed and sheltered, which hurt the Roman economy

10.

Which factor was most threatening to the cohesion of the Roman Empire?

the empire was too large to keep united

the empire treated its many ethnic groups unequally

the empire was separated with few land connections

the empire had little access to sea trade

11.

Roman architecture was able to make great structures such as the Colosseum and the Pantheon through its use of

concrete

steel

wood

adobe

12.

The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...

barbarian invasions

strong leadership

inflation

political corruption

13.

A group of nations or people ruled over by an emperor, empress or other powerful ruler or government.

Confederation

Empire

Kingdom

Country

14.

What is a forum?

the place where plebeians buy food from farmers.

the center of most of the important public activities of the city Rome and its empire

a place where patricians go to bathe.

a clay tablet that Romans used to write

15.

Rome's government began as a _______ and changed to an ___________.

democracy, republic

republic, empire

empire, republic

tyranny, empire

16.

How was the Roman Republic different from the Roman Empire?

The Republic was very large; the Empire was fairly small.

The Republic was ruled by elected representatives; the Empire was not.

The Republic had no army; the Empire had a massive army.

The Republic

17.

Which of the following was NOT an innovation achieved by the Romans?

Roads

Aqueducts

Arches

Math

18.

What body of water was in the center of the Roman Empire?

Pacific Ocean

Mediterranean Sea

Caspian Sea

Atlantic Ocean

19.

What was the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire called?

Rome

Antioch

Alexandria

Constantinople

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Roman Empire

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

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