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SS Ancient Rome

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the members of powerful and wealthy families in the Roman Republic?

a)

plebeians

b)

dictators

c)

patricians

d)

gods

2.

The plebeians were ____________________.

a)

soccer players

b)

members of powerful and wealthy families

c)

Roman soldiers

d)

poor working men and women

3.

_____________ conquered Gaul and later became a dictator the last days of the Roman Republic.

a)

Bad Bunny

b)

Julius Cesar

c)

Pompeii

d)

Lil Cesar

4.

What large body of water did the Roman Empire surround?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

North Sea

d)

Great Lakes

5.

What connects all of Rome's provinces and the capital?

a)

super glue

b)

aqueducts

c)

bridges

d)

well built roads

6.

What is the name given to the two hundred years of peace in the Roman Empire?

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Christianity

c)

Spring Break

d)

the Colosseum

7.

What happened Rome during Pax Romana?

a)

grew weaker and poorer

b)

grew more fair and democratic

c)

grew more unified but less wealthy

d)

grew wealthier and larger

8.

The Romans persecuted the Christians because ____________.

a)

Christians wore different color of clothes.

b)

Christians came from foreign lands.

c)

Christians had different religious beliefs.

d)

Christians threatened to attack the empire

9.

When the Roman empire began to decline, what happened to its army?

a)

it grew its own crops to make sure they had food

b)

it grew stronger and became more civilized

c)

it beat down the barbarian armies at the borders

d)

it grew weaker, and many soldiers stole food to survive

10.

Who was the first Roman emperor to accept Christianity?

a)

Constantine

b)

Diocletian

c)

Constantinople

d)

Istanbul

11.

When did the Western Roman Empire end?

a)

2020

b)

1492 CE

c)

100 BCE

d)

476 CE

12.

Who invented socks?

a)

Early Native Americans

b)

Vikings

c)

Cowboys

d)

Romans