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Ancient Rome

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The act of giving or doing something is known as
a)
democracy
b)
contribution
c)
community
d)
characteristic
2.
What word means long, long ago?
a)
modern
b)
ancient
c)
government
d)
civilization
3.
Rome was located near what body of water?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
4.
What kind of government did ancient Rome have?
a)
monarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
direct democracy
d)
representative democracy
5.
What is the name of the amphitheater/arena which still stands today in Rome?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Parthenon
c)
aqueduct
d)
city-state
6.
What do we call the trained fighters in ancient Rome?
a)
slaves
b)
gladiators
c)
Olympians
d)
gods
7.

Which of the choices below was NOT a type of art found in ancient Rome?

a)

mosaics

b)

sculptures

c)

wood carving

d)

paintings

8.
What did the Romans use to bring water to their cities?
a)
columns
b)
mosaics
c)
aqueducts
d)
roads
9.
What was the architecture feature we get from ancient Rome?
a)
columns
b)
arches
c)
bridges
d)
doors
10.

What type of art is ancient Rome famous for?

a)

watercolors

b)

cursive

c)

pyramids

d)

mosaics

11.

Italy looks like a _________ and is a ___________.

a)

boot, boot

b)

flower, peninsula

c)

boot, peninsula

d)

hand, island

12.

Rome created a ________, which allowed voters to elect leaders into office to make laws.

a)

representative democracy

b)

direct democracy

c)

monarchy

d)

oligarchy

13.

What continent is Ancient Rome located on?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

14.

Which hemisphere is Rome located in?

a)

Southeastern

b)

Northwesterm

c)

Northeastern

d)

Southern

15.

Which river was located in Ancient Rome?

a)

Tiber

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Mississippi

d)

Nile

16.

Which was NOT a job held by Ancient Romans?

a)

roadbuilder

b)

farmer

c)

trader

d)

mapmaker

17.

Today, Rome is not an empire. It is a city in the country of _____.

a)

England

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Egypt

18.

Natural resources are materials that come from...

a)

people

b)

buildings

c)

nature

d)

cities

19.

Below are all ways Rome adapted to their environment EXCEPT...

a)

having a representative democracy for all their spread-out land

b)

farming on hills and mountains

c)

trading on the water

d)

being surrounded by 7 hills

20.

Name one way Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece are similar:

a)

Both located in Europe

b)

Both had mountains

c)

Both were peninsulas

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE