NEW
Font size
WorksheetsAncient Rome Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
True or false: Rome took resources like slaves and grain from the lands it conquered.
True
False
Which group of people had a higher quality of life?
the wealthy
the poor
What does the word barbarian mean?
anyone not Greek or Roman
anyone living in Rome
anyone living in Greece
intelligent and kind
How many men were in the Senate?
300
200
400
100
What was Julius Caesar assassinated?
People feared he would make himself King.
People were angry over his failures in Gaul.
His soldier deserted him.
He didn't worship Jupiter enough.
Where did the Romans get much of their religion from?
Greece
China
Egypt
India
How did the Huns help the fall of the Western Empire?
The Huns invaded Europe and drove Germanic tribes into Rome.
The Huns sacked Rome.
The Huns gambled and lost all the Romans' wealth.
The Huns rose to power and became emperor.
Which emperor split the Roman Empire into two parts to make it easier to govern?
Diocletian
Constantine
Augustus
Julius Caesar
Which religion was made the official religion of the Roman Empire by Emperor Theodosius?
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Mythology
What phrase describes the two hundred years of relative "peace" in the Roman Empire?
Pax Romana
Rome Peace
Peace of the Roman
Pizza Rolls
The _________ of the empire made it difficult for the Romans to effectively govern and protect its borders.
size
languages
topography
climate
Which portion of the empire was referred to as the Byzantine Empire?
Eastern Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire
China
Egypt
How is the US a republic like the one in Rome?
US citizens elect their leaders.
Freedom of speech.
Presidents serve four-year terms.
Judges have different levels of courts.
The geography of Rome, like its location on the Mediterranean Sea and mountains offering protection, made Rome ___________.
a center of trade
a thriving church
a growing carnival
least ideal for settling
All of the following except WHAT are factors in the fall of the Roman Empire?
strong trade
corrupt leaders
Barbarian invasions
economic troubles
Where did most of the Romans live in the city of Rome?
crowded, dirty apartments
massive palaces and mansions
straw huts
the Forum
Rome developed a __________ where people elected their leaders.
republic
dictatorship
military
school
Roman construction and engineering has withstood the test of time, likely because Romans perfected the use of ___________.
concrete
sand
paper
wood
Which Roman leader changed the Roman government into that of an empire?
Augustus
Julius Caesar
Diocletian
Theodosius
True or False: The Roman Empire did not have any cultural diffusion, or the spreading of ideas and culture.
True
False
Roman ___________ were built to move water from springs into the cities.
aqueducts
roads
bridges
stadiums
Rome developed a network of ________ and cities to connect the empire.
roads
phones
chariots
people
Emperor Trajan was in charge when the Roman Empire expanded to its ____________ size.
biggest
smallest
strangest
tiniest
______________ was given the title Augustus as he became Rome's first emperor.
Octavian Caesar
Julius Caesar
Marc Antony
Hamilcar Barca
Rome was located on a __________ in the Mediterranean Sea.
peninsula
large island
flat plain
small inlet
To gain loyalty from people they conquered, Rome sometimes offered them __________.
citizenship
money
free wifi
food
Hannibal is the leader of Carthage who took troops and _________ across the Alps toward Rome.
elephants
horses
tanks
the militia
Roman law has influenced many places throughout the world, like __________.
the United States
the African plains
Antarctica
communist China
How many wars/battles made up the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage?
3
2
1
4
The Greeks and the _________ heavily influenced the development of Roman civilization.
Etruscans
Chinese
Ethiopians
Americans
