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Ancient Rome Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or false: Rome took resources like slaves and grain from the lands it conquered.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which group of people had a higher quality of life?

a)

the wealthy

b)

the poor

3.

What does the word barbarian mean?

a)

anyone not Greek or Roman

b)

anyone living in Rome

c)

anyone living in Greece

d)

intelligent and kind

4.

How many men were in the Senate?

a)

300

b)

200

c)

400

d)

100

5.

What was Julius Caesar assassinated?

a)

People feared he would make himself King.

b)

People were angry over his failures in Gaul.

c)

His soldier deserted him.

d)

He didn't worship Jupiter enough.

6.

Where did the Romans get much of their religion from?

a)

Greece

b)

China

c)

Egypt

d)

India

7.

How did the Huns help the fall of the Western Empire?

a)

The Huns invaded Europe and drove Germanic tribes into Rome.

b)

The Huns sacked Rome.

c)

The Huns gambled and lost all the Romans' wealth.

d)

The Huns rose to power and became emperor.

8.

Which emperor split the Roman Empire into two parts to make it easier to govern?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Constantine

c)

Augustus

d)

Julius Caesar

9.

Which religion was made the official religion of the Roman Empire by Emperor Theodosius?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Judaism

d)

Mythology

10.

What phrase describes the two hundred years of relative "peace" in the Roman Empire?

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Rome Peace

c)

Peace of the Roman

d)

Pizza Rolls

11.

The _________ of the empire made it difficult for the Romans to effectively govern and protect its borders.

a)

size

b)

languages

c)

topography

d)

climate

12.

Which portion of the empire was referred to as the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Eastern Roman Empire

b)

Western Roman Empire

c)

China

d)

Egypt

13.

How is the US a republic like the one in Rome?

a)

US citizens elect their leaders.

b)

Freedom of speech.

c)

Presidents serve four-year terms.

d)

Judges have different levels of courts.

14.

The geography of Rome, like its location on the Mediterranean Sea and mountains offering protection, made Rome ___________.

a)

a center of trade

b)

a thriving church

c)

a growing carnival

d)

least ideal for settling

15.

All of the following except WHAT are factors in the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

strong trade

b)

corrupt leaders

c)

Barbarian invasions

d)

economic troubles

16.

Where did most of the Romans live in the city of Rome?

a)

crowded, dirty apartments

b)

massive palaces and mansions

c)

straw huts

d)

the Forum

17.

Rome developed a __________ where people elected their leaders.

a)

republic

b)

dictatorship

c)

military

d)

school

18.

Roman construction and engineering has withstood the test of time, likely because Romans perfected the use of ___________.

a)

concrete

b)

sand

c)

paper

d)

wood

19.

Which Roman leader changed the Roman government into that of an empire?

a)

Augustus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Diocletian

d)

Theodosius

20.

True or False: The Roman Empire did not have any cultural diffusion, or the spreading of ideas and culture.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Roman ___________ were built to move water from springs into the cities.

a)

aqueducts

b)

roads

c)

bridges

d)

stadiums

22.

Rome developed a network of ________ and cities to connect the empire.

a)

roads

b)

phones

c)

chariots

d)

people

23.

Emperor Trajan was in charge when the Roman Empire expanded to its ____________ size.

a)

biggest

b)

smallest

c)

strangest

d)

tiniest

24.

______________ was given the title Augustus as he became Rome's first emperor.

a)

Octavian Caesar

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Marc Antony

d)

Hamilcar Barca

25.

Rome was located on a __________ in the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

peninsula

b)

large island

c)

flat plain

d)

small inlet

26.

To gain loyalty from people they conquered, Rome sometimes offered them __________.

a)

citizenship

b)

money

c)

free wifi

d)

food

27.

Hannibal is the leader of Carthage who took troops and _________ across the Alps toward Rome.

a)

elephants

b)

horses

c)

tanks

d)

the militia

28.

Roman law has influenced many places throughout the world, like __________.

a)

the United States

b)

the African plains

c)

Antarctica

d)

communist China

29.

How many wars/battles made up the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

30.

The Greeks and the _________ heavily influenced the development of Roman civilization.

a)

Etruscans

b)

Chinese

c)

Ethiopians

d)

Americans