WorksheetsRoman empire
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Rome began as a small farming village by a river called . . .
a)
Tiber
b)
Yangtze
c)
Nile
d)
Danube
2.
Rome is located in which country?
a)
Greece
b)
Italy
c)
Egypt
d)
France
3.
Which popular Roman attraction is pictured?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Pantheon
c)
Circus Maxiums
d)
Forum
4.
How did the Romans carry water from hills and valleys into cities?
a)
by combining a set of layers
b)
by combining a set of arches
c)
by building aqueducts
d)
by building a bridge
5.
According to legend, Romulus and Remus were raised by a ____.
a)
elephant
b)
dog
c)
wolf
d)
bear
6.
According to a traditional legend, who founded the city of Rome?
a)
Helen of Troy
b)
Romulus and Remus
c)
Aristotle and Plato
d)
Julius Caesar
7.
The Pax Romana was
a)
A program to give land to the poor
b)
A period of Civil Unrest, riots, & wars
c)
Period of peace and prosperity
d)
The leader of the senate
8.
How did the use of standard currency, or coins, help the economy of the Roman Empire?
a)
people would trade for Roman coins even if they did not want Roman goods
b)
most other cultures did not understand what the purpose of coined money was
c)
coins had more uses in the ancient world than many other trade items
d)
the Romans used coins to represent loans when they could not afford goods
9.
How was the Roman Empire able to support its armies and public services?
a)
the army was largely made up of volunteers
b)
taxes were placed on people who had been conquered
c)
Rome forced its citizens to work without payment
d)
the army and services were funded by private citizens
10.
What was a benefit of the time period known as Pax Romana?
a)
the Roman Empire discovered many scientific advances
b)
the Roman Empire did not suffer any major wars
c)
the Roman Empire doubled the size of its territory
d)
the Roman Empire became a more democratic government
11.
Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow...
a)
senators to get to the Senate.
b)
Rome’s armies to travel through the empire.
c)
merchants to travel safely.
d)
slaves to travel into the countryside.
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