WorksheetsAncient Rome
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 57mins
God of the Sea
Apollo
Neptune
Mars
Vulcan
God of the Sun
Vesta
Ceres
Diana
Apollo
Within the Roman government, this group controlled/managed the Roman treasury.
Aediles
Senate
Quaestors
Patricians
These individuals cared for Roman cities. They supervised traffic, and set standards about how the Romans should act.
Aediles
Magistrates
Censors
Senate
Group that made up most of the military force.
Plebeians
Patricians
Slaves
Liberti
This group was mostly made up Roman nobility and the Roman upper class.
Senate
Patricians
Magistrates
Plebeians
The part of the Roman government which consisted of 300 Patricians and Plebeians.
Magistrate
Consul
Senate
Censors
Goddess of Love
Aphrodite
Hera
Ceres
Venus
Elected to government positions (males). One of three parts of the Roman Government.
Magistrates
Praetors
Aediles
Censors
Overrule an action.
Strike Down
Opt Out
Veto
Throw Away
The political battle between the Patricians and the Plebeians.
Centuriate Assembly
Tribal Assembly
Conflict of Orders
Tripartite Government
When voters elect officials to run the country, this is called a _________.
Democracy
Oligarchy
Communism
Republic
Within Roman society, individuals who had no right and were not considered citizens were _________.
Slaves
Liberti
Plebeians
Patricians
When you publicly support or recommend a particular policy or cause.
Protest
Advocate
Vote
Confess
Goddess of Marriage and the Protector of Women
Juno
Hera
Ceres
Vesta
This group kept the official list of Roman citizens and appointed candidates to the Senate.
Magistrates
Assemblies
Censors
Praetors
The group that ran the Roman government were the _________.
Censors
Consuls
Praetors
Aediles
The _________ commanded the Army and oversaw the legal system.
Quaestors
Praetors
Aediles
Censors
Merchants, farmers, and shopkeepers
Slaves
Liberti
Plebeians
Patricians
Goddess of Homes and Children
Vesta
Ceres
Diana
Proserdina
Goddess of the Harvest
Pluto
Ceres
Diana
Proserpina
Goddess of the Hunt
Juno
Venus
Ceres
Diana
God of War
Mars
Pluto
Neptune
Vulcan
He was a model dictator who lasted for just 15 days.
Trajen
Nero
Cincinnatus
Caesar Augustus
This particular assembly was made up of citizen soldiers.
Tribal Assembly
Centuriate Assembly
Plebeian Council
Tribunal Assembly
This group of freed slaves were referred to as _________.
Liberti
Freemen
Plebeians
Patricians
A religion that worships multiple gods is known as _________.
Christianity
Islam
Buddhist
Polytheistic
Goddess of the Underworld
Ceres
Vulcan
Prosperpina
Juno
Goddess of Craft and Wisdom
Vesta
Minerva
Juno
Diana
Head God
Mr. Greaves
Neptune
Jupiter
Vulcan
The Roman 3 part government is known as ____________.
Tripartite
Republic
Democracy
Tribunal Council
God of Trade and the Messenger of the Gods
Neptune
Vulcan
Mars
Mercury
Council made up all male Plebeians
Tribunal
Patrician
Plebeians
Censor
Assembly made up of all male Roman citizens.
Tribal
Centuriate
Magistrate
Patrician
These were built to honor Roman gods and goddesses.
Coliseums
Parthenons
Temples
Roads
God of Fire and Forges
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Vulcan
God of the Underworld
Vulcan
Mars
Pluto
Juno
What era, between 509 and 27 BC, had Rome ruled by an elected government?
Roman Republic
Roman Kingdom
Roman Empire
Roman Consul
What era, between 27 and 476 AD, had Rome been ruled by emperors?
Roman Republic
Roman Kingdom
Roman Empire
Roman Consul
What amphitheater in Rome was used for mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, dramas, and gladiator fights?
Theater of Balbus
Colosseum
Forum of Caesar
Amphitheater of Caligula
Rome was founded along what river?
Po
Adda
Oglio
Tiber
What ruler of Rome, in 45 BC, weakened the power of the Senate by increasing its members and was assassinated by many senators in 4 BC?
Marcus Aurelius
Augustus
Trajan
Julius Caesar
Who was the first Roman Emperor that led Rome during its transition from a Republic to an Empire?
Marcus Aurelius
Augustus
Trajan
Julius Caesar
Declared optimus princeps (best ruler) by the Senate, who ruled the Roman Empire from 98 AD until he died?
Trajan
Julius Caesar
Marcus Aurelius
Augustus
What ruler of the Roman Empire, from 161 to 180 AD, was a great philosopher and writer who defeated the Parthian Empire?
Trajan
Julius Caesar
Marcus Aurelius
Augustus
What name was given to wealthy, land holding, upper-class group of powerful Romans?
Plebeians
Consuls
Patricians
Tribunes
What name was given to common people of Rome like merchants and farmers who had little wealth or power?
Plebeians
Consuls
Patricians
Tribunes
What title was given to elected officials who represented the common people?
Censor
Praetor
Consuls
Tribunes
What governing body of Rome functioned as an advisory body to Rome's magistrates?
Consuls
Senate
Tribunes
Assembly
What name was given to the two elected officials where one manages the government and the other commands the army?
Consuls
Senate
Tribunes
Assembly
What cruel Roman Emperor killed many innocent people without a fair trial and was accused of killing just for fun?
Tiberius
Caligula
Nero
Claudius
What ancient Roman city was destroyed in 79 AD by a volcano?
Alexandria
Messina
Rome
Pompeii
What was the earliest known language used by the ancient Romans?
Arabic
Italian
Latin
Greek
What Roman emperor adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians?
Diocletian
Constantine the Great
Galerius
Maximian
What Roman emperor established a new form of government called the Tetrarchy, and launched the last persecution of Christians by the Roman Empire?
Diocletian
Constantine the Great
Galerius
Maximian
What is the earliest written collection of Roman laws drawn up by patricians?
Law of Nations
Justinian Codes
Twelve Tables
Auctoritas
What large domed shaped temple was built in ancient Rome to honor many gods and goddesses?
Parthenon
Erechtheion
Mycenae
Pantheon
