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roman empire

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name

Class

Date

The Roman Republic was ruled by the . . .

Dictator

Kings

Senate

Union

Rome is located in which country?

Greece

Italy

Egypt

France

Which popular Roman attraction is pictured?

Colosseum

Pantheon

Circus Maxiums

Forum

How did the Romans carry water from hills and valleys into cities?

by combining a set of layers

by combining a set of arches

by building aqueducts

by building a bridge

The Pax Romana was

A program to give land to the poor

A period of Civil Unrest, riots, & wars

Period of peace and prosperity

The leader of the senate

The wealthy ruling class of Rome was called

Ciceros

Plebeians

Visogoths

Patricians

The social class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and poor farmers

Ciceros

Patricians

Visogoths

Plebeians

Before Julius Caesar was killed, many senators were afraid that he was planning to turn the Roman Republic into an empire. What caused them to believe this was possible?

Caesar had attempted to dissolve the Senate

Caesar did not participate in Rome's government

Caesar conquered large areas of land for Rome

Caesar had been declared a dictator for life.

How did the Roman Empire's use of roads help their economic growth?

the Romans were payed well for building the roads

the Romans rented their roads to other empires

the roads made trading easier within the empire

the roads were owned by private businesses

10.

Which factor was most threatening to the cohesion of the Roman Empire?

the empire was too large to keep united

the empire treated its many ethnic groups unequally

the empire was separated with few land connections

the empire had little access to sea trade

11.

Roman architecture was able to make great structures such as the Colosseum and the Pantheon through its use of

concrete

steel

wood

adobe

12.

How did Constantine affect Christianity?

He made Christianity legal in 313 AD

He placed even more bans on the religion.

He persecuted Christians in the Colosseum.

He moved the capital of Rome to the Eastern Empire.

13.

Which apostle was most responsible for spreading the Christian faith immediately after the death of Jesus by writing letters?

Peter

James

Paul

John

14.

Gladiator fights mostly took place in the

Circus Maximus

Forum

Colosseum

Pantheon

15.

Rule of law

It means that people should not follow the rules of law

It means that people should live according to a set of agreed-upon laws

It means that rules and laws are different.

It means that laws only apply to some people

16.

A council whose members were the heads of wealthy, landowning families.

Representatives

Consul

Gladiator

Senate

17.

A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

Democracy

Monarchy

Republic

Dictatorship

18.

Roman emperor that introduced Christianity to the empire, moved the capital to Constantinople

Augustus

Constantine

Paul

Diocletian

19.

Rome's government began as a _______ and changed to an ___________.

democracy, republic

republic, empire

empire, republic

tyranny, empire

20.

The body of laws in Rome is called the:

12 Tables

12 Commandments

Hammurabi Code

Bill of Rights

21.

What is a form of government called in which the leader is put into office by citizens with the right to vote?

Republic

Monarchy

Empire

Theocracy

22.

A key idea that Romans passed on to the world which states that everyone should be equal under the law is called the

Rule of Senators

Rule of Law

Rule of Rome

All of the above

100 %

roman empire

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

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