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WorksheetsYear 7 Term 1 mid-term assessment
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
Which of these led to a decline in peoples' health and fertility, contributing to a fall in population in the Roman Empire?
The plague
Lead piping
Too much food
Stainless steel piping
Which member of Roman society was described as an average working Roman who pays tax? They were often Artisans (people who use their skills to make something by hand to sell)
Plebeians
Slaves
Gladiators
Emperor
Romans had a name for people who were not Roman. These people had customs, laws and appearances that were unlike the Romans. What were they called?
Byzantians
Barbarians
Invaders
Pax Romana
Which of these was a large archaeological feature which represented the northern boundary of the Roman Empire?
Hadrian's Wall
The Colosseum
Trajan's Market
Pantheon
Which member of Roman society were called Legions and were well trained and feared? They also had to give a minimum of 20 years service.
Gladiators
Slaves
Soldiers
Emperor
Which empire became the most powerful in Europe and the Near East after the fall of the Roman Empire?
British Empire
Ottoman Empire
Spanish Empire
Byzantine Empire
Who was the emperor of Byzantium in 527 CE?
Justinian I
Julius I
Heraklios
Constantine I
Which of these was a crisis that the Byzantine Empire faced from 541 - 542 CE?
The emperor died
Earthquake
Plague
There was no crisis
What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?
Istanbul
Constantinople
Moscow
Rome
Which of these was the lowest class of people in a Viking hierarchical society?
Free Farmers
Jarls
Kings
Chieftains
Finish the sentence with the best option.
"The Vikings were not only great warriors,..."
They controlled smaller groups
Therefore it was too cold to grow most crops
They could buy their freedom
They were also explorers and shipbuilders
In what year did Viking raids cease (end)?
650
1050
230
1500
Which of these is an incorrect stereotype about Vikings?
They lived in longhouses
They were agricultural people
They wore horned helmets
They built ships
Finish the sentence with the best option.
"The Vikings lived in northern parts of Europe,..."
They controlled smaller groups
Therefore it was too cold to grow most crops
They could buy their freedom
They were also explorers and shipbuilders
