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Ancient Rome Test Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

First written law code of the Romans

a)

Code of Hammurabi

b)

Twelve Tables

c)

Code of Augustus

d)

Ten Commandments

2.

God of all Roman gods

a)

Jupiter

b)

Apollo

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

3.

Goddess of the moon and hunt

a)

Juno

b)

Diana

c)

Minerva

d)

Venus

4.

Goddess of marriage

a)

Minerva

b)

Juno

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

5.

Temple built to honor all Roman gods

a)

Parthenon

b)

Pantheon

c)

Forum

d)

Aqueduct

6.

Structure that carried water to the city

a)

Forum

b)

Coliseum

c)

Aqueduct

d)

Sewer

7.

Who did Rome get their gods from?

a)

Babylon

b)

Greeks

c)

Egyptians

d)

Hebrews

8.

What is a republic?

a)

government by all citizens

b)

government by religious figures

c)

government by representatives

d)

government by a king

9.

Social class that were wealthy and well born

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

10.

Social class made up of poorer members of society

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

11.

Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Carthage

d)

Egypt

12.

What body of water did Rome gain control of after the Punic Wars

a)

Adriatic Sea

b)

Aegean Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Black Sea

13.

Which was not because of a weakened economy in the Roman Republic?

a)

spread of slavery

b)

increased unemployment

c)

devaluation of currency

d)

discovered new gold and silver

14.

Time period of peace and prosperity under Augustus

a)

Pax Sinica

b)

Pax Romana

c)

Golden Age

d)

Dark Ages

15.

Book with the teachings of Jesus used by Christians

a)

Old Testament

b)

Torah

c)

New Testament

d)

Quran

16.

Carthaginian general that invaded Rome with elephants

a)

Hannibal

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Pompey

d)

Crassus

17.

Which is not true of the Punic Wars?

a)

Rome was victorious and gained control of the Med Sea

b)

Started as a competition for the Med Sea

c)

Romans only won the last war

d)

Led to the destruction of Carthage

18.

Gaul is modern day

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Ireland

19.

Scientists responsible for creating geocentric theory

a)

Diocletian

b)

Peter

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Archimedes

20.

First official emperor of the Roman Empire

a)

Proconsul

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus Caesar

d)

Pompey

21.

A major problem with the Roman Empire was

a)

very few roads

b)

no peaceful change of power between leaders

c)

weak military

d)

bad emperors with no change

22.

Romance languages came from

a)

Greek

b)

Egyptian

c)

Latin

d)

Etruscan

23.

Constantine moved the new capital of Rome to

a)

Byzantium

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Carthage

d)

Alexandria

24.

Which was NOT an architectural feature created by the Romans?

a)

Arches

b)

Columns

c)

Domes

d)

Mosaics

25.

Most imortant Christian apostle

a)

Paul

b)

Matthew

c)

John

d)

Luke

26.

Which was NOT a factor in the fall of Rome?

a)

Economic decline

b)

political instability

c)

invasions

d)

assassination of Julius Caesar

27.

Byzantium was renamed to this

a)

Constantinople

b)

Istanbul

c)

Carthage

d)

Alexandria

28.

Which emperor legalized Christianity?

a)

Constantine

b)

Augustus

c)

Diocletian

d)

Marcus Aurelius

29.

Diocletian divided the Roman empire

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What peninsula is Rome located on?

a)

Balkan

b)

Iberian

c)

Peloponnesian

d)

Italian

31.

Ways geography protected Rome

a)

Alps to the north

b)

Appinine mountains

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Boot shape to kick someone