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The Rise of Rome

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These mountains run north and south in Italy.

a)

Alps

b)

Apennines

c)

Rockies

d)

Shenandoah

2.

Plains at the base of mountains were good for __________________.

a)

farming

b)

fishing

c)

hunting

d)

protection

3.

Italy is located on a land mass surrounded by three sides of water called a(n) ___________________.

a)

island

b)

plateau

c)

peninsula

d)

straight

4.

Rome is located on the ____________________ River.

a)

Mississippi

b)

Nile

c)

Tigris

d)

Tiber

5.

These people were early ancestors of the Romans.

a)

Latins

b)

Etruscans

c)

Greeks

d)

Americans

6.

Romans borrowed their alphabet

a)

Latins

b)

Etruscans

c)

Greeks

d)

Americans

7.

The myth about the founding of Rome is _______.

a)

Zeus

b)

Romulus and Remus

c)

Mt. Olympus

d)

Plebians

8.

What is a form of government where people elect representatives?

a)

republic

b)

dictatorship

c)

oligarchy

d)

monarchy

9.

Who borrowed their ideas for government from the Romans?

a)

United States

b)

Canada

c)

England

d)

Greece

10.

The patrician class elected two of these to run the government and army.

a)

consul

b)

senate

c)

tribal assembly

d)

Military

11.

These was the representatives for the plebians (working class)

a)

Military

b)

consul

c)

senate

d)

tribal assembly

12.

These were the representatives for the patricians.

a)

consul

b)

senate

c)

military

d)

tribal assembly

13.

What is the philosophy of the importance of being a good citizen?

a)

stoicism

b)

pragmatism

c)

idealism

d)

realism

14.

What were the 12 tables?

a)

a place to eat

b)

a place to discuss laws

c)

a place where laws were written

d)

a place to prepare food