WorksheetsUnit 5: Ancient Rome Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which ancient civilization is best described by believing in many different gods, having a republic as a form of government, and having multiple branches of government?
Greece
Rome
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Who was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 BCE? (hint: he was stabbed to death)
Julius Caesar
Octavian
Gracci Brothers
Nero
What was the purpose of the hills of Rome? (fun fact: some of these hills were named Quirinal, Aventine, Caelian, and Capitoline)
to protect Rome from invasion
to farm on
to sled down
to protect the Phoenicians from invasion
What is the name of the famous river in Rome?
Styx
Tiber
Euphrates
Nile
Who did Rome steal all of their ideas on Democracy from?
Greece
Phoenicia
China
Persians
The United States took what style of government from the Romans (hint: they implemented them into their court system.)
Republic
Monarchy
Tyranny
Theocracy
Who did Rome steal their gods from and rename them as their own? (hint: these two civilizations had similiar beliefs because of this)
Greece
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
Constantine
Nero
Julius Caesar
Octavian
Rome is a peninsula in the middle of which sea?
Pacific
Mediterranean
Indian
Atlantic
The Roman Republic limited the amount of __________ any one government official could possess?
power
land
land
children
True of False: Every family in Rome was able to have a private bath in their homes.
true
false
True or False: Justinian I based his new law code on the Old Roman Law code.
true
false
True or False: Advances in technology lead to the fall of Rome.
true
false
True or False: The capital of the Byzantine Empire was Constantinople.
true
false
True or False: B.C.E. is older than C.E.
true
false
True or False: A system of checks and balances in the government keeps one part of the government from becoming more powerful than another part
true
false
True or False: A system of checks and balances in the government keeps one part of the government from becoming more powerful than another part.
true
false
True or False: The plebians (common people) were frustrated with the senators because they wanted a LESS representative government.
true
false
True or False: "Homer's (Greek) book the "Odyssey" influences Tacticus (Roman) when he writes his book "History".
true
false
What three modern languages are most influenced by Latin?
Spanish, English, French
Arabic, Chinese, English
Tagalog, Korean, Spanish
Italian, Farsi, Russian
All of the following contributed to the decline and fall of the Roman Empire with the exception of
Collapse of the Roman economy
Incompetent leaders
Invasion of Rome by the Visigoths
Lack of navy
The main purpose of the Roman road system was to?
carry building materials from Greece
increase trade with Egypt and Spain
help the legions move quickly from province to province
create jobs for Roman slaves
The rule of Augustus Caesar marked the end of?
The Pax Romana
The Roman Empire
The Roman Republic
Christianity
Theodora improved lives of women in Byzantine by helping make laws
giving women jobs
opening schools for girls
allowing parents to leave property to girls
making women church leaders
To help strengthen his empire, Charlemagne
Provided ways for scholars and priests to teach others
Made Islam the official religion
Sent people to study at Persian universities
Forced the people of Europe to speak Latin only
In its early years, the Byzantine Empire was weakened by
The invasion of the Mongols
The feudal system
The bubonic plague
Religious disagreements
When the Roman Empire was divided into two parts, and then later divided again, invaders took advantage of the weaknesses of government to attack parts of the empire. Which of these lists three main groups of invaders?
Muslim armies, Germanic invaders such as Goths, Vikings
Crusaders, Vikings, Roman soldiers
Germanic invaders such as Goths, Vikings, Crusaders
Normans, Muslim armies, Huns
In A.D. 800, at the the Church of Saint Peter in Rome, an event occurred that resulted in a new empire called the Holy Roman Empire. Which of the following best describes that event?
The pope stepped down from his position to give religious power to Charlemagne.
Charlemagne, who had become king of much of Western Europe, knelt before the pope and handed over his political power to the church.
The pope crowned Charlemagne, joining his papal power with that of the Christian ruler.
Charlemagne and his army defeated the last Roman troops protecting Saint Peter’s church.
One lasting cultural impact of Justinian's empire is?
Hagia Sophia
St. Peter's Basilica
World Trade Center
Parthenon
Why did Constantine move the capital of the Roman empire from Rome to Byzantium?
He felt that Byazntium was easy to defend and well-located for trade
He wanted the capital to be out of reach of the Etruscans
He wanted to increase trade with Asia
He feared the growing power of the Christians
