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CH 5 Ancient Rome

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which best describes Rome's climate?

a)

Hot desert-like conditions

b)

dry, hot summers and mild, wet winters

c)

cold tundra

d)

damp and tropical

2.

What are the advantages of living on the Italian peninsula (Select more than one answer choice.)?

a)

fertle river valleys

b)

hills for protection

c)

gold as a natural resource

d)

access to the Mediterranean Sea

3.

What is the name of the mountain range that runs north to south down the length of the Italian peninsula like a spine?

a)

The Pyrenees

b)

The Appenine Mountains

c)

The Alps

d)

The Ural Mountains

4.

What form of government did the Romans develop after 509 B.C.?

a)

A democracy

b)

A republic

c)

A tyranny

d)

An oligarchy

5.
The two mountain ranges in Rome are:
a)
Alps and Tiber
b)
Adriatic and Sicily
c)
Alps and Apennines
6.
According to legend, Romulus and Remus were raised by a _____.
a)
elephant
b)
dog
c)
wolf
d)
bear
7.
The Roman army was divided into groups of about 5000 men called 
a)
legions
b)
centuries
c)
companies
d)
squadrons
8.

On which peninsula is Rome locates?

a)

Iberian peninsula

b)

Peloponnesus

c)

Italian peninsula

d)

Balkan peninsula

9.
These people taught the Romans how to build roads and buildings. They also influenced the way Romans dressed and organized their army. Who were they?
a)
The Greeks
b)
The Latins
c)
The Etruscans
d)
The Egyptians
10.

This gave Roman Citizenship to many of the people conquered by Rome . This afforded them all of the rights of a Roman Citizen. What was this called?

a)

Roman Confederacy

b)

The Aeneid

c)

Etruscan Treaty

d)

Roman Republic

11.
What was the name given to a group of 6000 Roman soldiers?
a)
A phalanx
b)
A legion
c)
A unit
d)
A brigade
12.
In 509 BC, the Romans rebelled against what people and monarchy and set up a new type of government?
a)
Carthaginians
b)
Egyptians
c)
Greeks
d)
Etruscans
13.

On which peninsula is Rome locates?

a)

Iberian peninsula

b)

Peloponnesus

c)

Italian peninsula

d)

Balkan peninsula

14.

On which peninsula is Rome locates?

a)

Iberian peninsula

b)

Peloponnesus

c)

Italian peninsula

d)

Balkan peninsula

15.

The king who was overthrown by the Romans.

a)

Diocletian

b)

Augustus

c)

Tarquin the Proud

d)

Julius Casear

16.

a large farming estate

a)

Actium

b)

Brutus

c)

latifundia

d)

Julius Caesar

e)

triumvirate

17.

a battle in which Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra

a)

Actium

b)

Brutus

c)

latifundia

d)

Julius Caesar

e)

triunvirate

18.

a senator who planned to kill Julius Caesar

a)

Actium

b)

Brutus

c)

latifundia

d)

Julius Caesar

e)

triumvirate

19.

a political alliance of three people

a)

Actium

b)

Brutus

c)

latifundia

d)

Julius Caesar

e)

triumvirate

20.

a military hero Rome's most famous leader

a)

Actium

b)

Brutus

c)

latifundia

d)

Julius Caesar

e)

Triumvirate

21.

In the 100's BC, why did the plebeian farmers fall into poverty (became poor) and debt (borrowed money)?

a)

They had to fight in Roman wars.

b)

They had their farms destroyed by Carthaginians.

c)

They were lazy and didn't want to work.

d)

The landowners used slaves to farm their land.

22.

Wealthy Romans used slaves to farm their large farming estates which were called

a)

poverty farms

b)

latifundia

c)

bread and circuses

d)

the senates

23.

One of the biggest issues that developed in the Roman Republic society was the

a)

everyone wanted to do what they wanted.

b)

everyone became wealthy.

c)

cheap food and entertainment.

d)

thousands of people didn't have jobs and became poor.

24.

Roman leaders were worried about the poor people rebelling so they

a)

put the protesters into jail.

b)

offered bread and circuses

c)

gave them money.

d)

made them live together.

25.

Bread and circuses is what the Roman leaders used to control the poor people. What did they do?

a)

They made the people bake bread.

b)

They made the poor people be in circuses.

c)

To prevent revolts, they stopped the farmers from working.

d)

To distract the poor, they gave out cheap food and free entertainment.

26.

What is a Roman reformer?

a)

Someone who remakes things into a new form.

b)

Someone who takes a new form every year.

c)

Someone who tried to make better laws to help people.

d)

Someone who tried to take complete power.

27.

Because of the change he brought about, thousands of poor and unemployed citizens joined Rome's army _____________ was a good general and his troops were more loyal to him than they were to Rome.

a)

Tiberius

b)

Hannibal

c)

Marius

d)

Sulla

28.

Who was Marc Antony to Julius Caesar?

a)

son of Julius Caesar

b)

General cavalry commander

c)

Roman consul

d)

Military Trainer

29.

Antony divorces Octavian's sister and pursues _________ in Egypt.

a)

Octavia

b)

Maria

c)

Cleopatra

30.

What happens to Antony and Cleopatra after Octavian defeats Egypt and it becomes part of the Roman Empire?

a)

Antony commits suicide and Cleopatra surrenders

b)

Antony surrenders and Cleopatra commits suicide

c)

they both commit suicide

31.

Octavian was appointed the president of the Senate and given what name?

a)

Octavius

b)

Augustus

c)

Supreme Emperor

32.

What territory north of Italy did Julius Caesar conquer?

a)

France

b)

Gaul

c)

Egypt

d)

Greece

33.

How did Julius Caesar die?

a)

Stabbed 23 times by Senate members

b)

Poisonous snake bite

c)

Committed suicide after losing a battle

d)

Killed in battle

34.

Who made up the First Triumvirate?

a)

Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, and Octavius Caesar

b)

Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus

c)

King Hammurabi, Qin ShiHuangdi, and Tutankhaman

35.
Why did the Senate not like Julius Caesar?
a)
He was too handsome
b)
He kept losing battles
c)
He and Pompey were besties
d)
He was getting too popular and powerful
36.
What happened on the Ides of March?
a)
Caesar crossed the Rubicon
b)
Caesar was assassinated
c)
Caesar defeated Pompey
d)
Caesar married Cleopatra
37.
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
a)
Octavian
b)
Mark Antony
c)
Cleopatra
d)
Julius Caesar
38.

Which of these did Caesar NOT make into law?

a)

Slavery outlawed, must hire Roman citizens to work your land

b)

Giving some ex-soldiers land, formerly owned by certain Patricians

c)

Eliminating the Senate and their powers from the government

d)

Giving citizenship to those outside of the Italian peninsula, but inside the empire

39.
Who was NOT a part of the Second Triumvirate?
a)
Crassus
b)
Octavion
c)
Marc Antony
d)
Lepidus
40.

Augustus Caesar rebuilt many of Rome's buildings out of?

a)

Marble

b)

Stone

c)

Wood

d)

Granite

41.

Roman law has influenced legal systems of the world.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What helped Rome's trade?

a)

Caesar's calendar

b)

Hannibal

c)

Common system of currency

d)

Naval Forces

43.

What were grown in Northern Italy?

a)

Oats

b)

Corn

c)

spices

d)

Grapes and Olives

44.

Who benefited from Rome's prosperity?

a)

Merchants and skilled workers

b)

women

c)

small farmers

d)

slaves

45.

Check the boxes that were reforms of Augustus.

a)

Built a professional army

b)

Rome's boundaries were set at physical features

c)

Rebuilt cities of marble

d)

Imported grain from Africa for the poor

e)

Made tax collectors permanent government positions

46.

What innovation was made to Roman ships that allowed them to defeat the Carthaginians?

a)

Cannons

b)

Sails

c)

Moveable bridge

d)

Motor

47.

Was the Roman upper class

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

48.

Was the Roman lower class

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

49.

Held all government and religious positions

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

50.

Were farmers, merchants, laborers and artisans

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

51.

Consuls could...


(select all that apply)

a)

make laws

b)

collect taxes

c)

serve as leader for 10 years

d)

control the army

e)

serve as leader for 1 year

52.

Ancient Rome and the USA both use(d) a set of checks and balances to...

a)

make more money

b)

work on their balance and fitness

c)

keep one group from having too much power

d)

make sure one group has all the power

53.

A group of 300 men elected to govern Rome in the Roman Republic.

a)

Senate

b)

Consul

c)

Democracy

d)

Republic

54.
What was the name of the general who led the Carthaginians through Europe and attacked Rome from north?
a)
Scipio
b)
Hamilcar
c)
Leonidias
d)
Hannibal
55.
Hannibal surprised the Romans by
a)
attacking their shipping routes. 
b)
launching an amphibious assault on Sicily.
c)
marching his army from Spain to Italy over the Alps.
d)
blockading Italy with the Carthaginian navy.
56.
Rome finally found a leader who was equal to Hannibal during the 2nd Punic War.
a)
 Scipio Africanus
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Hamilcar Barca
d)
Cicinnatus

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