WorksheetsAncient Rome Progress Check
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which sea allowed Rome to prosper in trade and interact with and conquer other lands?
Who made himself dictator for life and was seen as a hero to the plebeians because he gave them land & food, but seen by others as a power-hungry tyrant and eventually assassinated?
Mark Antony
Scipio Afrikanus
Sulla
Octavian Augustus
By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Augustus created a new era of peace and prosperity that lasted 200 years called:
Pax Romana
Golden Years
Pax Augustus
Age of Prosperity
The family of modern languages based on Latin are called: _______________.
Latina Languages
Greek Languages
Romance Languages
Marriage languages
Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow...
Senators to get to the Senate.
Rome’s armies to travel through the empire.
Merchants to travel safely.
Slaves to travel into the countryside.
Why was Rome's geographic setting important?
Strong winds brought heavy spring rains to the land.
Its central location allowed Rome to unite the Italian peninsula and the Mediterranean Sea region.
It was surrounded by deserts which kept is safe from invasion.
Farmers depended on yearly flooding to plant crops.
