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Ancient Rome

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What natural geographical features protected Rome from invasion?

a)

The Alps, Mediterranean Sea, and Italian Peninsula

b)

The Himalayas, Indian Ocean, and Tibetan Plateau

c)

The Euphrates River and the Tigris River

2.

What is the correct order of the Roman systems of government, starting with the earliest?

a)

Empire>Monarchy>Republic

b)

Monarchy>Republic>Empire

c)

Empire>Democracy>Republic

3.

Which best describes a republic?

a)

A king rules over all with unlimited power

b)

Rulers are born to the job and govern with unlimited power

c)

Citizens have the right to choose people to represent them

4.

The Romans borrowed the polytheistic religious system of what civilization?

a)

Greeks

b)

Egyptians

c)

Phoenicians

5.

What basic Roman principle from the Republic era is reflected in our U.S. government today?

a)

One ruler with unlimited power within the government

b)

Women having voting rights

c)

Checks and balances to limit power within the government

6.

What purpose did a Roman aqueduct serve?

a)

It connected all parts of the Roman empire

b)

It brought water from the hills to Roman cities

c)

It held up the domed roofs in the temples

7.

What is the Pax Romana?

a)

A time of peace and prosperity in Rome.

b)

A time of civil war in Rome.

c)

A time of government change in Rome.

8.

Which of these describes a central belief of Christianity?

a)

polytheism

b)

agnosticism

c)

monotheism

9.

What is the holy book of the Christian faith?

a)

The Torah

b)

The Bible

c)

The Qu'ran

10.

Which of these Roman structures has a design similar to those used in modern athletic stadiums?

a)

The Pantheon

b)

The Roman Forum

c)

The Colosseum

11.

The end of the Republic period and the beginning of the Roman Empire is though to have happened around 44 BC, after the death of which ruler?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Marc Antony

c)

Augustus

12.

In Ancient Rome, a member of the privileged upper class and who could serve in the legislative Senate.

a)

Aedile

b)

Plebeian

c)

Patrician

13.

The language of Rome, a major influence on French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian.

a)

Chinese

b)

Greek

c)

Latin

14.

Roman Law, has influenced law in many parts of the Western world including the United States

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

The Twelve Tables

c)

The Golden Rule

15.

During the first three centuries of Christianity, what relationship did the early Christians have with officials of the Roman Empire?

a)

They were the only legal citizens of the Roman Empire

b)

They were usually promoted to official government positions

c)

They were persecuted under several Roman Emperors

16.

The legislative branch of a government does what?

a)

Oversees enforcement of laws

b)

Interprets laws

c)

Makes laws

17.

Emperor Augustus is best remembered for bringing peace and stability to Rome and for doing what?

a)

centralizing the government

b)

over-taxing the Romans

c)

conquering the Etruscans

18.

Emperor Constantine is best remembered for what?

a)

Invading other tribes

b)

Conquering the Israelites

c)

Being baptized a Christian in AD 337

19.

The Eastern Rome city of Constantinople is in the modern day country of Turkey and is now called:

a)

Istanbul

b)

Mumbai

c)

Tehran

20.

The River system on the Roman peninsula is the:

a)

Yellow River

b)

Tiber River

c)

Nile River