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WorksheetsAncient Rome
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What natural geographical features protected Rome from invasion?
The Alps, Mediterranean Sea, and Italian Peninsula
The Himalayas, Indian Ocean, and Tibetan Plateau
The Euphrates River and the Tigris River
What is the correct order of the Roman systems of government, starting with the earliest?
Empire>Monarchy>Republic
Monarchy>Republic>Empire
Empire>Democracy>Republic
Which best describes a republic?
A king rules over all with unlimited power
Rulers are born to the job and govern with unlimited power
Citizens have the right to choose people to represent them
The Romans borrowed the polytheistic religious system of what civilization?
Greeks
Egyptians
Phoenicians
What basic Roman principle from the Republic era is reflected in our U.S. government today?
One ruler with unlimited power within the government
Women having voting rights
Checks and balances to limit power within the government
What purpose did a Roman aqueduct serve?
It connected all parts of the Roman empire
It brought water from the hills to Roman cities
It held up the domed roofs in the temples
What is the Pax Romana?
A time of peace and prosperity in Rome.
A time of civil war in Rome.
A time of government change in Rome.
Which of these describes a central belief of Christianity?
polytheism
agnosticism
monotheism
What is the holy book of the Christian faith?
The Torah
The Bible
The Qu'ran
Which of these Roman structures has a design similar to those used in modern athletic stadiums?
The Pantheon
The Roman Forum
The Colosseum
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?
Julius Caesar
Marc Antony
Augustus
In Ancient Rome, a member of the privileged upper class and who could serve in the legislative Senate.
Aedile
Plebeian
Patrician
The language of Rome, a major influence on French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian.
Chinese
Greek
Latin
Roman Law, has influenced law in many parts of the Western world including the United States
Hammurabi's Code
The Twelve Tables
The Golden Rule
During the first three centuries of Christianity, what relationship did the early Christians have with officials of the Roman Empire?
They were the only legal citizens of the Roman Empire
They were usually promoted to official government positions
They were persecuted under several Roman Emperors
The legislative branch of a government does what?
Oversees enforcement of laws
Interprets laws
Makes laws
Emperor Augustus is best remembered for bringing peace and stability to Rome and for doing what?
centralizing the government
over-taxing the Romans
conquering the Etruscans
Emperor Constantine is best remembered for what?
Invading other tribes
Conquering the Israelites
Being baptized a Christian in AD 337
The Eastern Rome city of Constantinople is in the modern day country of Turkey and is now called:
Istanbul
Mumbai
Tehran
The River system on the Roman peninsula is the:
Yellow River
Tiber River
Nile River
