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Early Rome Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 2 mountain ranges located in the Italian Peninsula?

a)

The Alps and the Apennines

b)

The Zagros and the Taurus

c)

The Hindu-Kush and the Himalayans

d)

The Pyrenees and the Caucasus

2.

What river is Italy's best known and is where Rome was founded?

a)

Tiber

b)

Nile

c)

Indus

d)

Tigris

3.

What continent contains the country of Italy?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Mesoamerica

4.

Like Greece, Italy is which landform?

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Desert

d)

Volcano

5.

What is the name of the culture of northern Italy that rule Rome for about 200 years?

a)

The Etruscans

b)

The Latins

c)

The Mongols

d)

The Dravidians

6.

What 2 engineering features did the Romans adopt from the Etruscans?

a)

The arch & cuniculus

b)

The column and frieze

c)

The porch and atrium

d)

The gable and mansard

7.

What building material did the Romans contribute to mankind?

a)

Cement

b)

Stucco

c)

Particleboard

d)

Insulation

8.

What characteristics of writing did the Greeks and Romans share?

a)

They wrote in all capital letters

b)

They only wrote on clay tablets

c)

All citizens were taught to write

d)

Their alphabet was patterned after Hindu Sanskrit

9.

What name was given to the wealthy, powerful citizens of Ancient Rome?

a)

Patricians

b)

Nobility

c)

Brahman

d)

Daimyo

10.

What groups of people in Ancient Rome were not allowed to vote?

a)

Women & slaves

b)

Slaves & soldiers

c)

Soldiers & foreigners

d)

Foreigners & women

11.

What legal document was written to give plebeians more protection under the law after a 250-year struggle?

a)

Twelve Tables

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Hammurabi's Code

d)

Athenian Constitution

12.

For about 200 years, what form of government did the Etruscans force on the early Romans?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Totalitarianism

13.

What principle of government did the Romans use to make sure no single person or group got too much power?

a)

Checks and balances

b)

Divided government

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

One man - One vote

14.

What form of government did the Ancient Romans establish after they overthrew the Etruscans?

a)

Republic

b)

Democracy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Anarchy

15.

What office of this new Roman government was established to protect the rights of the plebeian population?

a)

Tribune

b)

Consul

c)

Senator

d)

Dictator

16.

Which office of the new Roman government was only used in times of emergency and only for around months at a time?

a)

Dictator

b)

Senator

c)

Consul

d)

Magistrate

17.

Which office of the new Roman government contained 2 people who were in charge of the army and law enforcement?

a)

Consul

b)

Tribune

c)

Dictator

d)

Representative

18.

What African city-state did Rome fight for 120 years to gain control of the trade routes in the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

Carthage

b)

Sparta

c)

Sumer

d)

Athens

19.

Why did Rome fight an African city-state for 120 years?

a)

Both empires wanted control of trade routes in the Mediterranean Sea

b)

The African city-state invaded Italian territory

c)

Roman soldiers killed the king of the African city-state

d)

Roman missionaries were making citizens of the African city-state convert to Paganism by force

20.

Who was the African general who almost conquered the Roman Republic after his army marched over the Alps?

a)

Hannibal Barca

b)

Scipio Africanus

c)

Shi Huang Di

d)

Julius Caesar