WorksheetsAncient Rome
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 32mins
Which geographical features were located around Rome?
The Andes Mountians
The Alps
The Mediterranean Sea
The Black Sea
Which peninsula was Rome located on?
The Roman Peninsula
The Mediterranean Peninsula
The Italian Peninsula
The Persian Peninsula
Who were the Plebeians?
The Emperors of Rome.
The Slaves of Rome
The Higher-Class Citizens of Rome
The Lower-Class Citizens of Rome
What is the name of the Upper-Class Roman families?
The Vaishyas
The Patricians
The Castes
The Shudras
What could make someone a slave?
Failure to pay off debts
Being born to enslaved parents
An order by the senate
Prisoners of war
Who is the King of the Roman gods?
(a)
What is the Roman name for Athena?
Minerva
Menelaus
Athens
Medusa
Which two Roman gods are twins?
Apollo
Artemis
Diana
Juno
Who did the Romans get their mythology from?
(a)
What were the rights and responsibilities of Roman citizens.
Own a Farm
Work for the Emperor
Pay Taxes
Join the Military
What kind of government did Rome have?
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Constitutional Democracy
Monitory Democracy
What was the job of a Consul in the Roman government?
Controlled the Army
Collected Taxes
Retain Diplomacy with other City-States
Influence the Religion of the Roman People
In the Roman government the ___ was made up of Patrician men and the ___ was made up of Plebeian men.
Assembly;Senate
Consuls;Castes
Senate;Assembly
Castes;Consuls
What were the laws of Rome called?
(a)
The Twelve Tables entail ___
An Eye for an Eye
All Men are Created Equal
Power to the People
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
What was the Pantheon?
A Greek Church
A temple to all of the gods
A temple to Athena
An Entertainment Center
Where was entertainment held in Rome?
The Pantheon
The Colosseum
The Parthenon
The Forum
Where did the Roman government meet?
The Forum
The Aquaducts
Trevi Fountain
Rome
Which two are contributions of Rome?
Soap
Aqueducts
Columns
Roads
What was another contribution of Rome?
Concept of Zero
Setting Bones
Public Water
Written Language
What was one of the purposes for arches?
To Hold up Aqueducts
To Construct Stables
To Line Roads
To Create Security
Ptolemy was an Astronomer as well as a
Mathmeticiam
Geographer
Scientist
Philosopher
Who wrote the Aeneid?
Sophocles
Justainian
Plato
Vigril
What was the Aeneid About?
The Peloponnesian War
The Punic Wars
The Trojan War
The Spartan Rebellion
What language was spoken in Rome?
(a)
Who fought against Rome in the Punic Wars?
Carthrage
Persia
Greece
Punia
Where was Carthage located whilst it was still a Phoenician Colony?
Western Europe
Eastern Asia
Southern Africa
Northern Africa
Why did Rome and Carthage go to war?
Expansion of Terriorties
Competition for Trade
Broken Treaties
Difference of Religions
How long did the Second Punic War last?
3 years
7 years
13 years
17 years
Why couldn't Hannibal (the Carthraginian General during the second Punic War) attack the City of Rome?
The Alps were too steep
There were too many smaller cities guarding Rome
His army was too small
Rats destroyed their supplies
At the end of the third Punic War who won?
(a)
What did this victory give Rome?
Expanded Trade
Control over Greece
Access to the Mediterranean Sea
Wealth
What did Rome take over?
The Persian Gulf
The Mediterranean Basin
Western Europe
The Malaysian Bay
How did slavery lead to the fall of the Roman Republic?
Low pay forced out small farmers with slaves
Increased pressure by neighboring territories
A slave revolt which overthrew the political structure
The slaves poor living conditions harbored diseases
What else led to the fall of the Roman Republic?
Civil War
A Plague
Devaluation of Currency
Unemployment
Who was part of the first Triumvirate?
Augustus Caesar, Cassius, and Pompei
Caesar Salad, Crustasions, and Pompano
Emperor Caesar, Constantinopoly, and Plato
Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey
Who killed Caesar?
Cassius
Crassus
Brutus
Lepidus
Why did they kill Caesar?
He was upsetting the power balance
They were worried he wanted to become King
Pompey payed them to
He was taking Rome on a dark path
Who was part of the second Triumvirate?
Mary Anne, Lihn, and Omar
Martin Anthony, Leperad, and Octavia
Moray, Leopard, and Orca
Marc Anthony, Lepidus, and Octavian
What did the members of the second Triumvirate do with Rome?
Turned it into a dictatorship
Sold bits of the empire to other nations
Split the empire between themselves
Increased the tax rates exponentially
What caused the fall of the second Triumvirate?
Civil War
The Fourth Punic War
The death of Octavian
Unrest of the people
What did Octavian rename himself after becoming Emperor?
(a)
What did Augustus not provide for peaceful succession?
An heir
A form of government
A set of laws
A strong military
What was the era of Roman peace called?
The peace of Peace's peace
Pax Romana
Senātus Populusque Rōmānus
The time of no war
How many years did Pax Romana last?
(a)
What were economic impacts of Pax Romana?
Safe Travel
Uniform Currency
Increased Literacy
First Shepards
What were the social impacts of Pax Romana?
Lower death count
No wars
Increased stability in social classes
Emphasis on family
Which are political influences of Pax Romana?
Civil Service System
The government has more control
More powerful military
Uniform state of law
For how many years after Pax Romana did Rome decline?
(a)
How did geographical size cause the decline of Rome?
Too big to defend
Most of the terrain was unfit for living
Too many borders to defend
Too large to produce adequate supplies
Since the cost of war was so large what did Rome do?
Hired Mercenaries
Became Pacifistic
Didn't engage in open warfare
Increased the value of their currency
Why was hiring mercenaries bad for Rome?
Many were former soldiers with a grudge against Rome
They were not loyal to the Roman Empire
They has less discipline than a normal army
Many had ulterior motives
What problems did devaluation of currency cause?
The rich were forced to pay more in taxes
The rich became lazy
The poor started finding loop holes in taxtation
The poor were over taxed and over worked
Besides people moving away, what caused a decline in Roman population?
Diseases
Terrorism by war lords
Decline in agricultural products
Civil unrest
Which group began constantly invading Rome?
Persians
Greeks
Germanics
China
Who moved the Roman Capital out of Rome?
(a)
Where did Constantine move the capital to?
New Rome
Plebia
Carthrage
Byzantium
What was the capital renamed?
Constantinople
Byzantia
Mesopotamia
Euphrates
What did Constantinople provide?
More Resources
Better Terrain
Better Trade
More Protection
What better protected the Roman Empire in Constantinople?
It was guarded by mountains
It was surrounded by water
It was in a valley
Dense forests made invasions hard
