wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Roman Civilization

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What group/groups were ultimately responsible for conquering Rome?

a)

The Persians

b)

Germanic tribes

c)

Egypt

d)

The Mongols

2.

A disease that spreads quickly

a)

Inflation

b)

Plague

c)

Ode

d)

Cystic Fibrosis

3.

Political changes

a)

reform

b)

inflation

c)

currency

d)

plague

4.

Open place that served as a marketplace and public square

a)

mosaic

b)

regent

c)

forum

d)

rhetoric

5.

A slave warrior that fought animals and people in public arenas

a)

regent

b)

gladiator

c)

Odocer

d)

barbarian

6.

Rapicly increasing prices

a)

regent

b)

deflation

c)

anatomy

d)

inflation

7.

Roman slave that led a two-year revolt against the Romans

a)

Odacer

b)

Diocletian

c)

Theodosius

d)

Spartacus

8.

Curved ceiling

a)

vault

b)

high bar

c)

Zama

d)

Arched

9.

Exchange of goods without using money

a)

inflation

b)

deflation

c)

barter

d)

reform

10.

Chief Roman god

a)

Pluto

b)

Vulcan

c)

Zeus

d)

Jupiter

11.

Biggest advantage to using currency

a)

currency is easier to carry

b)

currency has same value to everyone

c)

currency makes rich people richer

d)

currency was hard to find

12.

This origin myth explained that Rome was founded on Palentine Hill and involved a wolf and woodpecker.

a)

Aneas

b)

Romulus and Remus

13.

The Roman civilization was founded near what river?

a)

The Huang He

b)

The Indus

c)

The Tiber

d)

The Tigris

14.

What group invaded the Western Roman Empire and ended up destroying it?

a)

the Persian

b)

the Huns

c)

the Goths

d)

the Gauls

15.

Form of government established in Rome

a)

Imperial Government

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Republic

16.

Period of peace and prosperity in Rome

a)

Paz Romana

b)

Pax Romana

c)

Pac Romana

17.

War between Rome and Carthage

a)

Panic Wars

b)

Peloponessian War

c)

Punic Wars

18.

Roman structure where gladiator fights were held

a)

Amphitheatre

b)

Colosseum

c)

Stadium

19.

Carthaginian general who almost defeated Rome

a)

Hannibal

b)

Brutus

c)

Scipio

20.

Who are the members of the first Triumvirate?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Augustus Caesar

c)

Pompey

d)

Crassus

21.

Who are the members of the Second Triumvirate?

a)

Octavian

b)

Marc Anthony

c)

Lepidus

d)

Julius Caesar

22.

Who won all the three Punic wars?

a)

Romans

b)

Carthaginian

23.

Roman Peace lasted for how many years?

a)

100 years

b)

150 years

c)

200 years

24.

Who is the first emperor of Rome?

a)

Brutus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus Caesar

25.

Who killed Julius Caesar?

a)

The Consuls

b)

The Senators

c)

The Praetors

26.

The standard language in Roman Empire

a)

Greeks

b)

French

c)

Latin

27.
What Roman invention was a mixture of volcanic ash, lime and water when dried, was hard as a rock?
a)
Roads
b)
Concrete
c)
Gravel
d)
Courtyard
28.
What allowed Romans to build higher, more stable structures like the Colosseum?
a)
Arches
b)
Domes
c)
Vaults
d)
Atrium
29.
What did Roman engineers build to bring water from the hills into the cities?
a)
Canals
b)
Ditches
c)
Underground pipes
d)
Aqueducts
30.
What system did Roman engineers build to connect the empire?
a)
Aqueducts
b)
Roads
c)
Arches
d)
Sewers
31.
How were Roman sculptures different from the Greek sculptures?
a)
More realistic-looking people
b)
Perfect-looking people
c)
Only beautiful women
d)
Only strong-looking men
32.
What did Bread and Circuses mean?
a)
To prevent a revolt, Romanleaders offered cheap food & free entertainment to the poor
b)
To keep the peace, political leaders gave away land to gladiators who won their fights
c)
To keep people happy, gladiators who won their fights got free food and their freedom
d)
To keep keep people happy, chariot riders who won their fights got free food for life
33.
From AD 117, the Roman Empire began to decline because
a)
It had little influence over the areas where it expanded
b)
It was smaller than other nations at the time
c)
It became too spread out from its center in Rome
d)
It was unable to expand throughout Europe
34.
What emperor moved the capital from the failing city of Rome in the west to the city of Byzantium in the East?
a)
Diocletian
b)
Constantine
c)
Trajan
d)
Caesar Augustus
35.
What became known as one of the world's most advanced cities after the fall of Rome?
a)
Constantinople
b)
Carthage
c)
Byzantium
d)
Alexandria
36.
The eastern part of the Roman Empire lasted for about 1,000 years and was known as the
a)
Eastern Empire
b)
Western Empire
c)
Byzantine Empire
d)
Holy Roman Empire
37.
What Byzantine Emperor organized and simplified the complex Roman legal system to make it more accessible to the average citizen?
a)
Constantine
b)
Justinian
c)
Theodora
d)
Belisarius
38.
Byzantine artists made patterns or pictures by arranging small pieces of brightly colored glass called
a)
Collage
b)
Mosaics
c)
Collections
d)
Patchwork

Similar Resources on Wayground

India Test Review

33 questions

India Test Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

Africa Midway Review

35 questions

Africa Midway Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

KG - University

African Culture #1

33 questions

African Culture #1

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

13 Colonies

33 questions

13 Colonies

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

Time and Timelines

35 questions

Time and Timelines

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

SEJARAH T4/B9

37 questions

SEJARAH T4/B9

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th - 10th Grade

Unit 3 Constitution Quiz Review

40 questions

Unit 3 Constitution Quiz Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th - 11th Grade

3rd 9 Weeks Exam 2020

38 questions

3rd 9 Weeks Exam 2020

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade