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Chapter 11.1 & 11.2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the mountain range directly above the Italian Peninsula?

a)

The Alps

b)

The Andes

c)

The Pyrenees

d)

The Ural Mountains

2.

Which country based its own government off of the example of Ancient Rome?

a)

Egypt

b)

United States

c)

Australia

d)

England

3.

What kind of geography did Rome have?

a)

Desert and dry

b)

Wet and swampy

c)

Rocky, mountainous, and humid

d)

Dry and humid

4.

Ancient Rome was located by a river on a peninsula by what sea?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

5.

What river did Rome develop near?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Tiber River

c)

Danube River

d)

Thames River

6.

Who was considered the "Father of Rome"? (Hint: Roman origin stories)

a)

Virgil

b)

Aeneas

c)

Remus

d)

Romulus

7.

Scientifically speaking, who were the first people to settle in Rome?

a)

The Latins

b)

The Greeks

c)

The Etruscans

d)

The Moroccans

8.

What crops did the Greeks introduce to the Romans? Select two answers.

a)

Olives

b)

Grapes

c)

Rice

d)

Carrots

9.

Which Etruscan king did the Romans overthrow to establish the republic?

a)

Tarquin the Proud

b)

Dardanus

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Hannibal

10.

What groups of soldiers did the Romans utilize?

a)

Legions

b)

Commandos

c)

Squads

d)

Charges

11.

What was the order of Rome's social classes, from most powerful to least powerful?

a)

Patricians, Plebians, Consuls

b)

Consuls, Plebians, Patricians

c)

Plebians, Senators, Patricians

d)

Patricians, Plebians, Slaves

12.

Who were the judges who oversaw court cases?

a)

Praetors

b)

Plebians

c)

Consuls

d)

Senators

13.

In what year was the Council of Plebs established?

a)

278 B.C.

b)

290 B.C.

c)

301 B.C.

d)

287 B.C.

14.

Which United States president was inspired by the Roman dictator Cincinnatus?

a)

George Bush

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

15.

What was the name of the Roman code of laws?

a)

Code of Hammurabi

b)

The Twelve Tables

c)

Code of Justinian

d)

The Magna Carta

16.

Who was the general of Carthage's military in the 2nd Punic War?

a)

Hanno

b)

Hannibal

c)

Tarquin the Proud

d)

Julius Caesar

17.

What year did Hannibal score a big victory against Rome at the Battle of Cannae?

a)

216 B.C.

b)

215 B.C.

c)

261 B.C.

d)

230 B.C.

18.

What was the last battle of the 2nd Punic War?

a)

Battle of Cannae

b)

Battle of Carthage

c)

Battle of Zama

d)

Battle of Azahar

19.

What year was Carthage destroyed in the 3rd Punic War?

a)

146 B.C.

b)

140 B.C.

c)

202 B.C.

d)

198 B.C.

20.

Who were the representatives for the Council of Plebs?

a)

Tribunes

b)

Praetors

c)

Consuls

d)

Representative of the Plebs