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Ancient Rome

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which types of government did Rome have? (Select all that apply)

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Empire

e)

No government, it was anarchy!

2.

Which person was NOT a key figure in Rome's history?

a)

Augustus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Romulus and Remus

3.

A form of government in which citizens elect their leaders

a)

legion

b)

republic

c)

patricians

4.
In what sea was Rome a peninsula, which allowed it to prosper in trade and interact with and conquer other lands? 
a)
Red
b)
Black
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Arabian
5.
What were wealthy landowners called who made up Rome's ruling class? 
a)
Plebeians
b)
Patricians
c)
Monarchs
d)
Aristocrats
6.
What commoners such as artisans shopkeepers, and owners of small farms were called 
a)
Aristocrats
b)
Patricians
c)
Monarchs
d)
Plebeians
7.
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
a)
Caesar
b)
Augustus
c)
Diocletian
d)
Constantine
8.
What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?
a)
Consuls
b)
Praetors
c)
Tribunes
d)
Senators
9.
Who could rule with absolute power for a short period of time during a crisis?
a)
King
b)
Senator
c)
Dictator
d)
President
10.
Who made himself dictator for life and was seen as a hero to the plebeians because he gave them land & food, but was power-hungry to the patricians?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Mark Antony
c)
Scipio
d)
Caesar Augustus
11.
What was Caesar's grandnephew called before he became the first emperor of Rome
a)
Mark Antony
b)
Scipio
c)
Sulla
d)
Octavian
12.
Rome's first code of laws was called
a)
Empire's Bronze Laws
b)
Law of Nations
c)
Law of Twelve Tables
d)
Tribune's Law
13.

Where is Rome located?

a)

France

b)

Greece

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Italy

14.
The teachings of Jesus of Nazareth led to what religion's development?
a)
Nazarene
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Protestantism
15.

Who attacked Rome's borders as it was falling apart?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Barbarians

c)

Greeks

d)

Persians

16.

The fall of Rome refers specifically to...

a)

the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire

b)

the fall of the Western Roman Empire

c)

the fall of the Byzantine Empire (Byzantium)

d)

the fall of the entire original Roman Empire

17.

Christianity was based on the teachings of.....

a)

Muhammad

b)

Buddha

c)

Brahma

d)

Jesus

18.

What helped western Rome become stable after its Dark Age?

a)

tyrants

b)

Feudal System

c)

Democracy

d)

Hammurabi's Code

19.

Why did the Catholic Church become so powerful after the fall of Rome?

a)

The Pope was in charge of everyone, even the barbarians.

b)

The Church promised people a ticket yo Heaven if they gave money.

c)

The Church owned ALL the land.

d)

The Crusades brought money, goods, and power to everyone.

20.

Which statement is true about the senate?

a)

There were 100 men.

b)

They stayed in power for one year.

c)

They had very little power.

d)

They stayed in power for life.