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WorksheetsResource: Ancient Rome
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which emperor allowed the practice of Christianity?
What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year called?
How would you describe Rome's early religion?
Only men could participate in religious activities
The early Romans believed in only one god.
The Romans did not allow poor people to participate in religious worship
It was polytheistic- and they shared and adapted god from the Greeks
Who made up the first Triumvirate?
Romulus, Remus, and Roman
Pompey, Sulla, and Octavian
Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
Antony, Cleopatra, Octavian
What was one of the main reasons for building Roman roads?
to allow tribunes to travel throughout the empire
to allow Rome's armies to travel quickly across the empire
to allow invasions from barbarians throughout the empire
to allow slaves to travel the countryside in the empire
Considered one of Rome's "five good emperors", he built a wall in Britain to protect the province from Barbarians.
Caesar
Hadrian
Pompey
Hannibal
A large stadium in Rome where athletic events took place.
Theater
Colosseum
Arena
Amphitheater
A count of people living in a country, city or region.
population
census
dictator
accounting
The Roman general who became the republic's dictator and was stabbed to death in the Senate.
Augustus Caesar
Diocletian
Octavian
Julius Caesar
Hannibal was:
A great Roman General
A great Carthaginian General
A Roman Emperor
A Carthaginian Emperor
Why were Roman soldiers so loyal to their commanders?
The commanders had some really nice kicks
The commanders gave them land to live on and farm when they retired.
The commanders wanted to become the rulers of Rome
The soldiers were a professional army
Which of the following is a main reason that the Roman Empire decided to divide itself into halves: the Western Empire in Rome and the Eastern Empire based in Constantinople?
the Empire had grown so large, it was unable to govern effectively
Mongol invasions pushed the empire apart
Development of China conjuring new territory forced Rome to divide
The Roman citizens believed in different potential emperors that it pushed the empire apart
The government increased ____ to pay for the defense of the empire.
Grain
Walls
Taxes
Wages
According to a Roman legend, the Romans were descendants of people from what city located in Asia Minor?
Turkey
Syria
Troy
Byzantium
Who was Galen?
Greek artist who designed frescoes.
Greek poet famous for lyric poetry
Greek author of epics like the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek surgeon who made many discoveries about the human body including the difference between arteries and veins
He was the grandnephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar, who became the first emperor of Rome
Antony
Caesar
Augustus (Octavian)
Constantine
This is the Latin word meaning, "I forbid."
veto
vice
forum
agora
Name one event that marked the end of the Roman Republic?
Hadrian built the wall
Antony married Cleopatra
Julius Caesar becomes dictator
Constantine allows people to practice Christianity
What is one economic cause for the fall of the Roman Empire?
land destroyed in battle was difficult to harvest
many roads being built were too expensive
the building of aqueducts to transport water was expensive
Not enough taxes were being paid
Why did the Romans grant citizenship to upper-class members of conquered areas?
to make them soldiers
to make them work for them
It kept them from revolting
A style of writing that pokes fun at people or society is called.....
lyric poetry
an epic poem
satire
This group conquered the Romans ca. 600 BC and controlled the Italian peninsula until the Romans grew tired of their abusive kings and revolted.
Etruscans
Carthaginians
Spartans
Egyptians
After many battles with the Romans, this area, which is now France and Germany, became a province of the Roman Empire.
Troy
Gaul
Mongolia
Greece
What was one political reason for the fall of Rome?
Roman values and morals were quickly declining
Mercenary soldiers lacked loyalty to Rome
Citizens lost feelings of responsibility and public duty
Inflation destroyed the economy
Who was granted the powers of a king for six months to lead in times of a crisis or emergency?
Dictator
Emperor
Clergy
Philosopher
Name an accomplishment of Julius Caesar.
He built a wall
He discovered the difference between arteries and veins
He became a dictator for life
The Roman _____ was Rome's public meeting place.
agora
colloseum
catacombs
forum
What language did the Ancient Romans speak?
Latin
Italian
Greek
French
This large volcano erupted in 79 AD, destroying the city of Pompeii.
Mt Olympus
Mt Aetna
Mt Parnasus
Mt Vesuvius
Give one military reason for the fall of Rome.
taxes were too high
lack of good emperors
empire was too large to protect all the borders
many foreigners came to live in Rome
Name an economic reason for the fall of Rome.
great divide between the rich and poor
mercenary soldiers lacked loyalty to Rome
empire is divided into Eastern and Western
land destroyed in battle was difficult to farm and yielded poor harvests
Name a social reason for the fall of Rome.
The Empire crumbled from within; values and morals declining
Not enough Roman soldiers
slaves took the jobs held by the common people
frequent revolts and civil wars
