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Roman Empire Practice

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the Romans carry water from mountains into cities?
a)
by combining a set of layers
b)
by combining a set of arches
c)
by building aqueducts
d)
by building a bridge
2.
Which popular Roman attraction is pictured?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Pantheon
c)
Circus Maxiums
d)
Forum
3.
Gladiator fights mostly took place in the
a)
Circus Maximus
b)
Forum
c)
Colosseum
d)
Pantheon
4.
The wealthy ruling class of Rome was called
a)
Ciceros
b)
Plebeians
c)
Visogoths
d)
Patricians
5.
The social class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and poor farmers
a)
Ciceros
b)
Patricians
c)
Visogoths
d)
Plebeians
6.
How did the Roman Empire's use of roads help their economic growth?
a)
the Romans were payed well for building the roads
b)
the Romans rented their roads to other empires
c)
the roads made trading easier within the empire
d)
the roads were owned by private businesses
7.
In which way was the practice of slavery damaging to the Roman Empire?
a)
there were fewer jobs available for free Roman citizens
b)
Roman slavery made other nations see Rome as wicked
c)
it was difficult to determine who was a slave and who was free
d)
slaves had to be fed and sheltered, which hurt the Roman economy
8.
The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...
a)
barbarian invasions
b)
strong leadership
c)
inflation
d)
political corruption
9.

Rome's government began as a _______ and changed to an ___________.

a)

democracy, republic

b)

republic, empire

c)

empire, republic

d)

tyranny, empire

10.

How was the Roman Republic different from the Roman Empire?

a)

The Republic was very large; the Empire was fairly small.

b)

The Republic was ruled by elected representatives; the Empire was not.

c)

The Republic had no army; the Empire had a massive army.

d)

The Republic

11.
Which of the following was NOT an innovation achieved by the Romans?
a)
Roads
b)
Aqueducts
c)
Arches
d)
Math
12.

Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

a)

Mark Anthony

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus (Octavian)

d)

None of the above

13.

Roman general who became the republic's dictator in 45 B.C.

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Nero

c)

Caligula

d)

Constantine

14.

An elected official who led the Roman Republic

a)

Consul

b)

Caesar

c)

Representative

d)

Senator

15.

A council whose members were the heads of wealthy, landowning families.

a)

Representatives

b)

Consul

c)

Gladiator

d)

Senate

16.

A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Dictatorship

17.

What did the Romans make to help them move quicker?

a)

aqueducts

b)

Vaults

c)

Fresco's

d)

Roads

18.
Which describes the reason for the growth of the Roman Empire?
a)
Rome's army conquered other lands
b)
Rome's rulers were very kind
c)
Rome used christianity to force others to join
d)
Rome's roads made joining the empire easy
19.
What was a problem caused by the increasing size of the Roman Empire?
a)
the empire ran out of water
b)
the empire became too large to manage and protect
c)
the empire could not make enough weapons
d)
the empire could not make enough buildings
20.
What religion was adopted by the Roman Empire after being persecuted for many years?
a)
Islam
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Hunnism
21.
Which technology allowed soldiers, merchants and traders to travel more quickly through the empire?
a)
paved roads
b)
aqueducts
c)
arches
d)
plumbing
22.

The Pax Roman (Roman Peace) lasted for ___ years

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

d)

200

23.

The legend of the twins is built around...

a)

Abraham & Jaun

b)

Remus and Isaac

c)

Romulus and Jacob

d)

Romulus & Remus

24.

What is the language of Rome?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Latin

d)

Hebrew

25.

What is the official religion of Rome?

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

26.

Who was the first dictator of Rome who gave people free food & entertainment?

a)

Caesar Augustus

b)

Marc Antony

c)

Nero

d)

Julius Caesar

27.

Which ruler made the official religion of Rome Christianity?

a)

Constantine

b)

Justinian

c)

Clovis

d)

Charlemagne

28.

What is a Civil War?

a)

War within a country by different groups

b)

War with Barbarians

c)

War against other countries

d)

Cold War

29.

What was the period of peace under Augustus' rule called?

a)

Gladiator Rule

b)

the Pax Romana

c)

the Pucks Ramen

d)

Imperial Rome

30.

a person in a savage, primitive state; uncivilized person. · a person without culture

a)

Emperor

b)

Barbarian

c)

Plebiean

d)

Patrician

31.

Fill in the blank:

People believed that Jesus was the _______ and would save them.

a)

Apostle

b)

Missionary

c)

Emperor

d)

Messiah

32.

Fill in the blank:

People thought that Jesus was creating ___________ in the Roman Empire.

a)

progress

b)

happiness

c)

instability

d)

wealth

33.

What happened after Jesus was arrested and crucified?

a)

Everybody was happy.

b)

The Roman Empire fell because of his death.

c)

People forgot Jesus.

d)

He rose from the dead.

34.

It was the (a)   however, who most influenced the early development of Rome. They controlled Rome and most of Latium after 650 BC. They found Rome a village and turned it into a city

35.

The Roman historian (a)   , writing in the first century B.C., provided a series of stories to teach Romans the virtues that made Rome great.

36.

In response to Roman attack, (a)   , the greatest Carthaginian general, struck back, beginning the Second Punic War.

37.

Hannibal decided to bring war to Rome. He entered Spain, moved east, crossed the (a)   with an Army of about 46,000 men, a large number of horses, and about 37 battle elephants

38.

A (a)   is a government by 3 people with equal power

39.

Caesar was officially made (a)   , or absolute ruler in 45 B.C.

40.

The second triumvirate was made up of Marc Antony, Lepidus, and (a)  

41.

Who had people killed if he simply wanted them out of his way? He even had his mother killed.

(a)  

42.

The Roman Peace was called ?

(a)  

43.

"The dominant Male"

(a)  

44.

The most distinguished poet of the Augustan Age was ?

(a)  

45.

Judaea had been a Roman Province played under direction of an official called a

(a)  

46.

An Apostle who was a fisherman and became a follower of Jesus during Jesus' lifetime.

(a)  

47.

2nd part of the Christian bible

(a)  

48.

First Christian Emperor

(a)  

49.

The (a)   is the head of the Roman Catholic Church

50.

The Byzantines continued the Roman legacy of empire, war, and law for almost (a)   years after Romulus Augustus was driven out of Rome

51.

The Romans had a position of dictator, who would take over in the event that the Republic was in

(a)  

52.

Romulus and Remus, the two twins that founded Rome, were raised by (a)   according to stories/legend