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Ancient Rome

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Roman Republic was formed after the people of Rome overthrew who?

a)

Greece

b)

Etruscan King

c)

The Persian Empire

d)

Alexander the Great

2.

Rome controlled trade and culture throughout the Mediterranean after what war?

a)

Punic War

b)

Persian War

c)

Peloponnesian War

d)

Patrician War

3.

Who was able to influence laws in Rome by vetoing laws passed by the senate?

a)

Patricians

b)

Tribunes

c)

President

d)

King

4.

The average person in the Roman Republic was an artisan, merchant, or farmer. What social class were they are part of?

a)

Punics

b)

Slaves

c)

Plebeians

d)

Patricians

5.

This person was the nephew of Julius Caesar, started Pax Romana, and was the first Roman Emperor.

a)

Darious

b)

Mark Anthony

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Augustus

6.

The Golden Age in Greece is similar to what in Rome

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Prosperous Time

c)

Gupta Empire

d)

Han Dynasty

7.

What was Rome considered because it elected Representatives to create laws.

a)

direct democracy

b)

republic

c)

monarchy

d)

dynasty

8.

Which social class was a minority of the population, but held the majority of power in Rome?

a)

Carhaginians

b)

Slaves

c)

Patricians

d)

Plebeians

9.

Who participated in government by electing Tribunes to represent them?

a)

persians

b)

slaves

c)

patricians

d)

plebeians

10.

What codified Roman laws so that all citizens were treated equally?

a)

Twelve Tables

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

Hammurabi's Code

d)

Twelve Desks

11.

What is the correct order for the following leaders?

a)

Augustus Caesar, Julius Caesar, Constantine

b)

Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, Constantine

c)

Constantine, Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar

d)

Constantine, Augustus Caesar, Julius Caesar

12.

What term is the definition for block or forbid

a)

Hannibal

b)

Pax Romana

c)

veto

d)

Legion

13.

What was another term for the Roman Army?

a)

Legion

b)

Diocletian

c)

Pax Romana

d)

Hannibal

14.

What is the term for the Gold Age of Rome?

a)

Gupta Empire

b)

New Kingdom

c)

Pax Romana

d)

Han Dynasty

15.

This person was a general that invaded Rome with elephants.

a)

Tribune

b)

Legion

c)

Diocletian

d)

Hannibal

16.

Who divided Ancient Rome because it was to large for one ruler?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Hannibal

c)

Pax Romana

d)

Legion

17.

Which feature of the Roman Empire allowed for Christianity to easily spread throughout the empire?

a)

safe travel and relative peace

b)

improved sanitataion

c)

open market space

d)

dominating the Mediterranean Sea

18.

What was the attitude of Roman Republic when it come to the people they conquered?

a)

Forced people to practice the religion of Rome

b)

pay taxes, provide soldiers, swear loyalty

c)

Forbade the practice of any religion

d)

Persecuted people who were monotheistic

19.

Which emperor converted to Christianity, allowed Romans to convert to Christianity, and moved the Roman Capital east?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Augustus Caesar

c)

Constantine

d)

Julius Caesar

20.

What was used to carry fresh water in Ancient Rome?

a)

Groma

b)

Legion

c)

Baths

d)

Aqueducts

21.

What was an ECONOMIC cause for the decline of Rome?

a)

new resources to create new roads

b)

the Roman Legions were to spread out

c)

high inflation that ruined business

d)

corrupt leaders with no clear line of succession

22.

Which of the following was a POLITICAL cause of the decline of Rome?

a)

no clear succession of power with corrupt leaders

b)

There were too many slave revolts

c)

free bread and entertainment for the majority

d)

Rome was experiences high inflation