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WorksheetsAncient Rome pt.1 (6th)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
What part of Europe is Italy located? What is the climate?
Northwest Europe
Southwestern Europe
Southeastern Europe
Dry, hot summers and mild to cold, wet winters
Wet, cool summers and harsh dry winters
Name the 3 rivers of Ancient Rome?
Apennines
Tiber
Thames
Rubicon
Po
Why was Ancient Rome easier to unify than Greece?
The geographic features of the Italian peninsula did not isolate the different groups of people
In Greece, multiple languages were spoken which kept city states apart.
It wasn't. Rome did not unify for many years due to geographic features.
The Apennines Mountains were easily crossed and were not a barrier to unification
According to myth, Rome is founded by whom?
Tiberius
Remus
Romulus
Augustus
What 3 groups populated ancient Rome?
The Greeks
The Latins
The Etruscan's
The Elysians
The Phoenicians
What impact did the Etruscan's make on Rome?
The Romans learned how to navigate and build ships.
The Romans learned military tactics and how to ride on horseback.
The Romans learned how to write and compose music.
The Romans learned how to build with brick, use arches, and how to drain marshy lands.
When was the Roman Republic established? How long did it last?
507 BC
508 BC
509 BC
200 years
500 years
What is a Republic?
A form of government in which voters run the government
A form of government in which a dictator is in charge of a Senate.
A form of government in which voters elect officials to run the country
A form of government in which a king and his descents rule.
Who were considered citizens of Rome? Why?
The Liberti
Patricians
Plebeians
They were male
They owned land & paid taxes
What other groups in Rome were not considered citizens?
Patricians
Plebeians
Slaves
The Liberti
What was established in 451 BC in Rome? How did it change Rome?
The 12 Tables
The Plebeian Council
These were the laws that became the basis for all future Roman laws.
Plebeians gained political equality with the Patricians
What new rights were given to Plebeians as time went on?
Plebeians could establish a new government under the Council of Plebs
Plebeians were able to grant citizenship to freed slaves
Plebeians could be elected to positions once reserved only for Patricians
Debt was not punishable by slavery
Plebeians were allowed to marry Patricians
What power was given to Roman fathers?
Fathers arranged marriages for daughters
Fathers could punish children for crimes they committed.
Fathers could sell children into slavery
Fathers would arrange careers for their sons to help pay off debts
What was life like for women in Ancient Rome?
Most women just took care of the household and raised the children
Had to follow the authority of their father or husband
Most women went to school and competed in competitions while male soldiers went to war.
Could own property and run businesses
Had few legal rights
What are the values of Ancient Rome?
Self-Sacrifice
Discipline
Put the needs of Rome above yourself
Family
Honor
What were all Roman children taught? What were Patrician children taught?
Children, regardless of class, learned how to read, write, history, and debate.
Children, regardless of class, learned how to read and write
Patrician children were taught Latin, literature, Roman history, & Rhetoric
Patrician children were taught Latin, astronomy, Roman history, biology & mathematics
How did the Romans honor their gods/goddesses?
Built temples & held feasts and festivals
Held feasts and sacrifices
Held sacrifices and festivals
Held competitions & built glorious structures.
Check ALL Roman gods
Vulcan
Jupiter
Pluto
Ceres
Heracles
Which gods are correct in their Roman AND Greek names.
Juno=Hera
Diana= Artemis
Mercury=
Hermes
Vesta=Hestia
Apollo=Helios
Which of the deities are correct.
Mars=god of war
Apollo=god of the sun
Minerva=
goddess of craft & wisdom
Venus= goddess of love/beauty
Neptune=god of the sea
