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Ancient Rome Overview

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Romans overthrew the last king and established a ___in which citizens elect their leaders/representatives.

a)

dictatorship

b)

empire

c)

monarchy

d)

republic

2.

The Romans developed a superior army by grouping soldiers into _________________, each consisting of about 6,000 men.

a)

legions

b)

phalanx

c)

Etruscans

d)

confederations

3.

The ruling class of Rome was made up of wealthy landowners known as _____________________.

a)

praetors

b)

politicians

c)

patricians

d)

plebeians

4.

Most Romans, including artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small farms, were called _______________________ or ordinary people.

a)

patricians

b)

plebeians

c)

Romulans

d)

tribunals

5.

Two patricians were administrators over the government and the army, serving only one year each. These administrators were known as ________________.

a)

legislatures

b)

judges

c)

praetors

d)

consuls

6.

The Roman Senate, or _________________________, was a group of 300 patrician men serving the republic for life.

a)

legislature

b)

executives

c)

judicials

d)

corporates

7.

During difficult or dangerous times, the senate appointed a ________________________ to lead the republic through the crisis.

a)

monarchy

b)

emperor

c)

dictator

d)

consul

8.

The system built by the Romans to bring water from the country to the city over long distances called ____________________, was extremely important to Rome.

a)

aquifers

b)

wells

c)

aqueducts

d)

tunnels

9.

When Caesar Augustus became emperor, Rome enjoyed nearly 200 years of peace and prosperity known as _____________________________.

a)

Pax Emperor

b)

Pax Maximus

c)

Pax Augustus

d)

Pax Romana

10.

Crowds would watch as men called ____________________ would fight each other to the death or battle wild animals in stadiums for entertainment.

a)

forums

b)

legions

c)

latifundia

d)

gladiators

11.
Who were Romulus and Remus?
a)
Twin brothers who led to the founding of Rome
b)
Friends who conquered the Etruscans and founded Rome
c)
Germanic Generals who conquered the Late Roman Empire
d)
Ancient Greek Colonizers who founded the City of Syracuse
12.

What were the first written laws of Ancient Rome called?

a)

The code of Hammurabi.

b)

The Bible.

c)

The Torah.

d)

The Twelve Tables

13.

What river flows through Rome?

a)

Tiber River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Po River

d)

Yo River