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Ancient Rome

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What body of water surround Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece?

a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Black Sea
2.

What type of architect did the Ancient Romans contribute to the world?

a)

columns

b)

arches

c)

pyramids

d)

lomghouses

3.

Why did the Ancient Romans build roads?

a)

To make trade routes along the Nile River

b)

To connect to lands in North America

c)

To make trade routes along the Huang He River

d)

To connect to lands in western Europe and Africa

4.

What type of government did the Ancient Romans use?

a)

Representative democracy

b)

Direct democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

5.

If you took a trip to Rome, which type of architect are you most likely going to see?

a)

b)

c)

6.

Which two crops grew the best in Ancient Rome?

a)

corn and sugar

b)

rice and wheat

c)

apples and oranges

d)

grapes and olives

7.

Wood, water, and the wind are ______ resources.

a)

human

b)

natural

c)

capitol

8.

Where was Ancient Rome located?

a)

Italy

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Greece

9.

What is a peninsula?

a)
A peninsula is a landform surrounded by water on three sides.
b)
A peninsula is a landform surrounded by water on two sides.
c)
A peninsula is a landform surrounded by water on all sides.
10.

What is the Italian Peninsula shaped like?

a)

a thumb

b)

an elbow

c)

a boot

11.

Which continent is Ancient Rome located?

a)
Europe
b)
Australia
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
12.

What type of art is pictured?

a)

mosiacs

b)

painting

c)

sculpture

d)

pottery

13.

What is this famous piece of architect called?

a)
Statue of Liberty
b)

The Colosseum

c)

The Great Sphinx

14.

How did the Romans bring water to the city?

a)

digging paths

b)

magic

c)

aqueducts

15.

What does this map show?

a)

Rome today

b)

The spread of Roman culture

c)

Where ancient Roman culture began

16.

What does this map show?

a)

Rome today

b)

Where the ancient Roman culture began

c)

The spread of Roman culture

17.
a)

Rome today

b)

The spread of Roman culture

c)

Where ancient Roman culture began

18.

Just like the ancient Greeks, the ancient Romans were great ______

a)

shipbuilders

b)

farmers

c)

hunters

d)

traders

19.

What body of water did the ancient Romans and Greeks use for trading?

a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Black Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
20.

The US borrowed its government from which ancient civilization?

a)

Ancient Rome

b)

Ancient China

c)

Ancient Greece

21.
  1. How did the Tiber River help the people of ancient Rome?

a)
  1. It kept all other civilizations from invading.

b)
  1. It provided fresh water and a way to travel. 

c)
  1. It stopped people from traveling into the city.

d)
  1. It turned Rome into an island.

22.
  1. How did the Alps Mountains affect ancient Rome?

a)
  1. They helped Rome trade by sea. 

b)
  1. They made Rome an island. 

c)
  1. They provided gold. 

d)

They helped protect Rome from invaders.

23.

What is a representative democracy?

a)

When the people are ruled by a king or queen.

b)

When citizens elect representatives to make rules/laws for them.

c)

When citizens vote directly for rules/laws.

24.
  1.  Why were Roman roads important to the economy?

a)

They made the buildings taller.

b)

They stopped all wars with other countries.

c)

They were used to grow crops.

d)

They helped people travel and trade goods.

25.

Which letter shows Rome on the map?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D