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Ancient Roman Unit Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rome is located in which modern day country?

a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Germany
d)
France
2.

Who were the Plebeians in ancient Rome?

a)
The Plebeians were the wealthy elite in ancient Rome.
b)
The Plebeians were the rulers of ancient Rome.
c)
The Plebeians were the common people in ancient Rome.
d)
The Plebeians were the soldiers in ancient Rome.
3.

Rome was located near the end of what river?

a)
Amazon River
b)
Tiber River
c)
Danube River
d)
Nile River
4.

What two mountain ranges surround Rome?

a)
Rockies and Himalayas
b)
Andes and Urals
c)
Alps and Apennines
d)
Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range
5.

Locate the Roman Empire on the map.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Who were the brothers that were said to have founded Rome?

a)
Romulus and Remus
b)
Perseus and Theseus
c)
Hercules and Achilles
d)
Caesar and Brutus
7.

The three most important Gods for Ancient Rome were (select all correct answers)

a)

Jupiter

b)

Zeus

c)

Minerva

d)

Hera

e)

Juno

8.

What was ONE major achievement of the Roman Empire?

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9.

True or false: Everyone in Rome agreed on religion​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
False
True
it's complicated
10.

In Rome, powerful and wealthy nobles were called:

a)
tycoons
b)
monarchs
c)

patricians

d)
lords
11.

The wars between Rome and Carthage were the:

a)
Punic Wars
b)
Mediterranean Wars
c)
Roman Wars
d)
Carthaginian Wars
12.

Who was NOT allowed to vote in Rome? Select all correct answers

a)

Women

b)

Citizens

c)

Adult males

d)

Enslaved people

e)

Adult males with non citizen parents

13.

Why did people love Julius Caesar?

a)

He was a good speaker

b)

He treated men in the military well

c)

He expanded the Roman empire

d)

All of these are correct

14.

Match the following

Categorize the following

Authority over wife and kids

Military

Took part in government

Raising children

Housework (washing, cooking, etc)

Taking care of the family home

Men's Responsibilities
Women's responsibilities
15.

How might someone become enslaved within the Roman empire? Select ALL correct answers.

a)

Prisoner from a war

b)

Born into slavery

c)

Be a woman

d)

Live in Herculaneum

16.

What were some ways in which Patricians and Plebeians were different? Match the answer to the correct sections.

Categorize the following

Wealthy

Lived in big houses with running water

Inherited money from parents

Had power

Poor/Commoners

Very little power

Lived in crowded apartments

Worked for their money

Patricians
Plebeians
17.

What is one reason the Roman Republic fell apart?

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18.

What is one way that Rome's geography affected Romans? Be sure to answer in a full and complete sentence by restating the question.

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19.

What was ONE consequence of the Roman Jewish Wars? Be sure to write in a full and complete sentence by restating the question.

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20.

What was it like to be enslaved by the Roman Empire? Be sure to write in a full and complete sentence. Be specific, and include at least ONE example?

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