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Rome through Medieval Europe

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These are the laws that were at the base of Roman law and included the principle of "innocent until proven guilty".

a)

Code of Hammurabi

b)

Code of Justinian

c)

12 Tables

d)

Constitution

2.

These were made from a series of pipes, tunnels, channels, and bridges. Gravity and the natural slope of the terrain allowed them to channel water from a freshwater source, such as a lake or spring, to a city.

a)

Arches

b)

Aqueducts

c)

Pillars

d)

Roman Baths

3.

This arena was used for gladiator contests and public spectacles such as animal hunts, simulated naval battles, recreations.

a)

Colosseum

b)

Pantheon

c)

Forum

d)

Parthenon

4.

A wealthy and upper-class person in the Ancient Roman Republic

a)

patrician

b)

plebeian

c)

consul

d)

dictator

5.

In which sea was Rome a peninsula, allowing it to prosper in trade and interact with and conquer other lands? 

a)

Red

b)

Black

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Arabian

6.

In 509 B.C., what form of government in which citizens elect their own leaders did the Romans choose over the Etruscan monarchy?

a)

Republic

b)

Theocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Empire

7.

What were commoners like artisans, shopkeepers, and small farm owners called?

a)

Aristocrats

b)

Patricians

c)

Monarchs

d)

Plebeians

8.

By expanding the empire and reorganizing the army and government to make it secure and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of peace that lasted 200 years called

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Golden Years

c)

Pax Augustus

d)

Era of Prosperity

9.

All things were under its domain as the most powerful institution during the Middle Ages...

a)

The Germanic monarchs

b)

The Church

c)

The medieval lords

d)

The authority of the knights

10.

Feudalism was necessary because central governments lost power. What resulted from this situation? 

a)

People left the feudal society

b)

Serfs rebelled against powerful nobles

c)

People entered into agreements with landowning lords

d)

Lords freed their serfs

11.

What is happening in this image?

a)

The serfs work for the lords who protect them

b)

The lords work for the serfs

c)

The serfs owned their own land

d)

The knights worked the land when they were not fighting

12.

The economy of a medieval manor depended on...

a)

Trade 

b)

Pastoralism and weaving

c)

Agriculture and self-sufficiency

d)

Arts and crafts

13.

Feudalism is a political and economic system. In the Middle Ages, it worked because it provided something that people needed. What did people need?

a)

Freedom

b)

Protection

c)

Rights

d)

Education

14.

What is a highly trained mounted warrior serving a noble in medieval Europe?

a)

serf

b)

knight

c)

Crusades

d)

Clergy

15.

The Germanic tribes were responsible for

a)

The fall of Rome

b)

The expansion of Christianity

c)

The rise of the Franks

d)

The fall of the Celts

16.

Why was there a need for feudalism after the fall of Rome?

a)

There was disorder and danger.

b)

There was no monarch.

c)

There was not enough land.

d)

All answers are correct.

17.

What did the lord give to the vassal?

a)

land

b)

money

c)

nothing

d)

the Divine Right to rule

18.

The economic system of medieval Europe was _____________________.

a)

manorialism

b)

feudalism

c)

democracy

d)

capitalism

19.

This means a moat around a castle.

a)

turret

b)

parapet

c)

moat

d)

murder hole

20.

In feudal Europe, the manors functioned as

a)

large estates for the poor

b)

independent lands owned by the church

c)

trade centers for many travelers

d)

self-sufficient economic communities

21.

Tournament contest with two knights charging against each other

a)

mance

b)

joust

c)

melee

d)

quintain

22.

The main track for car races was the-

a)

Parthenon

b)

Pantheon

c)

Colosseum

d)

Circus Maximus

23.

What did the gladiators shout to the emperor before the fights began?
The clue is in the message...

a)

We who are about to die SALUTE YOU.

b)

We are loyal to Rome.

c)

I give my life for you.

d)

We honor you, kind king. 

24.

Who were the gladiators?

a)

slaves, criminals, volunteers 

b)

Small children

c)

Teachers

d)

the rich 

25.

The death of which emperor marked the end of the Pax Romana?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Commodus

c)

Marcus Brutus

d)

Marcus Aurelius