WorksheetsAncient Rome
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Where did Rome get its food if the farmers of Italy mainly grew grapes and olives?
The farmers learned how to grow more crops.
The farmers stole crops from other places
Romans left the city to find better food resources
Other parts of the empire sent food to Rome.
How did Italy’s land allow the region to support a large population?
Italy was a fishing community, allowing the people to eat lots of fish.
The large flat plains were ideal for growing crops.
Mountains made mining flourish, giving the people the ability to trade to get crops
Being near the Mediterranean Sea, the people were able to travel and trade.
What Kinds of people were considered patricians?
Wealthy Landowners
Poor shopkeepers, small farm owners and artisans
Both a & d
Rome’s oldest and most prominent families
What reforms did Caesar introduce to Rome?
Gave citizenship to people in the territories and organized new settlements for the landless poor
Created jobs for the unemployed and ordered landowners to hire more free workers
Introduced a new calendar
All of the Above
Who are the ‘5 Good Emperors’ of the Pax Romana?
The ‘5 Good Emperors’ was just a myth.
Nero, Julius Caesar, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
None of the above
Did the trade empire make everyone wealthy? Why or why not?
No, because most city dwellers remained poor, and other people were enslaved.
Yes, because everyone could trade their goods.
No, because traders only wanted luxury items
Yes, because the empire gave the poor the profits from what they traded
Common people, such as artisans, laborers, and farmers were known as the ...
consuls
plebeians
patricians
tribunes
A set of laws written of 12 tablets and posted in the Roman Forum were known as ...
triumvirate
Assembly
The Twelve Tables
Forum
Priests, government officials, and wealthy landowners who were considered upper class
plebeians
patricians
consuls
tribunes
The beginning of the Roman Empire was also the beginning of a time of peace and prosperity within the Roman Empire known as the ...
Monarchy
The Twelve Tables
Roman Republic
Pax Romana
Served in the Roman military, a skillful soldier, a clever politician, and a skilled writer and speaker.
Pompey the Great
Scipio
Hannibal Barca
Julius Caesar
A form of government in which people elect their leaders is known as ...
republic
monarchy
The Twelve Tables
triumvirate
What was the primary purpose of the Roman aqueducts?
To transport water to urban centers
To serve as defensive structures
To mark territorial boundaries
To facilitate trade routes
Which social class in Ancient Rome was primarily responsible for political leadership and decision-making?
Plebeians
Patricians
Slaves
Equestrians
What was the significance of the Roman Forum in Ancient Rome?
It was a marketplace for trading goods
It was a center for political and public life
It was a military training ground
It was a residential area for the elite
