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Ancient Rome

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did Rome get its food if the farmers of Italy mainly grew grapes and olives?

a)

The farmers learned how to grow more crops.

b)

The farmers stole crops from other places

c)

Romans left the city to find better food resources

d)

Other parts of the empire sent food to Rome.

2.

How did Italy’s land allow the region to support a large population?

a)

Italy was a fishing community, allowing the people to eat lots of fish.

b)

The large flat plains were ideal for growing crops.

c)

Mountains made mining flourish, giving the people the ability to trade to get crops

d)

   Being near the Mediterranean Sea, the people were able to travel and trade.

3.

What Kinds of people were considered patricians?  

a)

Wealthy Landowners

b)

Poor shopkeepers, small farm owners and artisans

c)

Both a & d

d)

Rome’s oldest and most prominent families

4.

What reforms did Caesar introduce to Rome?

a)

  Gave citizenship to people in the territories and organized new settlements for the landless poor

b)

Created jobs for the unemployed and ordered landowners to hire more free workers

c)

Introduced a new calendar

d)

All of the Above

5.

Who are the ‘5 Good Emperors’ of the Pax Romana?

a)

The ‘5 Good Emperors’ was just a myth.

b)

Nero, Julius Caesar, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian

c)

Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius

d)

None of the above

6.

Did the trade empire make everyone wealthy? Why or why not?

a)

  No, because most city dwellers remained poor, and other people were enslaved.

b)

Yes, because everyone could trade their goods.

c)

No, because traders only wanted luxury items

d)

Yes, because the empire gave the poor the profits from what they traded

7.

Common people, such as artisans, laborers, and farmers were known as the ...

a)

consuls

b)

plebeians

c)

patricians

d)

tribunes

8.

A set of laws written of 12 tablets and posted in the Roman Forum were known as ...

a)

triumvirate

b)

Assembly

c)

The Twelve Tables

d)

Forum

9.

Priests, government officials, and wealthy landowners who were considered upper class

a)

plebeians

b)

patricians

c)

consuls

d)

tribunes

10.

The beginning of the Roman Empire was also the beginning of a time of peace and prosperity within the Roman Empire known as the ...

a)

Monarchy

b)

The Twelve Tables

c)

Roman Republic

d)

Pax Romana

11.

Served in the Roman military, a skillful soldier, a clever politician, and a skilled writer and speaker.

a)

Pompey the Great

b)

Scipio

c)

Hannibal Barca

d)

Julius Caesar

12.

A form of government in which people elect their leaders is known as ...

a)

republic

b)

monarchy

c)

The Twelve Tables

d)

triumvirate

13.

What was the primary purpose of the Roman aqueducts?

a)

To transport water to urban centers

b)

To serve as defensive structures

c)

To mark territorial boundaries

d)

To facilitate trade routes

14.

Which social class in Ancient Rome was primarily responsible for political leadership and decision-making?

a)

Plebeians

b)

Patricians

c)

Slaves

d)

Equestrians

15.

What was the significance of the Roman Forum in Ancient Rome?

a)

It was a marketplace for trading goods

b)

It was a center for political and public life

c)

It was a military training ground

d)

It was a residential area for the elite