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Ancient Rome Civilization

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rome was located near what body of water?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

2.

What is the name of the amphitheater/arena which still stands today in Rome?

a)

Colosseum

b)

Parthenon

c)

aqueduct

d)

city-state

3.

What did the Romans use to bring water to their cities?

a)

columns

b)

mosaics

c)

aqueducts

d)

roads

4.

What does this map show you?

a)

Rome at the beginning of its culture

b)

Rome at the height of its culture

c)

This isn't Rome

d)

Rome today

5.

What kind of government did ancient Rome have?

a)

monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

direct democracy

d)

representative democracy

6.

What was the architecture feature we get from ancient Rome?

a)

columns

b)

arches

c)

bridges

d)

doors

7.

Ancient Rome is famous for all of the following art forms EXCEPT:

a)

pottery

b)

cursive

c)

paintings

d)

mosaics

8.

What word means long, long ago?

a)

modern

b)

ancient

c)

government

d)

civilization

9.

Which ancient civilization ruled much of Europe and parts of Asia and Africa?

a)

Greece

b)

Egypt

c)

Mali

d)

Rome

10.

An open area in the center of ancient Roman cities.

a)

pyramid

b)

artifact

c)

forum

d)

port

11.

Happening a long time ago.

a)

artifact

b)

ancient

c)

empire

d)

modern

12.

A large group of people that lived in an organized way.

a)

civilization

b)

democracy

c)

republic

d)

forum

13.

Which civilization created the aqueducts?

a)

Africa

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

China

d)

Rome

14.

What was created to carry fresh water into the city?

a)

trail

b)

pyramids

c)

aqueducts

d)

well

15.

Which was a major engineering accomplishment of ancient Rome?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What was the primary language spoken in Ancient Rome?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Egyptian

d)

Hebrew

17.

Which Roman structure was used for public baths?

a)

Pantheon

b)

Colosseum

c)

Aqueduct

d)

Thermae

18.

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Augustus

c)

Nero

d)

Caligula

19.

What was the Roman currency called?

a)

Drachma

b)

Denarius

c)

Sestertius

d)

Talent

20.

Which Roman god was considered the king of the gods?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Apollo

21.

What was the name of the Roman military formation?

a)

Phalanx

b)

Legion

c)

Cohort

d)

Squadron

22.

Which Roman road was known as the 'Queen of Roads'?

a)

Via Appia

b)

Via Sacra

c)

Via Flaminia

d)

Via Aurelia

23.

What was the center of political life in Ancient Rome called?

a)

Senate

b)

Forum

c)

Colosseum

d)

Pantheon

24.

Which Roman poet wrote the 'Aeneid'?

a)

Ovid

b)

Horace

c)

Virgil

d)

Catullus

25.

What was the primary purpose of the Roman aqueducts?

a)

Defense

b)

Transportation

c)

Water supply

d)

Trade