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Ancient Rome

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which island is located west of the toe of Italy?

a)

Corsica

b)

Sardinia

c)

Sicily

d)

Malta

2.

Which sea surrounds Italy to the east?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Adriatic Sea

d)

Aegean Sea

3.

What is the highest mountain in the Alps?

a)

Mont Blanc

b)

Mount Everest

c)

K2

d)

Mount Kilimanjaro

4.

Which river runs through the Latium Plain?

a)

Nile River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Tiber River

d)

Danube River

5.

How long ago did archaeologists find the remains of villages in Italy?

a)

1000 years ago

b)

2000 years ago

c)

3000 years ago

d)

4000 years ago

6.

What is archaeology the study of?

a)

Modern technology

b)

Ancient artifacts and cultures

c)

Marine life

d)

Space exploration

7.

Who was Rome named after?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Augustus

c)

Romulus

d)

Nero

8.

How many hills did the city of Rome expand to?

a)

Five

b)

Six

c)

Seven

d)

Eight

9.

What was the most important crop in ancient Rome?

a)

Wheat

b)

Olives

c)

Grapes

d)

Corn

10.

What alphabet did the Etruscans introduce?

a)

Latin

b)

Cyrillic

c)

Greek

d)

Arabic

11.

Who were the patricians in Roman society?

a)

The poorer group

b)

The military leaders

c)

The wealthy group

d)

The foreign traders

12.

How many wealthy citizens were appointed to serve in the Roman Senate?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

400

13.

What were the written Roman laws called?

a)

The 10 Commandments

b)

The 12 Tables

c)

The 15 Edicts

d)

The 20 Statutes

14.

Where were the 12 Tables placed?

a)

In the Senate House

b)

In the Roman Forum

c)

In the Emperor's Palace

d)

In the Colosseum

15.

What is the relationship between a republic and democracy?

a)

They are opposites

b)

They are unrelated

c)

They are the same

d)

They are similar