WorksheetsRome Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What geographical feature helped Rome become a world power?
Access to Mediterranean
The Tiber River
The Indian Ocean
The Amazon River
What type of government did Rome develop?
Monarchy
Democracy
Republic
Oligarchy
What did Rome build to strengthen its military?
A large wall
A vast fleet of warships
A series of castles
A network of tunnels
What did the phrase "Pax Romana" mean?
Roman War
Roman Peace
Roman Victory
Roman Empire
Who was Augustus Caesar?
Nephew of Julius Caesar who made many changes to the military.
Nephew of Alexander the Great
Married Cleopatra and made many changes to the military.
Took title of emperor and created democracy
What did the Tiber River provide for Rome?
A barrier against enemies
A source of gold
Easy access to trade routes
A place for recreation
What was one of the changes Augustus made to the military?
He reduced its size
He allowed non-citizens to fight
He banned all weapons
He made it a volunteer force
How did innovations in engineering and architecture contribute to Roman expansion?
By making travel and resource supply more efficient
By reducing the size of the empire
By limiting the construction of roads
By preventing the use of aqueducts
What architectural features were used in Roman buildings and bridges?
Arches and domes
Pyramids and columns
Towers and spires
Tents and huts
What new religion spread to the Roman Empire from Judea?
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
What was a consequence of most land being owned by wealthy families in the Roman Empire?
Majority of people were poor
Everyone became wealthy
Land was evenly distributed
There was no poverty
Who attacked and destroyed Rome, contributing to the fall of the Roman Empire?
Germanic Tribes
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
The Egyptians
What led to a decline in food production and trade in the eastern half of the Roman Empire?
A plague
A drought
A flood
An earthquake
What is a 'legion' in the context of the Roman army?
A group of about three thousand to six thousand soldiers
A single soldier
A type of weapon
A military strategy
What does 'persecute' mean?
To treat a group of people unfairly and cruelly
To celebrate a group of people
To educate a group of people
To ignore a group of people
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the rise of the Roman Empire?
Access to trade routes
A strong military with a fleet of ships
Having a direct democracy like Greece
Strong leaders like Augustus Caesar
All of the following led to the fall of Rome EXCEPT:
attacks from invaders
fertile soil & a surplus of crops
corruption in government
the empire growing very large and being hard to control
