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Rome Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What geographical feature helped Rome become a world power?

a)

Access to Mediterranean

b)

The Tiber River

c)

The Indian Ocean

d)

The Amazon River

2.

What type of government did Rome develop?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Republic

d)

Oligarchy

3.

What did Rome build to strengthen its military?

a)

A large wall

b)

A vast fleet of warships

c)

A series of castles

d)

A network of tunnels

4.

What did the phrase "Pax Romana" mean?

a)

Roman War

b)

Roman Peace

c)

Roman Victory

d)

Roman Empire

5.

Who was Augustus Caesar?

a)

Nephew of Julius Caesar who made many changes to the military.

b)

Nephew of Alexander the Great

c)

Married Cleopatra and made many changes to the military.

d)

Took title of emperor and created democracy

6.

What did the Tiber River provide for Rome?

a)

A barrier against enemies

b)

A source of gold

c)

Easy access to trade routes

d)

A place for recreation

7.

What was one of the changes Augustus made to the military?

a)

He reduced its size

b)

He allowed non-citizens to fight

c)

He banned all weapons

d)

He made it a volunteer force

8.

How did innovations in engineering and architecture contribute to Roman expansion?

a)

By making travel and resource supply more efficient

b)

By reducing the size of the empire

c)

By limiting the construction of roads

d)

By preventing the use of aqueducts

9.

What architectural features were used in Roman buildings and bridges?

a)

Arches and domes

b)

Pyramids and columns

c)

Towers and spires

d)

Tents and huts

10.

What new religion spread to the Roman Empire from Judea?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

11.

What was a consequence of most land being owned by wealthy families in the Roman Empire?

a)

Majority of people were poor

b)

Everyone became wealthy

c)

Land was evenly distributed

d)

There was no poverty

12.

Who attacked and destroyed Rome, contributing to the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Germanic Tribes

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

The Egyptians

13.

What led to a decline in food production and trade in the eastern half of the Roman Empire?

a)

A plague

b)

A drought

c)

A flood

d)

An earthquake

14.

What is a 'legion' in the context of the Roman army?

a)

A group of about three thousand to six thousand soldiers

b)

A single soldier

c)

A type of weapon

d)

A military strategy

15.

What does 'persecute' mean?

a)

To treat a group of people unfairly and cruelly

b)

To celebrate a group of people

c)

To educate a group of people

d)

To ignore a group of people

16.

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the rise of the Roman Empire?

a)

Access to trade routes

b)

A strong military with a fleet of ships

c)

Having a direct democracy like Greece

d)

Strong leaders like Augustus Caesar

17.

All of the following led to the fall of Rome EXCEPT:

a)

attacks from invaders

b)

fertile soil & a surplus of crops

c)

corruption in government

d)

the empire growing very large and being hard to control