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Ancient Rome Vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Maniple

a)

A group of 5,000 men in the Roman military

b)

A group of 120 men within a legion

c)

A type of government where people vote for representatives to rule a country

d)

The center of Roman public life

2.

Villas

a)

Large country homes owned by wealthy Romans

b)

A home that was shared with other families

c)

An apartment building

d)

Another word for a small shop

3.

Forum

a)

A way to criticize politics using humor

b)

A small group of 120 men within a legion

c)

The center of Roman public life

d)

The art of public speaking

4.

Tenant Farmers

a)

Own the land and keep everything grown

b)

Farm land owned by someone else and they give a portion of the crops to pay for rent

5.

Which ones are Romance Languages?

a)

German, English, French

b)

Chinese and Japanese

c)

Spanish, Italian, French

d)

Irish, English, Spanish

6.

Satire

a)

A form of humor that criticizes society and politics

b)

The art of public speaking

c)

A large country home owned by wealthy Romans

d)

A type of government where people vote for representatives to rule a country

7.

What is this a picture of?

a)

A mosaic

b)

A maniple

c)

A villa

d)

A martyrs

8.

Martyrs

a)

People who died for their faith

b)

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

c)

Someone who rose from the dead

d)

Someone who has been given sainthood

9.

The ___________________ can move water across the entire city.

a)

aqueduct

b)

tripartite

c)

census

d)

vault

10.

Legion

a)

A group of 120 men within a legion

b)

Slaves who were forced to be in the Roman military

c)

A type of weapon used in the Roman military

d)

A group of 5,000 men in the Roman military

11.

Epistles

a)

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

b)

People who died for their faith

c)

Letters written about religious or moral issues

d)

People who were given sainthood

12.

Oratory

a)

The art of cooking

b)

The art of public speaking

c)

A form of humor to criticize society and politics

d)

A type of government where citizens can vote

13.

Province

a)

A farm

b)

Land that Rome controlled outside of Italy

c)

A large country home owned by wealthy Romans

d)

The center of Roman public life

14.

Crucifixion

a)

A harsh form of execution used by the Romans

b)

Someone who rose from the dead

c)

Art that is made by piecing together small pieces of stone or glass

d)

Someone who died for their religion

15.

What does Pax Romana mean in Latin?

a)

Roman People

b)

Roman Public

c)

Roman Peace

d)

Roman Purpose

16.

A government in which citizens have the right to choose their leaders.

a)

Communism

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Republic