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Ancient Rome Week 1

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Rome located?

a)

On the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe

b)

On the Italian Peninsula in Southeastern Europe

c)

On the Balkan Peninsula in Eastern Europe

d)

On the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe

2.

Which sea is shown in the image near the Tiber and Po Rivers?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Baltic Sea

3.

Which river is located CLOEST TO Rome according to the map?

a)

Rubicon River

b)

Tiber River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Po River

4.

What was not a barrier to unification in the Italian peninsula?

a)

The Apennine Mountains

b)

The Alps

c)

The rivers

d)

The deserts

5.

On how many hills was the city of Rome built?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

6.

How far is Rome from the coast?

a)

10 miles

b)

15 miles

c)

20 miles

d)

25 miles

7.

Who was the father of Romulus and Remus in the myth?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

Apollo

8.

What activities did the Latins engage in after settling in the small villages?

a)

Mining and fishing

b)

Trading and crafting

c)

Raising livestock and crops

d)

Building ships and sailing

9.

What were built as Etruscan gods and goddesses?

a)

Palaces

b)

Temples

c)

Statues

d)

Gardens

10.

What were the first people to settle around Rome called?

a)

Romans

b)

Latins

c)

Italians

d)

Greeks

11.

Who was the legendary first king of Rome?

a)

Tarquinius

b)

Remus

c)

Romulus

d)

Julius Ceasar

12.

About when was Rome founded?

a)

500 BC

b)

700 BC

c)

1000 BC

13.
In the early years of the Republic, who did the real power belonged to?
a)
the Roman king
b)
the patricians
c)
the plebeians
d)
the generals
14.

The common people--workers, artisans, merchants--in Roman society were called -

a)

patricians

b)

plebeians

c)

senators

d)

consuls

15.
The nobles (rich powerful people) in Roman society were called -
a)
Latins
b)
tribunes
c)
plebeians
d)
patricians
16.
Lowest class with no rights.
a)
Plebeians
b)
Dalits
c)
Patricians
d)
Slaves
17.

A form of government in which the leader is not a king and some citizens have the right to vote is known as a

a)

direct democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

republic

d)

monarchy

18.

Which of the following is true:

a)

Roman culture was influenced by the Etruscans, Greeks, and Latins.

b)

The Romans learned how to make a powerful army from the Greeks.

c)

The Romans used the Etruscan religion as their own.

d)

The Roman government was modeled after the Etruscan government.

19.

What were the class of people that used to be slaves called in Ancient Rome?

a)

Ex-slaves

b)

Patricians

c)

Plebeians

d)

Liberti

20.

If a freed slave had a child, that child would be a......

a)

Full citizen of Ancient Rome

b)

Freedman

c)

General in the army

d)

Slave

21.
What two rivers played an important role in the development of ancient Rome?
a)
Nile & Danube
b)
Tiber and Po
c)
Tigris and Euphrates 
d)
Black Sea & Mediterranean 
22.

Which neighboring groups influenced Roman culture?

a)

The Persians and the Spartans

b)

The Etruscans and the Greeks

c)

The Egyptians and the Phoenicians

d)

The Gauls and the Carthaginians

23.
The climate in Rome is
a)
mild
b)
harsh
c)
very cold
d)
very hot