Worksheets24/25 - Ancient Rome Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Because Italy is surrounded by __________________, the Romans could travel easily by sea to other parts of the world.
a)
islands
b)
water
2.
A government with three parts
a)
tripartite
b)
checks and balances
c)
civic duty
d)
consuls
e)
forum
3.
The fiercest of the wars Rome fought were the ____________________ .
a)
Punic Wars
b)
legions
4.
Philosopher who tried to stop the chaos in Rome’s government
a)
Cicero
b)
aqueduct
c)
civil law
d)
currency
e)
Julius Caesar
5.
When the _______________ conquered people, they generally allowed them to keep their own religious beliefs and customs.
a)
Romans
b)
Gauls
6.
At the beginning of the first century AD, a new religion appeared in Judea called _________________.
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
7.
People who die for their religious beliefs are called__________________.
a)
disciples
b)
martyrs
8.
______________________ means punishing a group because of its beliefs.
a)
Crucifixion
b)
Persecution
9.
A public speaker
a)
orator
b)
aqueduct
c)
civil law
d)
currency
e)
Julius Caesar
10.
The most powerful Roman general
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
aqueduct
c)
civil law
d)
currency
e)
Ovid
11.
Outlying areas controlled by Romans
a)
provinces
b)
aqueduct
c)
civil law
d)
currency
e)
Julius Caesar
12.
Used by Romans for money
a)
currency
b)
aqueduct
c)
civil law
d)
Julius Caesar
e)
Ovid
13.
The first 200 years of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire
a)
Pax Romana
b)
aqueduct
c)
civil law
d)
currency
e)
Julius Caesar
14.
A raised channel used to carry water from mountains to the cities
a)
aqueduct
b)
civil law
c)
currency
d)
Julius Caesar
e)
Ovid
15.
He wrote poems about Roman mythology
a)
Ovid
b)
aqueduct
c)
civil law
d)
currency
e)
Julius Caesar
16.
Latin languages that included Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian
a)
Romance
b)
aqueduct
c)
civil law
d)
currency
e)
Julius Caesar
17.
A legal system based on a written code of laws
a)
civil law
b)
aqueduct
c)
currency
d)
Julius Caesar
e)
Ovid
18.
________________________________ led an army through Spain and across the Alps toward the city of Rome; however, he was never able to capture Rome itself.
a)
Hannibal
b)
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
19.
To help end unemployment, ____________________ encouraged poor people to join the army.
a)
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
b)
Gaius Marius
20.
Roman soldiers were organized in ________________, which were groups of up to 6,000 soldiers.
a)
Punic Wars
b)
legions
21.
Marius and ________________________________ were engaged in a civil war in which he won and named himself dictator.
a)
Spartacus
b)
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
22.
Former slaves led by______________________ ultimately defeated the Roman army and took over much of southern Italy.
a)
Hannibal
b)
Spartacus
23.
After about 400 BC the __________________ Republic grew quickly both in geographic size and economic power.
a)
Spartacus
b)
Roman
c)
Punic
d)
Hannibal
e)
legions
24.
Roman soldiers were organized into _____________, or groups of up to 6,000.
a)
Spartacus
b)
Roman
c)
Punic
d)
Hannibal
e)
legions
25.
The most difficult wars Rome fought were the ______________ Wars, a series of wars against Carthage, a city in northern Africa.
a)
Spartacus
b)
Roman
c)
Punic
d)
Hannibal
e)
legions
26.
__________________, the brilliant general from Carthage, was never able to conquer Rome itself.
a)
Spartacus
b)
Roman
c)
Punic
d)
Hannibal
e)
legions
27.
____________________________was a former gladiator who led thousands of slaves in a rebellion.
a)
Spartacus
b)
Roman
c)
Punic
d)
Hannibal
e)
legions
28.
The most powerful elected officials in Rome
a)
consuls
b)
checks and balances
c)
civic duty
d)
forum
e)
Latin
29.
Held office for one year to prevent abuses of power
a)
tribunes
b)
checks and balances
c)
civic duty
d)
consuls
e)
forum
30.
A council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city’s leaders
a)
Senate
b)
checks and balances
c)
civic duty
d)
consuls
e)
forum
31.
The Roman language
a)
Latin
b)
checks and balances
c)
civic duty
d)
consuls
e)
forum
32.
To prohibit actions by other government officials
a)
veto
b)
checks and balances
c)
civic duty
d)
consuls
e)
forum
33.
Responsibility to ensure the prosperity of the city
a)
civic duty
b)
checks and balances
c)
consuls
d)
forum
e)
Latin
34.
Keeps one part of a government from becoming too strong
a)
checks and balances
b)
civic duty
c)
consuls
d)
forum
e)
Latin
35.
Rome’s public meeting place
a)
forum
b)
checks and balances
c)
civic duty
d)
consuls
e)
Latin
36.
Where Rome’s richest people lived
a)
Palatine Hill
b)
checks and balances
c)
civic duty
d)
consuls
e)
forum
37.
__________________________ looks like a high-heeled boot sticking out into the Mediterranean Sea.
a)
The Italian Peninsula
b)
The Greek Peninsula
38.
The Romans believed their history could be traced back to a great Trojan hero named _______________ .
a)
Aeneas
b)
Zeus
39.
According to Roman legends, Rome’s founders were twin brothers named __________________and Remus.
a)
Palatine
b)
Romulus
40.
Many historians believe that the Romans learned their _______________________and numbers from the Etruscans.
a)
religion
b)
alphabet
41.
The government the Romans created in 509 BC was a_____________________ .
a)
republic
b)
forum
42.
During particularly difficult wars, the Romans chose rulers with absolute power called ___________________ .
a)
presidents
b)
dictators
43.
________________________ were the common people in Roman society.
a)
Plebeians
b)
Citizens
44.
The noble or more powerful citizens of Rome were called_________________ .
a)
tribunes
b)
patricians
45.
In 494 BC the peasants, craftspeople, and traders of Rome formed a___________________ and elected their own officials.
a)
tribe
b)
council
46.
According to legend, __________________ was chosen as dictator to lead the Roman army and quickly defeated his foes in a single day
a)
Cincinnatus
b)
Plebians
c)
Romulus
d)
Dictator
e)
Aeneas
47.
After __________________killed his brother, he named the city they built after himself Rome.
a)
Romulus
b)
Plebians
c)
Dictator
d)
Cincinnatus
e)
Aeneas
48.
___________________were the common people of Rome that included the peasants, craftspeople, traders, and other workers.
a)
Plebians
b)
Romulus
c)
Dictator
d)
Cincinnatus
e)
Aeneas
49.
__________________________ was a great hero from Troy that fled to Italy and formed an alliance with a group called the Latins that fought the other people of Italy.
a)
Aeneas
b)
Plebians
c)
Romulus
d)
Dictator
e)
Cincinnatus
50.
________________was killed by his twin brother in a fit of anger after they began to fight.
a)
Remus
b)
Plebians
c)
Romulus
d)
Dictator
e)
Cincinnatus
51.
A ruler with almost unlimited power is called a _____________________.
a)
Dictator
b)
Plebians
c)
Romulus
d)
Cincinnatus
e)
Aeneas
52.
“I raided the eastern part of the Roman Empire in the 400s.” Who am I?
a)
Justinian
b)
Atilla
c)
Diocletian
d)
Theodora
53.
“I convinced the emperor to stay in Constantinople during riots that threatened to drive him from power.” Who am I?
a)
Justinian
b)
Atilla
c)
Diocletian
d)
Theodora
54.
“I worked to reunite the Roman Empire and invented a new legal system.” Who am I?
a)
Justinian
b)
Atilla
c)
Diocletian
d)
Theodora
55.
“I split the Roman Empire into two parts in the late200s.” Who am I?
a)
Justinian
b)
Atilla
c)
Diocletian
d)
Theodora
56.
The new capital of the Roman Empire was called ___________________.
a)
Constantinople
b)
Diocletian
c)
Justinian
d)
Attila
e)
Byzantine
57.
Convinced that the empire was too big for one person to rule, __________________ divided it in two.
a)
Diocletian
b)
Constantinople
c)
Justinian
d)
Attila
e)
Byzantine
58.
The Huns, led by a fearsome leader named_________________, raided Roman territory in the east.
a)
Attila
b)
Diocletian
c)
Constantinople
d)
Justinian
e)
Byzantine
59.
Emperor ______________ reconquered parts of the fallen empire.
a)
Justinian
b)
Diocletian
c)
Constantinople
d)
Attila
e)
Byzantine
60.
The ___________ Empire arose from the eastern part of the Roman Empire.
a)
Byzantine
b)
Diocletian
c)
Constantinople
d)
Justinian
e)
Attila
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