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Module 10 - Ancient Rome

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Italy is a(n)

a)

island

b)

valley

c)

plateau

d)

peninsula

2.

The Alps and the Apennines are

a)

valleys

b)

rivers

c)

volcanoes

d)

mountains

3.

Rome's natural resources are

a)

stone and marble

b)

fish

c)

olives and grapes

d)

wood and metal

4.

Which sea was used for trade and transportation?

a)

Adriatic Sea

b)

Tyrrhenian Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Black Sea

5.

Romulus and Remus were descendants of

a)

Aeneas

b)

Virgil

c)

Troy

d)

Juno

6.

Who was the first king of Rome?

u m R s u o l

(a)  

7.

When did Rome become a republic?

a)

305 BC

b)

530 BC

c)

509 BC

d)

903 BC

8.

During the Roman Republic dictators could stay in power for

a)

6 months

b)

1 year

c)

6 years

d)

no time limit

9.

Who was the farmer that defeated a powerful Roman enemy in 458 BC?

t i s n u i C n a c n

(a)  

10.

During the Roman Republic only _______ could be elected to office.

a)

plebeians

b)

patricians

c)

dictators

d)

assemblymen

11.

When did the plebeians form their own council to demand equality?

a)

949 BC

b)

494 BC

c)

494 AD

d)

904 AD

12.

Who did the Romans give gold to leave?

a)

Gauls

b)

Huns

c)

Cloves

d)

Goths

13.

How many was in a legion of Roman army soldiers?

a)

1,000

b)

5,000

c)

6,000

d)

10,000

14.

How many was in a century of Roman army soldiers?

a)

1

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

10,000

15.

Roman coins were made of

a)

copper, gold and silver

b)

copper, bronze and silver

c)

wood, silver and bronze

d)

wood, bronze and gold

16.

How many Punic wars were there?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

17.

Who fought in the Punic Wars?

a)

Spain

b)

Rome

c)

Carthage

d)

Britain

18.

What territory was gained from the Punic Wars?

a)

Sicily, Corsica, Spain, North Africa

b)

Gaul, Britain, Spain, North Africa

c)

Gaul, Britain, Sicily, Corsica

d)

Sicily, Corsica, Egypt, Asia Minor

19.

Which reformers tried to create farms and sell food cheaper to poor Romans?

a)

Gregarious Jackson

b)

Galen Jackson

c)

Gaius Gracchus

d)

Tiberius Gracchus

20.

General Marius tried to reform the army by

a)

forcing all poor me to join

b)

encouraging all poor men to join

21.

Which reformer led a slave uprising to demand freedom?

p t a u S a c r s

(a)  

22.

Which reformer tried to restore checks and balances?

i o e c r C

(a)  

23.

Who was the greatest general in Roman History?

e s r a a C

(a)  

24.

Who does Caesar make queen of Egypt?

a C r l t e a o p

(a)  

25.

The Ides of March is on

a)

March 1st

b)

March 5th

c)

March 17th

d)

March 15th

26.

What event took place on the Ides of March?

a)

Caesar conquers Gaul

b)

Caesar forces the Senate to name him dictator

c)

Caesar is stabbed to death

d)

Caesar flees to Italy

27.

Antony and Octavian

a)

wanted to avenge Caesar's killers

b)

wanted to reward Caesar's killers

28.

Antony insults Octavian which results in

a)

an empire to empire war

b)

a civil war

29.

The Senate gave Octavian the name Augustus which means

a)

"corrupt one"

b)

"chosen one"

c)

"revered one"

d)

"entitled one"

30.

Rome grew from a republic to a(n)

a)

dictatorship

b)

democracy

c)

citizenship

d)

empire

31.

At the height of Roman rule they occupied which of the following continents?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

America

d)

Europe

32.

The Romans expanded by

a)

military might

b)

political enforcement

c)

religious encouragement

33.

Which of the following were reasons the Romans kept expanding?

a)

natural resources

b)

religious connections

c)

taxes

d)

threatening neigbors

34.

What changed in citizenship from Rome being a republic to an empire?

a)

voting was no longer allowed

b)

military service was not required

c)

free women were citizens

d)

taxes no longer needed to be collected

35.

Mare Nostrum means

a)

Their Sea

b)

Your Sea

c)

The Sea

d)

Our Sea

36.

Mare Nostrum refers to the

a)

Black Sea

b)

Dead Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Ionian Sea

37.

When Rome transferred their power to local imperial leaders they

a)

centralized the government

b)

decentralized the government

c)

provincialized the government

d)

deprovincialized the government

38.

Cloth, metal and food were traded from the

a)

city to provinces

b)

provinces to cities

39.

Exotic goods such as spices and animals came from

a)

America & Asia

b)

America & Africa

c)

Asia & Africa

d)

Asia & Europe

40.

Who protected the trading ships from pirate attacks?

a)

The Roman Navy

b)

The Roman Senate

c)

The Roman Engineers

41.

In the Roman Empire, to make trade easier, everyone used the same

a)

religion

b)

politics

c)

currency

d)

transportation

42.

Pax Romana was a time of Roman

a)

expansion

b)

protest

c)

war

d)

peace

43.

You can see plays, chariot races and gladiator fights in the Roman

a)

city

b)

countryside

44.

You can visit Roman villas and terrace farms in the

a)

city

b)

countryside

45.

The ancient Romans believed in

a)

one God

b)

many gods

46.

Romans adopted gods from lands they conquered as to not offend any gods.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Who is the god of the sky?

i u J r e p t

(a)  

48.

Who is the god of war?

a s r M

(a)