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WorksheetsModule 10 - Ancient Rome
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 5mins
Italy is a(n)
island
valley
plateau
peninsula
The Alps and the Apennines are
valleys
rivers
volcanoes
mountains
Rome's natural resources are
stone and marble
fish
olives and grapes
wood and metal
Which sea was used for trade and transportation?
Adriatic Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Romulus and Remus were descendants of
Aeneas
Virgil
Troy
Juno
Who was the first king of Rome?
u m R s u o l
(a)
When did Rome become a republic?
305 BC
530 BC
509 BC
903 BC
During the Roman Republic dictators could stay in power for
6 months
1 year
6 years
no time limit
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)
During the Roman Republic only _______ could be elected to office.
plebeians
patricians
dictators
assemblymen
When did the plebeians form their own council to demand equality?
949 BC
494 BC
494 AD
904 AD
Who did the Romans give gold to leave?
Gauls
Huns
Cloves
Goths
How many was in a legion of Roman army soldiers?
1,000
5,000
6,000
10,000
How many was in a century of Roman army soldiers?
1
100
1,000
10,000
Roman coins were made of
copper, gold and silver
copper, bronze and silver
wood, silver and bronze
wood, bronze and gold
How many Punic wars were there?
1
3
5
7
Who fought in the Punic Wars?
Spain
Rome
Carthage
Britain
What territory was gained from the Punic Wars?
Sicily, Corsica, Spain, North Africa
Gaul, Britain, Spain, North Africa
Gaul, Britain, Sicily, Corsica
Sicily, Corsica, Egypt, Asia Minor
Which reformers tried to create farms and sell food cheaper to poor Romans?
Gregarious Jackson
Galen Jackson
Gaius Gracchus
Tiberius Gracchus
General Marius tried to reform the army by
forcing all poor me to join
encouraging all poor men to join
Which reformer led a slave uprising to demand freedom?
p t a u S a c r s
(a)
Which reformer tried to restore checks and balances?
i o e c r C
(a)
Who was the greatest general in Roman History?
e s r a a C
(a)
Who does Caesar make queen of Egypt?
a C r l t e a o p
(a)
The Ides of March is on
March 1st
March 5th
March 17th
March 15th
What event took place on the Ides of March?
Caesar conquers Gaul
Caesar forces the Senate to name him dictator
Caesar is stabbed to death
Caesar flees to Italy
Antony and Octavian
wanted to avenge Caesar's killers
wanted to reward Caesar's killers
Antony insults Octavian which results in
an empire to empire war
a civil war
The Senate gave Octavian the name Augustus which means
"corrupt one"
"chosen one"
"revered one"
"entitled one"
Rome grew from a republic to a(n)
dictatorship
democracy
citizenship
empire
At the height of Roman rule they occupied which of the following continents?
Asia
Africa
America
Europe
The Romans expanded by
military might
political enforcement
religious encouragement
Which of the following were reasons the Romans kept expanding?
natural resources
religious connections
taxes
threatening neigbors
What changed in citizenship from Rome being a republic to an empire?
voting was no longer allowed
military service was not required
free women were citizens
taxes no longer needed to be collected
Mare Nostrum means
Their Sea
Your Sea
The Sea
Our Sea
Mare Nostrum refers to the
Black Sea
Dead Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Ionian Sea
When Rome transferred their power to local imperial leaders they
centralized the government
decentralized the government
provincialized the government
deprovincialized the government
Cloth, metal and food were traded from the
city to provinces
provinces to cities
Exotic goods such as spices and animals came from
America & Asia
America & Africa
Asia & Africa
Asia & Europe
Who protected the trading ships from pirate attacks?
The Roman Navy
The Roman Senate
The Roman Engineers
In the Roman Empire, to make trade easier, everyone used the same
religion
politics
currency
transportation
Pax Romana was a time of Roman
expansion
protest
war
peace
You can see plays, chariot races and gladiator fights in the Roman
city
countryside
You can visit Roman villas and terrace farms in the
city
countryside
The ancient Romans believed in
one God
many gods
Romans adopted gods from lands they conquered as to not offend any gods.
True
False
Who is the god of the sky?
i u J r e p t
(a)
Who is the god of war?
a s r M
(a)
