Ancient Rome
SOL #5
Which color of this map
represents water?
a) Grey
b) White
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Which letter indicates the
location of the Atlantic
Ocean?
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Which letter indicates the
location of the
Mediterranean Sea?
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Who wrote the Aeneid?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Homer
Virgil
Livy
Thucydides
The Aeneid was about Aeneas, a Trojan
warrior, who was chosen by the gods to
leave Troy and start up a new colony in
______________?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Spain
Italy
Greece
Egypt
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Which letter indicates the
location of Italy?
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Carthage was a colony founded by these people?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Hebrews
Egyptians
Phoenicians
Hittites
Rome was built at the location along
river in which the basket the twins
were in had come to a rest. This river
would allow food and goods of inland
countries to be brought to Rome.
What was the name of the river?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Tigris River
Danube River
Tiber River
Po River
Who was the
chief god for
the Romans?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Mars
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
Legendary 1st king of
Rome.
a) Servius Tullius
b) Ancus Marcius
c) Numa Pompilius
d) Romulus
These people
followed the 5th
king to Rome and
brought civilization
and urbanization to
the city. Who were
they?
a) Greeks
b) Etruscans
a large open space at the foot
of the Capitoline Hill, where
public meetings were held, and
where people came to hear the
news or talk about politics.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Circus Maximus
Cloaca Maxima
Forum
Census
#18 While the
seventh king was in
exile the Romans set
up a form of
government in which
power rests with
citizens who have the
right to vote to select
their leaders. What is
this type of
government known as?
a) Direct Democracy
b) Constitutional
Monarchy
c) Tyranny
d) Republic
#19 Two leaders selected by an assembly to replace
the position of king. The two took turns taking care
of the daily business of the government and of the
army. They were also advised by a senate.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Tyrants
Kings
Consuls
Plebeians
Prior to the republic, the Romans were ruled
by three _____________ kings.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Phoenician
Athenian
Carthaginian
Etruscan
In the early republic, different groups of Romans
struggled for power. The group that held the most power
were the aristocratic landowners who were the
descendants of the original settlers of Rome. What were
they known as?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Patricians
Consuls
Legionnaires
Plebeians
=The other important group made up the majority of the
population. They were the common farmers, artisans, and
merchants who made up. What was the term used for this
group?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Patricians
Consuls
Legionnaires
Plebeians
In this system a man could became a servant or
slave of the man to whom he owed the money.
Without getting paid, he could never get the money
he needed to buy his freedom.
a) Debt bondage
b) Indentured
Servitude
c) Encomienda
System
In 450 B.C. the laws of Rome were engraved on
bronze tablets. The tablets were then displayed in
the Forum, so all citizens could see the rights given
to them
a) Hamurabi’s Code
b) Ten
Commandments
c) Twelve Tables
d) Sharia
Carthage and Rome became fierce enemies and fought
3 long and bloody wars over which power would control
the Mediterranean. What would these wars be known
as?
a) Persian Wars
b) Punic Wars
c) Peloponnesian Wars
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Which letter indicates the
location of Carthage?
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Which letter indicates the
location of Rome?
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The reason the first war started
was that Carthage had begun to
invade Sicily. Rome felt that this
was a threat. Which letter indicates
the location of Sicily?
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In 238 B.C. angry and humiliated that Carthage had
lost the war with Rome, this Carthaginian general
decided to raise a new army to fight another war
against Rome. Who was he?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Hannibal
Hamlicar Barca
Scipio
Spartacus
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The Second Punic War started
when Hannibal began attacking
colonies in Spain. Which letter
indicates the location of Spain?
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Hannibal had to cross
these mountains to
reach Italy?
a) Rocky and the
Appalachian
b) Pyrenees and the
Alps
c) Hindu Kush and the
Himalayas
d) Ural and the
Caucasus
Which Letter
is the location
of the Alps
Mountains?
A
B
C
D
At this battle, Hannibal
surrounded the Romans and
destroyed their entire army,
killing 70,000 Romans and
selling the rest as slaves?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Battle of Quadesh
Battle of Zama
Battle of Cannae
Battle of
Thermopile
Hannibal was defeated
by Scipio at this North
African location?
a) Battle of Cannae
b) Battle of Zama
For what reason did the 3rd Punic War
start?
a) Carthage refused to pay an indemnity that was owed to
Rome.
b) Carthage started attacking Roman colonies in Spain
c) Carthage had pushed Roman messengers into deep wells
when they were sent by the king to ask for submission.
d) Rome felt threatened because Carthage was trying to take
the island of Sicily.
What were the results of the 3rd Punic War?
a) Carthage defeated Rome and took back its colonies, and
dominated the Mediterranean Sea from that point on.
b) The two armies came to a tie, and settled with a peace
negotiation.
c) Rome burned Carthage to the ground.
d) Carthage sent a million elephants into Rome and they took
over all of Italy.
In 73 B.C., this gladiator gathered an army of
more than 100,000 escaped slaves and fought the
Roman Army in an effort to be free.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Hannibal
Scipio
Spartacus
Hamlicar Barca
Caesar left Italy and took command of a
Roman army to go fight these people?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Persians
Greeks
Hebrews
Gauls
In Rome, this title was given to a person
invested with supreme authority during a
crisis, the senate being subordinated to him
until the crisis was met.
a.King
b.Tribune
c.Consul
d.Dictator
The military leader who joined forces with
Crassus and Pompey to dominate Rome was
a.
b.
c.
d.
Calpurnia.
Marcus Brutus.
Hannibal.
Julius Caesar.
How did Julius Caesar undermine the Roman
republic?
a.
b.
c.
d.
By attacking republican virtues.
By falling in love with Cleopatra.
Through numerous defeats in Gaul.
By expanding his powers beyond those given to a
military leader.
March 15 on the Roman calendar, the date of Julius Caesar's
assassination (led by Brutus) in 44 BC.
a. Day of Assissi
b. Ides of March
c. Easter
d. Pax Romana
This timeline describes
the life of —
a)Marcus Aurelius
b)Augustus Caesar
c)Marc Antony
d)Julius Caesar
Who emerged after Caesar’s death to become
Rome’s first emperor?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Mark Antony
Octavian
Brutus
Lepidus
The title Caesar Augustus was given to
a)
b)
c)
d)
Mark Antony
Octavian
Brutus
Lepidus
What were the Gospels?
a) The writings about the life of Jesus by his
disciples
b) The writings about the life of Siddhartha
Guatama by his disciples
c) The followers of Jesus
d) People who wanted Jesus to die
What were the commandments that Jesus gave to his
followers?
a) Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth
b) Love God with all your heart and love your
neighbor as yourself
c) Life is suffering, the end to suffering is the
Middle Way (the 8 Fold Path)
d) Live in accordance with dharma and be aware of
karma
This passage, in
which Jesus
expressed many of
the values
representative of
his faith, is from
the —
a) Ten
Commandments
b) New Testament
c) Five Pillars
d) Eightfold Path
What is the symbol of Christianity?
A
B
C
D
The religion most closely associated with Book 3 is —
a)
b)
c)
d)
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Taoism
Who was the Roman emperor who legalized
Christianity through the Edict of Milan?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Diocletian
Julius Caesar
Constantine
Augustus Caesar
Which of these best describes the role of
the apostle Paul in spreading Christianity?
a) He became the first Christian emperor of Rome.
b) He established the first Christian church in Rome.
c) He convinced the Roman emperor to legalize
Christianity.
d) He traveled throughout the Roman Empire
converting people to Christianity.
In 380 C.E., Christianity
replaced the religion of this
empire?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Egyptian
Chinese
Roman
Ottoman
Constantine relocated the capital
of Rome to Constantinople. The
previous name of this city was
a.
b.
c.
d.
Carthage.
Gaul.
Nazareth.
Byzantium.
Which of the following sequences shows the
evolution of government in Rome between
about 600 B.C. (B.C E.) and 500 A.D. (C.E.)?
a.
b.
c.
d.
republic, monarchy, dictatorship, empire
monarchy, dictatorship, republic, empire
monarchy, republic, dictatorship, empire
republic, dictatorship, monarchy, empire
Which change in Roman life was not a
cause of military decline?
a. Soldiers replaced loyalty to the government with
loyalty to each other.
b. Small farmers were driven off their lands by large
plantation agriculture, which diminished the
traditional source of soldiers.
c. Roman life moved away from past traditions,
including patriotism.
d. Roman forces replaced the Greek phalanx with a
new formation – the legion.
The arrows on the map show the
spread, up to about 600 C.E. of
which major religion?
a. Hinduism c. Christianity
b. Judaism d. Buddhism
The political map below shows the world at about
a. 500 B.C.
b. A.D.200.
c. A.D. 800.
d. A.D. 1500.
Which letter on the timeline to the right marks the
period of the Pax Romana?
A
B
C
D
What goods were supplied
by all three continents?
a. Precious metals
and slaves
b. Grain and olive oil
c. Slaves and wild
animals
d. Silk and wine
The map below shows the Roman empire at which
historical period?
a.
in the period of aristocracy
before the republic
b. under Etruscan rule
c.
d.
at the high point of the
republic
in the latest stages of the
empire
Gladiators, or professional fighters who often
fought to the death in public contests, were
often drawn from
a. consuls.
b. tribunes.
c. the senate.
d. slaves.
What was the economic
impact of the Pax
Romana?
a) Uniform system of money
and safe travel and trade
on Roman roads.
b) Roman power went into
immediate decline.
c) Roman wealth was
squandered as all their
money was pored into the
conflict with Egypt.
Which of the following was the Roman Coliseum
completed by Titus in 79 C.E.?
A
C
B
D
A major contribution of the Roman Empire to
Western society was characterized by
a) An effective legal system
b) gunpowder
c) monotheism
d) The principles of revolutionary socialism
the dispersal of Jews when driven by the Romans
from their homeland into exile
a)
b)
c)
d)
Diaspora
Heresy
Exodus
Inflation
These people were
tortured in the Roman
Coliseum for their belief.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Buddhists
Hindus
Christians
Jews
There are several reasons why Rome went into decline. From
the information you are provided figure out which
contributing factors would be considered economic?
A
B
C
D
Roman town covered by
the eruption of Mount
Vesuvius
a) Rome
b) Pompeii
c. Venice
d. Naples
This date marks the end
of the Roman Empire
a) 44 B.C.E.
b) 79 C.E
c) 1 C.E.
d) 476 C.E
In 444 they united for the first
time under a powerful chieftain
named Attila. With his 100,000
soldiers, Attila terrorized both
halves of the empire.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Ostrogoths
Visigoths
Franks
Huns
The principle of
“innocent until
proven guilty” is
found in this?
a) Torah
b) Hammurabi's
code
c) Twelve Tables
d) 4 Noble Truths
Roman historian who recorded the good and bad of
imperial Rome
a)
b)
c)
d)
Virgil
Homer
Tacitus
Moses
Pipeline or channel
built to carry water
a)
b)
c)
d)
Pneumatic Tube
Aqueduct
Roman Drain
Coliseum
Which invading group attacked the capitals of both the
Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire?
a. Huns
b. Vandals
c. Visigoths
d. Ostrogoths
This building, still standing, in Rome, Italy,
was commissioned by Marcus Agrippa as a
temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and
rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in about 126
AD.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Parthenon
Pantheon
Circus Maximus
Cloaca Maxima