Name:_________________
Block:_________________
Date:______________
Social Studies 6
Ancient Rome—Unit Test
Part 1: Unit Vocabulary
DIRECTIONS: Write the correct word from the word bank on the line. Spell the word correctly!
1.
_______________ Roman Emperor became a Christian and made Christianity the official
religion of the Roman Empire.
2.
_______________ Rome fought Carthage over control of the western Mediterranean in a series of
three wars
3.
_______________ a time of peace and prosperity in Rome; growth, expansion, peace,
accomplishments such as aqueducts, baths and the Colosseum
4.
_______________ a friend and ally of Julius Caesar; he fought Octavian for control
5.
_______________ a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
6.
_______________ the first written laws and constitution of the Roman Republic
Christianity,
Punic Wars,
Marc Antony, Law of the Twelve Tables, Constantine, Pax Romana
7.
_______________ a system of government in which elected representatives rule
8.
_______________ a wealthy landowning citizen of Rome
9.
_______________ a famous Roman general; he declared himself dictator and was assassinated by
the Senate
10. _______________ the common people of Rome
11. _______________ the most powerful branch of the Roman Republic; they were appointed for life
12. _______________ this branch of the Roman Republic always had two at a time; one year term
13. _______________ the first emperor of Rome; he became known as Caesar Augustus
Julius Caesar,
Octavian,
Republic,
Consuls,
Patricians,
Plebeians,
Senate
14. _______________ a person who has total power over the government; Julius Caesar
15. _______________ a Jewish scholar who taught about a loving god and teachings became the basis
of Christianity
16. ______________ Roman Emperors took this name as a title of their authority
17. ______________ uncivilized war-like people who attacked and eventually conquered Rome
18. ______________ the leader or “father” of the Christianity
19. ______________ followers of Christianity
Jesus Christ,
Caesar,
Pope,
Dictator,
Barbarians,
Christians
Part 2: Ancient Rome: Unit Essential Questions
DIRECTIONS: Write the correct CAPITAL letter on the line.
20. ______ Which of the following explains why the Roman Republic’s government divided power
between many branches?
A. the Romans distrusted one person with too much power
B. the Romans thought it would make their government move more efficient
C. this made government able to make decisions quickly
21. _______ Julius Caesar played a large role in ending the Roman Republic by
A. Becoming a dictator and reducing the Senate’s power
B. Being assassinated by the Roman Senate
C. He was a poor leader
22._______ Which of the following was NOT an impact of the “Pax Romana”?
A. the Republic’s divided government protected citizen’s rights
B. Rome’s strong army kept the peace
C. the empire greatly expanding increasing the economy and wealth of Rome
23._______ In which of the following ways was Athenian democracy DIFFERENT from the Roman
Republic?
A. only citizens can vote
B. could not run for office
C. all citizens could directly participate in all political matters
24._______ Which of the following is the LEAST important Roman contribution to advancement in
the modern world
A. playing games in large arenas
B. use of arches to build large structures
C. sanitation and public access to fresh water
25. ______ Which of the following was NOT a reason Rome was divided into two separate empires?
A. to allow young emperor more time to gain experience
B. so Christianity could have two Popes instead of one
C. to make the Roman Empire easier to govern
26. _______ Which of the following factors DID NOT contribute to the fall of Rome?
A. natural disaster
B. incompetent and corrupts Emperors
C. Barbarian invasions
27 ._______ How did Rome go from being a small village to an empire ruling 1/4 th of the civilized
population?
A. slave labor
B. paved roads
C. strong and well disciplined military
28._______ How did Emperor Constantine ensure the survival of Christianity?
A. he built churches
B. he gave Christians the freedom to worship without persecution
C. he had Bibles made
29. _______ Which physical feature would have had the greatest impact upon Rome?
A. Alps
B. Rhine River
C. Mediterranean Sea
Part 3: Ancient Rome: Unit Map
DIRECTIONS: Match the letter on the map to the correct location
30. _____ Mediterranean Sea
33. _____ Rhine River
37. ________Athens
31. ______ Atlantic Ocean
34. ______ Danube River
38. _______ Jerusalem
35. _____ Alps
32. _____ Black Sea
36. ______ Rome
39. _______ Byzantium/Constantinople
Part 4: Review Vocabulary: DIRECTIONS: Write the correct word from the word bank on the line. Spell the word
correctly, or it will be marked wrong!
40._______________________ a scientist that studies artifacts in order to learn about other cultures
41._______________________ the belief in multiple gods
42._______________________ the belief in one god
43._______________________ when people specialize in specific jobs, rather than doing everything, so that they can
get very good at one job. Societies that do this are able to do more work in this way
44._______________________ the use of ditches and canals to get the proper amount of water to crops
45._______________________ a fertile area of land, shaped like a triangle, found at the mouth of
a river
Division of labor
delta
archaeologist
polytheism irrigation monotheism
46._______________________ early system of writing found in Ancient India; from the Aryan peoples
46._______________________the earliest known system of writing; it was found in Mesopotamia
47.______________________a person in the ancient world whose job was to write down and record events
48._______________________ a type of society that raises livestock and farms crops
49._______________________ an ancient form of writing used by the Egyptians
50._______________________ a scientist that specializes in the study of people and cultures
51._______________________ societies that get all of their food by hunting wild animals and gathering
Scribe
hunter-gatherer society
Agricultural society
Sanskrit
anthropologist
Hieroglyphs
Cuneiform
52._______________________ the oldest living religion in the world; it has evolved over thousands of years in India
53. ______________________ a time of rule by one family; used in Egypt and China
54._______________________ a social system that was introduced to India from the Aryan culture; it divided society
into several groups, with strict rules about socialization between the groups
55. ______________________ a religion started in India that teaches about how to end human suffering; it came to
China during the Han Dynasty be way of the Silk Road
56._______________________ the preserved remains of something that was once alive
56._______________________ an object that was made by people
56. ______________________ a philosophical system that promotes learning, respect, obedience to authority and
family.
Dynasty
Artifact
Buddhism Confucianism
Fossil
Caste System
Hinduism
57._______________________ these were believed to have been given to Moses on Mt. Sinai; these were the laws for
the Hebrews
58._______________________ A monotheistic religion followed by the Hebrews and Jews.
59. ______________________a philosophical system from Ancient China that promoted harmony with nature
60. _______________________most important part of the Hebrew Bible; contains the laws and early history
61. _______________________________the first set of written laws in human history; this was posted in many towns for all to
see in Mesopotamia
62.________________________ the cosmic balance of a person’s good and bad actions; it was thought to affect a
person’s status after reincarnation
63. _______________________ a government ruled by the citizens
64. ______________________ a government in which every citizen is directly involved in every political decision
Taoism/Daoism
Judaism
Torah
Hammurabi’s Code
Ten Commandments
Karma
Democracy
Direct Democracy
Part 5: Absolute Location
Directions: Write the absolute location of the letter on the space below.
66. _____________________________ B 67. ____________________________ D
68. _____________________________ F 69. _____________________________ A
70. _____________________________ J
Part 6: Review Map Skills
Directions: Identify the following physical features from the map below.
71. _____Egypt
74. _____ China
77. ____ Arabian Sea
80._____ East China Sea
83. _____ Euphrates River
86. ____Yellow River
72._____ Mesopotamia
75._____Black Sea
78. _____Bay of Bengal
81. ____Yellow Sea
84. ____ Tigris River
73._____ India
76._____ Mediterranean Sea
79. ____ South China Sea
82. _____ Nile River
85. _____ Indus River