Rome Practice Quiz

The [blank_start]7[blank_end] mountains surrounding Rome were natural barriers for the empire.

Livy was a Roman historian who wrote History of Rome.

Select the two groups that had a great influence on Rome's culture and overall civilization:

The overthrowing of Augstus marked the beginning of the Roman Republic in 509 BC.

A Roman soldier was called a legionary.

A century is the leader of a legion.

A centurion was...

A Testudo was a defensive Roman battle formation in which the legionaries used their shields to cover all sides of the group.

A ballista was a large battle slingshot.

Greaves were Roman battle shields.

How long did Roman soldiers serve for?

A Scutum was a Roman soldiers' shingaurd.

The Roman government consisted of how many branches?

The head of the Roman government consisted of 2 consuls who could not veto each other--they had to agree simultaneously for a decision to be made.

Which group made the laws in the Roman government?

In the Roman government, which group interpreted the laws?

Which group represented the Plebians in the Roman government?

Tribunes were the representatives of and speakers for the Council of Plebs.

Troubles grew in the Roman Republic as the gap between the [blank_start]plebians (poor)[blank_end] and the [blank_start]patricians (rich)[blank_end] widened.

Roman dictators, like the dictators of today, were seen as harsh, cruel, and oppressive rulers.

[blank_start]Cincinnatus[blank_end] was a Roman [blank_start]dictator[blank_end] who, after being called from his farm, built an army, defeated the threat, and returned home.

Select all of the statements true of Rome's first set of written laws.

Select 2 principles of the Roman justice system.

Put the following leaders in order (earliest to latest): [blank_start]Hamilcar[blank_end], [blank_start]Hasdrubal[blank_end], [blank_start]Hannibal[blank_end]

Match the terms with their significance in the Second Punic War. [blank_start]Alps[blank_end] - A mountain range traversed by Hannibal's men leading up to the war. [blank_start]Rhone[blank_end] - A river crossed by Hannibal's men leading up to the war. Despite the tribes waiting to sabotage the military, Hannibal's men made it across. [blank_start]Cannae[blank_end] - A city in which the Carthaginians defeated the Romans (217 BC). [blank_start]Scipio[blank_end] - A Roman leader who drove the Carthaginians out of Spain and invaded North Africa. Won the Second Punic War. [blank_start]Zama[blank_end] - A city in which Scipio finally defeated Hannibal's forces, the Battle of _______ ended the Second Punic War.

What was the cause of the First Punic War?

The first Punic war was a naval battle fought on ships called quinquiremes.

What was the cause of the Second Punic War?

Scipio was the Roman leader who won the Third Punic War.

What was the cause of the Third Punic War?

Because Carthage was so heavily defended, Rome had a hard time penetrating their city for a while. How long did it take for Rome to penetrate into Carthage?

The purpose of [blank_start]bread and circuses[blank_end] was to please the poor with free food and entertainment in order to prevent a revolt.

Why did Roman senators grow uneasy with Julius Caesar and give their support to Pompey?

Julius Caesar was ordered to give up his army and return to Rome. By disobeying and [blank_start]crossing the Rubicon[blank_end], he started a civil war.

What happened on the Ides of March?

Select the three people who were part of the First Triumvirate.

Select the three people who were part of the Second Triumvirate.

Octavian eventually took the title of Augustus or "New Ruler."

Caesar Augustus became Rome's first emperor.

Check what is true about the Pax Romana.

Most of Rome's citizens were...

It took [blank_start]8[blank_end] years to build the Colosseum.

The Roman government used Jewish captives from the sacking of [blank_start]Jerusalem[blank_end] to build the Colosseum.

The Colosseum had a retractable roof.

The emperor [blank_start]Vespasian[blank_end] began construction of the Colosseum.

Archaeological evidence has proven that the Colosseum could not have been flooded to stage naval battles.

The Pantheon was built by the emperor [blank_start]Hadrian[blank_end].

Romans invented the use of [blank_start]concrete[blank_end] which allowed them to construct stronger and more durable buildings.

roman baths were called [blank_start]thermae[blank_end].

A wealthy Roman might spend all day at the baths.

The Roman baths were heated by steam from an underfloor heating system called a [blank_start]hypocaust[blank_end].

Circus Maximus literally means [blank_start]greatest circle[blank_end].

Chariot racers completed [blank_start]7[blank_end] laps around the Circus Maximus (number, not word).

Select the two legends that provide an explanation for the founding of Rome.