The Romans

Worksheet: The Romans

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Answer the questions.

1. Which city was the capital of the Roman Empire?
   a) Athensb) Cairoc) Londond) Rome
2. Which sea did the Romans call 'Mare Nostrum', meaning 'our sea'?
   a) Baltic Seab) Mediterranean Seac) North Sead) Red Sea
3. The Romans once ruled part of Britain.
   a) Trueb) False
4. What did Roman aqueducts carry?
   a) Grainb) Lettersc) Soldiersd) Water
5. Why did the Romans build their roads so straight?
   a) So armies could travel quicklyb) To keep out rainc) To make them look prettyd) To stop carts being used
6. In Roman towns, what public buildings did people visit to wash and meet friends?
7. Which Roman numeral means 10?
   a) Cb) Lc) Vd) X
8. What number is the Roman numeral XIV?
9. Many English words, such as 'aquarium', come from Latin.
   a) Trueb) False
10. What is the Roman numeral for 50?
    a) Cb) Dc) Ld) M
11. What was a group of about 80 Roman soldiers called?
    a) A centuryb) A cohortc) A decaded) A legion
12. What did Roman soldiers hold to protect themselves from attack?
    a) A mosaicb) A scrollc) A shieldd) A toga
13. Who was the Roman king of the gods, like the Greek god Zeus?
14. What was the Colosseum in Rome used for?
    a) Housing the emperorb) Public shows and gamesc) Storing graind) Teaching children
15. The Romans worshipped only one god.
    a) Trueb) False
16. Which Roman god was the god of war?
    a) Apollob) Marsc) Neptuned) Venus