Grade 8 · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 9
Ancient Rome
Republic, empire, roads and law
What your child practises
How Rome grew from a republic to an empire, the army, roads and aqueducts, the rule of law, and why the Western Roman Empire fell.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 8-KC-004, 8-KL-025, 8-KP-046, 8-KP-047, 8-KP-048, 8-KE-056 · Roman government, expansion, technology, the rule of law and the empire's decline
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
According to legend, Rome was founded in…
- 753 BCE
- 1500 CE
- 1867 CE
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753 BCE
Hint: Rome began as a small city in Italy.
Question 2
The Western Roman Empire fell in…
- 44 BCE
- 476 CE
- 1492 CE
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476 CE
Hint: The last western emperor was removed.
Question 3
In Rome, who made up the lowest class and had no freedom?
- senators
- enslaved people
- generals
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enslaved people
Hint: Slavery was common in the Roman world.
Question 4
The Twelve Tables were…
- Rome's first written laws
- a poem
- a temple
- a set of maps
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Rome's first written laws
Hint: They made laws public, so all could see them.
Question 5
The Mediterranean Sea was important to Rome because…
- no one could cross it
- it was a desert
- it connected the empire for trade and travel
- it was frozen
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it connected the empire for trade and travel
Hint: Rome called it “our sea.”
Question 6
Which difference between a republic and an empire is correct?
- a republic has a king
- an empire has no army
- there is no government in a republic
- an emperor holds most of the power in an empire
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an emperor holds most of the power in an empire
Hint: Rome changed from republic to empire.