Ancient Rome Word Problems Worksheet

Ancient Rome Word Problems

Grade 7 History Ancient Rome Word Problems Advanced 15 Questions 9 Views

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Ancient Rome Word Problems Worksheet

Ancient Rome Word Problems

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Grade: Grade 7

Subject: History

Topic: Ancient Rome

Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Advanced

Questions: 15

Instructions:
Read each word problem carefully and show your work. Write your answers clearly and use complete sentences when needed. Questions increase in difficulty, so take your time and think like a historian.

Skills Practiced:

Ancient Rome
History
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving

1Question

A teacher groups 24 students into 6 teams to study different parts of ancient Roman life. How many students are in each team?

2Question

A Roman merchant sold 18 clay lamps in the morning and 27 in the afternoon. How many lamps did he sell in all?

3Question

A class reads that Rome was founded in 753 BCE and the Roman Republic began in 509 BCE. How many years passed between these two events?

4Question

A legion traveled 12 miles each day for 5 days along a Roman road. How many miles did the legion travel total?

5Question

An archaeologist found 48 Roman coins and divided them equally into 8 display cases. How many coins were placed in each case?

6Question

A Roman bathhouse had 3 pools. Each pool held 36 bathers at one time. How many bathers could the bathhouse hold altogether?

7Question

A city spent 75 denarii on road repairs and 48 denarii on a new fountain. How much did the city spend in all?

8Question

A trader brought 96 olives to market. She sold 37 on Monday and 29 on Tuesday. How many olives did she have left?

9Question

A historian is making a timeline. The Punic Wars began in 264 BCE and ended in 146 BCE. How many years did the Punic Wars last?

10Question

A Roman school copied 4 scrolls each week for 7 weeks, then copied 6 more scrolls during a festival. How many scrolls were copied in all?

11Question

A forum had 9 rows of benches with 14 seats in each row. If 5 seats were broken and could not be used, how many usable seats were left?

12Question

A centurion assigned 156 soldiers to 12 tents equally. How many soldiers were in each tent?

13Question

A Roman road project used 8 workers for 15 days. If each worker laid 6 stones per day, how many stones were laid in all?

14Question

A museum exhibit has 3 cases of Roman artifacts. Each case holds 24 items. If 19 items are removed for a special lesson, how many artifacts remain in the exhibit?

15Question

A Roman governor needed to supply 9 forts. Each fort required 18 barrels of grain per month for 4 months. If the governor already had 500 barrels, how many more barrels did he need?

Answer Key

#	Answer
1	4 students per team
2	45 lamps
3	244 years
4	60 miles
5	6 coins in each case
6	108 bathers
7	123 denarii
8	30 olives
9	118 years
10	34 scrolls
11	121 usable seats
12	13 soldiers in each tent
13	720 stones
14	53 artifacts
15	148 more barrels