Roman Civilization

Horace wrote odes which are poems that express a strong emotion about life.

• true

• false

Galen emphasized the importance of

• mapping the oceans

• observing the stars

• poetry and art

• studying body structure

The capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire was

• Adrianople

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Spartacus

The Justinian Code has been the basis for what in many countries?

• government organization

• legal systems

• religious order

• the system for taxation

The new Roman coins had less gold and silver, which reduced their

• images

• importance

• value

• texture

While Rome’s empire grew weak, emperors had to

• bribe officials to support them.

• pay soldiers to support them.

• pray to the gods to support them.

• surrender to the will of the gods.

Theodosius decided to do what after his death?

• be buried in Rome

• have the Roman Empire divided

• move the capital city to Sicily

• publish his autobiography

Education and learning were highly respected in the Byzantine Empire.

• true

• false

Latin is the basis of many European languages, such as

• English, French, and Russian.

• French, Russian, and Spanish.

• Italian, French, and Spanish.

• Spanish, French, and Slavic.

Most gladiators were enslaved, criminals, prisoners of war, or

• artisans

• household servants

• poor

• rich