Fall of the Roman Empire - Lesson 1.2 Review 7th Grade

Why was the Roman Empire split into two parts?

• It was too big for one person to rule 
• an emperor's two sons took over
• There wasn't a split 
• Germanic tribes invaded 

High taxes and unemployment are considered what kind of reasons for the fall of the empire? 

• political
• economic
• foreign invasion 
• military 

When the Romans became very lazy and luxury loving, it was considered what kind of reason for the fall of the empire??

• political
• economic
• foreign invasion
• social

In what year did the Roman Empire collapse? 

• 776 BC
• 776 AD
• 476 BC
• 476 AD

When the empire split, what was the new capital?

• Rome 
• Constantinople 
• Carthage 
• Istanbul 

True or False
Eventually the Roman Empire became too small to be governed by one person.

• True 
• False

A census is a population count of people to control what?

• Taxes
• Weapons
• Animals 
• Food

Standardized law means that legal procedures are what throughout the empire?

• different
• the same
• missing

Which emperor moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople?

• Constantine
• Diocletian
• Augustus
• Valens

The Roman army began to have barbarians fighting for them, which was considered what type of reason for the fall of the empire?

• Political
• Economic
• Foreign Invasion
• Military