SS Quiz Lessons 10.3 - 10.5 The Roman Empire

As the Roman armies began to fight among themselves, more soldiers were needed. To get enough soldiers, they hired

• Spartans

• mercenaries

• Christians

• Carthaginians

After the death of Julius Caesar, Rome was ruled by a young general named

• Tiberius

• Aquarius

• Gaius Aurelius

• Octavian

Romans were entertained by professional fighters called___________ who often fought wild animals or each other until one was killed.

• charioteers

• terminators

• gladiators

• mercenaries

Diocletian was one of the last strong emperors of the Roman empire. What did he do in order to govern more effectively?

• He hired more mercenaries.

• He divided the empire into two parts.

• He set all the slaves free.

• He gave women the right to vote.

The twelve followers whom Jesus chose to spread his message were called

• Jesuits.

• prophets.

• apostles.

• Christians.

The barbarian invasion from the west and north were largely Germanic tribes. Two of these were the

• Vandals and Visigoths.

• Mongols and Huns

• Gauls and Normans

• Saxons and Jutes

When the Roman Empire split, the weaker one in the west had its capital in the modern day Italian city of

• Byzantium

• Carthage

• Rome

• Constantinople

When the Roman Empire split into the eastern and western portions, the stronger part in the east had its capital at the city of

• Carthage

• Istanbul

• Constantinople

• Byzantium

When the RomanEmpire split, the Christian Church split also. The leader of the western church became the

• Pope.

• Patriarch.

• Emperor.

• Apostles.

The Roman underground burial chambers were called

• tombs.

• sarcophogi.

• catacombs.

• mausoleums.