Chapter 10 Roman Empire Test Review

What influenced Constantine’s decision to move the Empire’s capital away from Rome?

• Constantine’s conversion to Christianity

• the sack of Rome by the Germanic tribes

• the loss of cultural traditions during the Dark Ages

• Diocletian’s reorganization of the provinces

Tax increases near the end of the Roman Empire were mostly associated with

• a decrease in exported goods

• the corruption of tax collectors

• a sharp rise in military spending

• expanded infrastructure construction

Which of these took place as a result of the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476?

• Italy was taken over by a Germanic king.

• The Roman capital was moved to Constantinople.

• Christianity spread rapidly through Southern Europe.

• The Byzantine Empire took control of most of Europe.

The Eastern Roman Empire lasted how much longer than the Western Roman Empire?

• only a few years

• just under a century

• several centuries

• nearly a thousand years

How did the migration of the Huns into northern and Central Europe impact the Romans?

• It forced the Romans into finding new trade routes to Asia and the Middle East.

• It deprived the Romans of much of their food supply, forcing them to trade more with Africa.

• It led the Romans to form alliances with the Germanic tribes that had once been their enemies.

• It cut off trade between the Romans’ eastern and western territories, speeding the division of the Empire into

  two parts.

How was the Roman Empire different from the Roman Republic?

• All elected positions were abolished under the Empire.

• In the Empire, only patricians had the right to occupy public offices.

• The Empire was run by a single dictator for life instead of by two elected consuls.

• The Empire focused on protection of its borders rather than on expansion.

Brutus got involved in the assassination of Julius Caesar because he wanted to

• help restore the Republic

• take Caesar’s place as dictator

• take command of the Roman army

• take revenge for the death of Marc Antony

What condition existed in Rome at the time that Julius Caesar came to power?

• cultural decay

• political stability

• economic unrest

• military weakness

At the peak of Roman power, the territory of the Roman Empire went from Great Britain in the north and Spain in the west to North Africa in the south and the Middle East in the east.

Which statement explains how the people of the Roman Empire benefited from the size and scope of its territory?

• The size of the Roman population meant that only a very small percentage of citizens had to serve in the

  military.

• Roman control over a vast territory created a wealthy and diversified economy that resulted in widespread

  prosperity.

• In order to control a far-flung empire, Roman rulers had to invest large sums of money for improving

  transportation.

• The size of the Roman Empire intimidated foreign enemies, leading to few military challenges from

  neighboring peoples.

The population of the Roman Empire was characterized by which combination of traits?

• cultural uniformity combined with constant political unrest

• ethnic diversity combined with a uniformity of laws and systems

• widespread prosperity combined with fierce economic competition

• regional independence with no sense of loyalty to the empire as a whole