Roman Civilization Test

Which of these building materials that is used today was invented to build large buildings in ancient Rome?

• iron girders

• concrete

• fiberboard

• plaster

Which ancient civilization was the basis for the Romans' work in art literature?

• China

• Egypt

• Greece

• India

This Roman poet wrote satires

• Virgil

• Catullus

• Ovid

• Horace

Which of the following architectural designs came from the ancient Romans?

• Gothic Style

• arches and domes

• stained glass windows

• pillars

The fall of Rome began with poor leadership, attacks by invaders, and

• a volcanic eruption

• a declining economy

• an overabundance of food

• an evil emperor

Rome finally fell when _________ groups of people invaded from northern Europe.

• Egyptian

• Celtic

• Slavic

• Germanic/Barbaric

Diocletian split the empire into two parts. These two parts became known as

• The Roman Empire and Constantinople

• The Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire

• Rome and Asia Minor

• Macedonia and Gaul

The "Byzantine Empire" was another name for

• the area where Germanic tribes such as the Visigoths and Vandals lived

• the Eastern Roman Empire

• the part of Africa where Carthage and Egypt were located

• The Western Roman Empire

This city became the capital city of the Byzantine Empire by A.D. 500.

• New Rome

• Alexandria

• Byzantine

• Constantinople

After the split of the Roman Empire, what eventually happened to the Western portion?

• Goths overthrew the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire in 475

• The Byzantine Empire prospered until the mid-1400s

• Theodosius I reunited the western and eastern portions of the empire and it grew even stronger

• Trade with Asia continued and the western portion of the empire grew even wealthier