Year 7-Lesson 1-After the Fall of Rome-Revision

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about an empire?

• An empire is composed of a state or a group of states

• An empire chooses its ruler through elections/voting

• An empire is bigger than a kingdom

Which of the following types of leaders did not rule the Roman Empire?

• A president

• A consul

• A king

• An emperor

Who is said to be the first king of the Romans?

• Augustus

• Brutus

• Julius

• Romulus

The Roman Empire became divided into two, the:

• Northern Roman Empire

• Eastern Roman Empire

• Western Roman Empire

• Southern Roman Empire

The peasants and slaves live in apartment-like buildings called:

• Insulae

• Domus

• Thermae

What kind of education do women get in the Roman Empire?

• They learn ethics, politics, literature

• They learn how to read and write

• They learn how to fight and serve the military

Which of the following is true about the Roman Empire?

• The Roman Empire declined because of the spread of disease

• The Roman Empire declined because of the weakening of the Roman Legions

• The Roman Empire declined because of a volcanic eruption in the town of Pompeii

Which of the following reasons could be the effect of Rome's overreliance on slaves?

• The slaves evacuated the empire and became part of Rome's enemies

• The Roman economy collapsed because they need slaves to work for them

• The Romans could not find slaves to take part in gladiator shows so they took barbarians they captured to do it instead

How did the rise of Christianity influence the fall of the Roman Empire?

• The Christian values replaced the Roman values of warfare and slavery

• The Christians ousted the Roman Emperors and crowned their own Christian emperor

• The Christians replaced the Roman religion and forced people to convert causing a serious religious conflict

TRUE or FALSE: The Roman Empire based in Rome lasted longer than the empire based in Constantinople

• TRUE

• FALSE