Roman Civilization

A(n) ____ was a person who fought animals and other people as public amusement.

• senator

• gladiator

• emperor

• saint

The study of the body's structure is called ______.

• philosophy

• biology

• anatomy

• rhetoric

Tags

science

Roman architecture made use of concrete, domes, and arches.

• True

• False

Tags

architecture

Political leaders offered free grain and entertainment to gain the support of Rome's poor.

• True

• False

A(n) _____ expresses strong emotions about life.

• rhetoric

• comedy

• satire

• ode

Tags

literature

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

• a declining economy.

• an evil emperor.

• an overabundance of food.

• earthquakes.

Which Roman emperor moved the empire’s capital to Constantinople?

• Alaric

• Constantine

• Diocletian

• Theodosius

In a.d. 476, a Germanic general named _______ overthrew the

emperor.

• Alaric

• Augustulus

• Odoacer

• Theodoric

Rome finally fell when groups of which people invaded from northern Europe?

• Celtic

• Egyptian

• Germanic

• Slavic

What caused inflation in the empire?

• Merchants bartered their goods.

• The value of money declined and prices rose steeply.

• The poor in the empire's cities were hungry.

• The Romans brought peace to their empire.