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Emperor Diocletian decided that the Roman Empire was too big to manage. Which of the following reforms did Diocletian put into place to try to help govern the Roman Empire?

• Kicked the Jews out of Rome

• Converted to Christianity

• Divided the Roman Empire into two parts

• Converted to Legalism as a means to govern

When the Roman Empire was divided into two parts, what did these sections become known as?

• Northern and Southern Roman Empire

• Far East and Northern Africa

• Diocletian and Constantinople

• East and West Roman Empire

Which of the following cities became the capital of the Roman Empire?

• Nashville

• Constantine

• Constantinople

• Pompeii

Which of the following emperors moved the capital city of the Roman Empire?

• Augustus Caesar

• Julius Caesar

• Constantine

• Diocletian

Why was the location of the new capital city of the Roman Empire chosen? (2)

• It’s location at the entrance to the Black Sea allowed access to both water and land trade routes

• It was located on the Italian Peninsula

• It’s location on the Nile Delta allowed the Romans to trade with Nubia

• The location of the new capital was easier to defend from the enemies because it was located on a peninsula

Which of the following cities was the capital of the Western Roman Empire?

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Alexandria

• Jeursalem

Which of the following cities was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Jerusalem

• Athens

Which of the following words means "the most important city or town in a country, or state"?

• capitol

• capital

• supercity

• polis

Why was the Roman Empire divided into two parts?

• Because Egypt wanted to be in the Eastern Empire

• Because China invented silk

• Because Rome was too large to govern effectivly

• Because Indian missionaries spread the ideas of Buddhism throughout the empire

Which of the following is the best definition of Empire?

• a country where a small group of people rule

• a country where the people elect representatives to vote on political decisions for them

• a set of lands or regions that are ruled by one leader

• a country where each citizen votes on each political decision