Lesson 1.1 - Rome's Decline

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

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

• Celtic

• Egyptian

• Germanic

• Slavic

The Visigoths warred with which other invading tribe?

• Etruscans

• Greeks

• Huns

• Philistines

The peaceful 200-year era that began with the reign of Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus was also know as the ___.

• Mare Nostrum

• Pax Romana

• Drachmae

• Diocletian Era

The Roman Empire was extremely large. One of the biggest problems in governing such a large empire of conquered people was ____.

• deforestation

• corrupt governments

• lack of roads

• high taxation

When Rome's government became weak, the emperor had to ____.

• honor traditional values

• pay higher wages to soldiers

• pay slaves to be soldiers

• stop paying taxes

When the Roman Empire was divided, the western section became known as the Byzantine Empire.

• True

• False

What caused inflation in the empire?

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

• Merchants bartered their goods.

  
  

• 
  The Romans brought peace to their empire.

• The value of money declined and prices rose steeply.

The capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire was

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Adrianople

• Spartacus