Rome Review 2023

Which continent NEVER included part of the Roman Empire?

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

• Europe

Rome was founded along which river in the center of the Italian peninsula?

• Tiber

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

How did the mountains and hills of Italy help the Romans?

• provided excellent opportunities for skiing and snowboarding

• kept Romans safe from attacks

• allowed for terrace farming

• all of the above

Who DID NOT benefit from the thousands of miles of roads and bridges built by the Romans?

• soldiers

• Greeks

• messengers

• traders

Rome's ________________ made it a good place for farming, which meant Romans had plenty of food.

• cold, Arctic winters

• dry, desert climate

• mountainous geography

• warm, Mediterranean climate

High ________________ to pay for the army and for bribes to Barbarian leaders drove Romans into poverty.

• taxes

• inflation

• immigration

• all of the above

Which of the following factors made the Roman Empire weaker and finally into decline?

• political factors (weak emperors)

• geographic factors (to large)

• cultural factors (Germanic migrations)

• All of the above

The migration of which nomadic people drove frightened Germanic tribes (Visigoths) toward Roman territory?

• Franks

• Saxons

• Greeks

• Huns

Which emperor returned order to the empire by dividing the empire in two, increasing the size of the army, raising taxes and appointing a co-emperor?

• Augustus Caesar

• Commodus

• Diocletian

• Attila the Hun

Which emperor moved the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it after themselves?

• Diocletian

• Commodus

• Julius Caesar

• Constantine