Roman History Quiz

The Romans adapted religious ideas from ________.

• Spanish folklore

• Sicilian mythology

• African legends

• Greek philosophy

Romans were the first people to master the use of what?

• symbols

• clay

• roads

• concrete

How did Roman statues differ from Greek statues?

• They showed perfect-looking bodies.

• They included statues of women.

• They were more realistic.

• They were made out of different materials.

Roman architecture inspired the use of ________ for government buildings and capital cities.

• Stained glass windows

• Arches and domes

• Statues

• Flat roofs

What happened to Christianity after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

• It continued to attract new believers.

• It was replaced by other religions.

• It became a religion of the past.

• It was banned from being practiced in the new Empire.

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

• a declining economy.

• earthquakes.

• an overabundance of food.

• an evil emperor.

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

• Diocletian

• Theodosius

• Alaric

• Constantine

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

• Egyptian

• Celtic

• Germanic

• Slavic

What did Jesus of Nazareth preach to people in Galilee and Judaea? Select ALL that apply.

• God wanted Judaea to be given back to the Jews.

• God was coming soon to rule the world.

• People should love their neighbors.

• People should live in fear of God.

The term for being saved from sin and being allowed to enter heaven