Roman Empire Decline Quiz

What marked the end of two centuries of peace and prosperity known as the Pax Romana?

• The decline of agriculture

• The invasion of the Huns

• The rise of new emperors

• The end of Marcus Aurelius' reign

What prompted the weakening of Rome's economy during the third century AD?

• Overabundance of gold and silver

• Hostile tribes and pirates disrupting trade

• Decrease in taxes

• Expansion of farmland

What did emperors do to maintain the money supply as taxes rose?

• Minted new coins with copper and lead

• Reduced the number of coins in circulation

• Banned the use of coins

• Introduced paper currency

What did Diocletian do to control inflation and restore order to the empire?

• Set fixed prices for goods

• Encouraged more spending

• Increased taxes further

• Reduced the size of the Roman army

How did Diocletian divide the Roman Empire to make it more manageable?

• Into the Greek-speaking East and Latin-speaking West

• Into smaller independent states

• Into agricultural and urban regions

• Into military districts

Who succeeded Diocletian and moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium?

• Constantine

• Julius Caesar

• Attila the Hun

• Romulus Augustulus

What was the consequence of Constantine moving the capital to Byzantium?

• Increased internal conflicts

• Led to the fall of Constantinople

• Weakened the empire

• Shifted the center of power to the East

What was the fate of the Western Roman Empire after the last Roman emperor was ousted in 476?

• It became a republic

• It united with the Eastern Empire

• It flourished and expanded

• Roman power disappeared

What happened to the Eastern half of the Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire?

• It became part of the Western Empire

• It was invaded by the Huns

• It fell to the Ottoman Turks

• It survived and flourished as the Byzantine Empire

What did the Germanic peoples do in response to the Huns' invasion?

• Fled to the East

• Joined forces with the Huns

• Surrendered to the Huns

• Pushed into Roman lands