The Western and Eastern Empires

Who did the Romans rely on to protect Rome?

• Gladiators

• Mercenaries

• Senators

• Emperors

Which sea is located to the south of the Roman Empire on the map?

• Black Sea

• Caspian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

Fill in the blank: The governors and generals in charge of the Roman provinces could do as they _______.

• A) wished

• B) ordered

• C) pleased

• D) commanded

Fill in the blank: The Roman Empire was too _______ to handle.

• small

• vast

• weak

• rich

The Romans always tried to bring their own laws, lifestyle, and culture to the countries or tribes they ____.

• visited

• conquered

• ignored

• traded with

What did the Romans end up doing with parts of the cultures they conquered?

• Ignoring them

• Adopting them

• Destroying them

• Changing them

The Eastern Roman Empire had which city as its capital?

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Athens

• Carthage

What did the Romans try to bring to the countries they conquered?

• Their own laws, lifestyle, and culture

• Their own food and clothes

• Their own language and music

• Their own art and literature

The Romans picked up new ideas and customs from people they met in ____.

• nearby places

• faraway places

• their own land

• their neighbors

The city of Rome remained the center of the Western Roman Empire and the center of what religion?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism