Leveled Texts The Rise And Fall Of Rome

Which definition BEST matches the vocabulary word legion?

• Relating to the law or laws.

• A large group of Roman soldiers ranging from 3,000-6,000 men

• To bring something back to an original state; to bring something back to an earlier condition.

• People considered holy by followers of the Christian faith.

• A disease that spreads quickly and kills many people.

What was life like after the fall of the Roman Empire?

• It was much more insecure and people became more rural

• It was more secure and people moved to urban areas

• Very little changed, people spoken Latin languages and converted to Islam

• All of the Above are correct

Who attacked Rome's borders as it was falling apart?

• Egyptians

• Barbarians

• Greeks

• Persians

In 509 BCE, Romans threw out the Etruscan monarchy and founded a(n):

• monarchy

• democracy

• republic

• empire

Choose the map that properly identifies the Roman Empire at its height

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The Roman emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan:

• which legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.

• which allowed for absolute freedom of religion in Rome.

• which prohibited public displays of religion throughout the Empire.

• which promised rewards to anyone turning in a practicing Christian to Roman authorities.

The Fall of the Roman Empire resulted

in...

• Europe breaking up into smaller non-

  unified regions.

• The Christian church being taken over

  by Muslims.

• People forgetting how to speak latin.

• The poor gaining more power and

  authority over the rich.

After the fall of Rome, where did the Suebi Tribe settle?

• Northwest Iberian Peninsula

• Iberian Peninsula and parts of France

• Northern coasts of Africa

• The Italian Peninsula

The group of people empowered to make laws were the:

• Consuls

• dictators

• tribunes

• Senators

Finally, in 476, the Germanic leader Odoacer staged a revolt and deposed the Emperor Romulus Augustulus. From then on, no Roman emperor would ever again rule from a post in Italy, leading many to cite 476 as the year the Western Empire suffered its deathblow.

• The Roman government was unable to provide enough support to the Roman military to halt Germanic invasions leading to the last Roman emperor holding power in 476

• The Roman government was unable to stop revolutions that formed inside Rome's military leading to the last Roman emperor holding power in 476

• After a Germanic revolt in 476, the Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus gained power becoming the last Roman emperor

• The year 476 is known as the year of the fall of Rome despite ROme's government success to support Rome's military in fighting against Germanic invasions