Topic 8 Test Review

Why are some of the languages today called romance languages?

• They were founded by Roman conquerors

• They developed from Latin

• They are useful for speeches

• They like salsa

A person might respond to good satire by

• Yawning

• Shaking with fear

• Laughing

• Dancing the macarena

A man who fought as part of public entertainment was known as a:

• Traitor

• Gladiator

• Mosaic

• Wrestler

Which of the following happened during the decline of the Roman empire in the 400s CE?

• The empire split into eastern and western parts

• Christians took leadership of the empire

• The empire freed all the slaves

• Julius Caeser turned into Caeser salad

What term refers to the general increase in prices?

• Inflation

• Profit

• Tradition

• Deflation

What was a soldier who fought for pay rather than their country called?

• Gladiator

• Mercenary

• Barbarian

• Bacalao 🐟

The Western Roman empire finally collapsed due to:

• Conquest by the Eastern Empire

• They needed more slaves

• Attacks from Barbaric tribes

• An attack with chancletas 🩴

How did Greek fire help the Byzantine military?

• They could cook food even in the winter

• They could carry fire on long marches

• They could burn ships even in water

• Did some BBQ chicken 🍗

Which statement best describes the origin of the term Byzantine?

• Historians needed a name for the surviving eastern empire

• Roman objected to calling the eastern empire “Roman”

• The people of the eastern empire called themselves Byzantines

• Nobody 👃🏻

What is a narrow body of water that cuts through land connecting two larger bodies of water?

• Strait

• Mercenary

• Peninsula

• Harbor