Ch.11 Test

What is a tetrarchy?

• four countries linked together under one ruler

• a vault formed by four arches

• rule by four emperors

• four key roads used to move troops quickly across the empire

What Roman invention carried clean water from hilltops into cities and towns?

• the arch

• the aqueduct

• the vault

• the dome

Who was most responsible for spreading early Christianity throughout the Roman Empire?

• Jesus

• Luke

• Virgil

• Paul

Who built the Roman roads?

• barbarian slaves

• Roman soldiers

• Titus

• Constantine

Which of the following is an example of how Rome influenced the structure of the U.S. government?

• columns, arches, and domes in architecture

• developing a grid pattern for city streets

• use of Latin in memorial inscriptions

• the system of checks and balances

Who divided the Roman Empire into two parts?

• Diocletian

• Maximian

• Constantine

• Theodosius

What statement describes a reason for the decline of the Roman Empire?

• The value of Roman currency greatly increased.

• The empire became too large to govern effectively.

• The government did not place enough taxes on people.

• Changing emperors became a difficult process.

What were the two parts of the divided Roman Empire called?

• the Northern and Southern Roman Empires

• the Roman and the Barbarian Empires

• the Eastern and the Western Empires

• the European and the Eastern Empires

What Roman Emperor converted to Christianity?

• Augustus

• Constantine

• Diocletian

• Peter

Where can the history, teachings, and beliefs of Christianity be found?

• the New Testament

• the parables

• the Old Testament

• the epistles