Beyond the Roman Empire Unit 12

1.  What happened in 378, at the Battle of Adrianople, on the Balkan Peninsula?

• The Visigoths defeated the Romans.

• The Huns defeated Constantinople.

• The Vandals defeated the Greeks.

• The Goths defeated the Jews.

1. If a trader took wool, gold, and silver to China in the year 200, what would he probably come back with?

• spices, jade, tea, and silk

• iron, weapons, horses, and wood

• rubber, silk, ceramics, and jewels

• slaves, chocolate, tea, and iron

During what dynasty, (206 BC - 220 AD) did silk became very desirable by the Romans?

• Ming

• Han

• Shang

• Hun

 According to legend, _______________ discovered the process of making silk thread and fabric from a filament secreted by a caterpillar, now known as the silkworm, before 2000 BC.

• the daughter of Emperor Huangdi

• the wife of Emperor Huangdi

• Huangdi, the emperor of China

• The grandmother of Emperor Huangdi

1. What is the date usually given for the fall of the Roman Empire even though it had been collapsing for some time.

• 487

• 476

• 354

• 378

How were the Huns governed?

• They only had a military leader.

• Each tribe had a king, but an Emperor was over them.

• 1. They had no king, but each tribe had a leader.

• Each community had a governor, but they had no emperor.

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During the 400's the __________ part of the Roman empire was fairly stable but the _________ part was becoming weak.

• western

  eastern

• northern

  southern

• eastern

  western

• southern

  northern

1. Who became bishop of Hippo when he was 41 years old?

• Polycarp

• Augustine

• Muhammad

• Attila

1. After the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire the eastern part continued for almost _____________ more and is frequently called the ___________ Empire.

• 500 years,

  Byzantine

• 1,000 years,

  Odoacer

• 1,000 years,

  Byzantine

• 500 years,

  Odoacer

1. What happened in 475 in the western empire of Rome?

• Orestes named his 15 year old son, Romulus Augustulus, emperor.

• The Vandals sacked Rome.

• Attila the Hun invaded and set up his own kingdom.

• Augustine moved there and began teaching rhetoric in the university.