FINALS_WORLD HISTORY

Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

• Julius Caesar

• Nero

• Augustus Caesar

• Constantine

What is the name of the Roman arena where gladiator fights were held?

• Circus Maximus

• Colosseum

• Pantheon

• Senate Hall

Which religion spread rapidly through the Roman Empire and eventually became its official religion?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Zoroastrianism

What was a major cause of the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

• The invention of gunpowder

• Viking invasions

• Barbarian invasions and internal decay

• Rise of the Eastern Empire

What city became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

• Rome

• Athens

• Constantinople

• Alexandria

Which Roman emperor legalized Christianity with the Edict of Milan?

• Nero

• Trajan

• Constantine the Great

• Tiberus

What major event marked the beginning of the Early Middle Ages?

• The fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE

• The signing of the Magna Carta

• The fall of Constantinople

• The start of the Crusades

What system of government and land ownership developed during the Early Middle Ages?

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

Which religious institution became the most powerful in Europe during the Early Middle Ages?

• The Eastern Orthodox Church

• The Catholic Church

• The Muslim Caliphate

• The Jewish Synagogue

What was a serf in medieval society?

• A noble knight

• A church leader

• A peasant bound to the land

• A free merchant