Fall of Rome

TRUE/FALSE: Taxes were too great, many rich people stopped paying

• TRUE

• FALSE

• UNCERTAIN

• NOT APPLICABLE

Why was it difficult for Rome to communicate quickly or efficiently throughout the empire?

• The empire was so large.

• There were no roads.

• The people spoke different languages.

• Communication was not a priority.

Who was the Germanic tribe that settled in Rome’s territory?

• Visigoths

• Ostrogoths

• Franks

• Vandals

What are the Twelve Tables?

• A collection of myths and legends

• Laws that were written down.

• A series of historical documents

• A type of ancient currency

What did an Aqueduct bring to a city?

• Food

• Electricity

• Water

• Transportation

What was the building above used for?

• Games

• Theater Productions

• Public Gatherings

• Naval Battle

Who was the Germanic leader that overthrew the last Western Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus?

• Odoacer

• Alaric

• Attila the Hun

• Hermann

Emperor Constantine would make The Roman Empire universally __________ ?

• Pagan

• Christian

• Jewish

• Atheist

Where is the Capital of the Roman Empire?

• Rome, Italy

• Athens, Greece

• Carthage, Tunisia

• Constantinople, Turkey

Inflation means

• when the price of goods and services continues to increase (go up)

• when the economy is in a recession

• when the value of currency decreases

• when the government reduces taxes