WorksheetsChapter 9 Roman Civilization
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of writing makes fun of human weaknesses?
a)
literature
b)
Satire
c)
Ode
d)
Epodes
2.
A poem that expressed strong emotions about life.
a)
ode
b)
forum
c)
satire
d)
horace
3.
A curved Ceiling
a)
porch
b)
vault
c)
Column
d)
concrete
4.
Horace Wrote
a)
odes
b)
every day
c)
satires
d)
outside
5.
In 73 B.C. this gladiator led a revolt.
a)
Horace
b)
Spartacus
c)
Galen
d)
Homer
6.
The head of the Roman Household
a)
oldest Person
b)
Materfamilias
c)
Paterfamilias
d)
Donna Blackburn
7.
The language of Rome.
a)
French
b)
Roman
c)
English
d)
Latin
8.
Ancient Rome's Population
a)
1 million
b)
3 million
c)
500,000
d)
2 Million
9.
These people fought animals and each other in Roman Arenas
a)
Aqueducts
b)
emperors
c)
women
d)
gladiators
10.
The study of body structure
a)
physics
b)
anatomy
c)
astronomy
d)
biology
11.
Many poor Romans lived in crowded apartments made of...
a)
wood
b)
Concrete
c)
drywall
d)
brick
12.
Type of structure that brought fresh water from the mountains.
a)
domes
b)
Aqueducts
c)
altars
d)
vaults
13.
In early Rome, these people were not considered full citizens.
a)
men
b)
women
c)
slaves
d)
conquered people
14.
Arches, Domes, and vaulted ceilings were...
a)
added to Roman buildings
b)
not yet created
c)
never used in Roman buildings
d)
rarely used in roman buildings
15.
The place in Roman homes where the family carried out rituals for gods and goddesses
a)
forum
b)
altar
c)
courtyard
d)
kitchen
16.
Open space in the center of Rome that served as a marketplace/public square.
a)
forum
b)
courtyard
c)
Temple
d)
Rhetoric
17.
Who moved the capital from Rome to a city renamed for him?
a)
Theodosius
b)
Justinian
c)
Constanine
d)
Augustus
18.
A political change to make things better.
a)
Reform
b)
inflation
c)
plague
d)
barter
19.
A disease that spreads quickly and kills many.
a)
reform
b)
plague
c)
inflation
d)
barter
20.
Rapidly increasing prices
a)
reform
b)
plague
c)
inflation
d)
barter
21.
The exchange of goods without using money
a)
reform
b)
plague
c)
inflation
d)
barter
22.
A christian holy person
a)
mosaic
b)
regent
c)
saint
d)
Kayne
23.
A picture made from colored bits of stone and glass
a)
mosaic
b)
regent
c)
saint
d)
reform
24.
A person who rules in place of a ruler who is either too young or too ill to govern
a)
mosaic
b)
regent
c)
saint
d)
reform
25.
Ruler of the Byzantine Empire
a)
Constantine
b)
Justinian
c)
Theodora
d)
Belisarius
26.
She the Ruled Byzantine Empire with her husband.
a)
Constantine
b)
Justinian
c)
Theodora
d)
Belisarius
27.
The fall of Roman began with poor leadership, attacks by invaders, and...
a)
Earthquakes
b)
A declining economy
c)
a surplus of food
d)
an evil emperor
28.
Constantine moved the empire's capital to Byzantium which later became known as
a)
Constantinople
b)
Adrianople
c)
Hippodome
d)
Hagia Sophia
29.
In A.D. 410, this Visigoth captured the city of Rome
a)
Alaric
b)
Theodoric
c)
Odoacer
d)
Romulus Augustulus
30.
Rome Finally fell when groups of these people invaded from Northern Europe
a)
Celtic
b)
Germanic
c)
Eqyptian
d)
Slavic
31.
The Ideals of government in this Roman document are still with us today
a)
The Pantheon
b)
The 12 Tables
c)
The Aeneid
d)
The History of Rome
32.
This group made up the largest percentage of people in the Byzantine Empire
a)
Greeks
b)
Turks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Persians
33.
This city became the capital city of the Byzantine Empire
a)
New Rome
b)
Constantinople
c)
Byzantium
d)
Adrianople
34.
Justinian ordered reform of this code, which even now influences Europe.
a)
Tax
b)
Law
c)
Dress
d)
secret
35.
This was one of the major Byzantine industries
a)
gem mining
b)
silk weaving
c)
acting
d)
chariot racing
36.
One of the greatest achievements of the Byzantium Empire was the building of a church called...
a)
The Hippodrome
b)
The Hagia Sophia
c)
The Belisarius
d)
The Parthenon
37.
What happened when Roman coins lost value in the A.D. 200's?
a)
people rebelled
b)
people collected them
c)
the price of goods decreased
d)
people began to barter
38.
What did Theodosius decide to do after his death?
a)
to be buried in Rome
b)
Have the empire divided
c)
move to Constantinople
d)
give the empire to his son
39.
The Empress Theodora helped
a)
Give women more rights
b)
Rome become popular again
c)
ruin the Byzantine Empire
d)
Improve trade
40.
How long did the Byzantine Empire last?
a)
About 100 years
b)
About 200 years
c)
About 1000 years
d)
About 500 years
41.
When Diocletian took power in A.D. 284.
a)
He harshly put down peasant revolts
b)
his reforms didn't work
c)
he stopped putting gold in coins
d)
he fired all workers in Rome
42.
Which event do historians use to mark the fall of Rome?
a)
When Romulus Augustulus took power
b)
When Odoacer overthrew Romulus Augustulus
c)
when vandals invaded Rome
d)
when Odoacer was killed
43.
As time passed, the Byzantine Empire became
a)
a Jewish state
b)
Less Greek and more Roman
c)
Less Roman and more Greek
d)
less wealthy and more prosperous
44.
What did Justinian hope to do?
a)
conquer the Byzantine Empire
b)
enslave Africans
c)
reunite the Roman Empire
d)
limit the rights of woman
45.
From the A.D. 500's to the A.D. 1100's, the Byzantine Empire...
a)
was a crossroads of trade
b)
was constantly at war with Rome
c)
struggled to survive
d)
was at war with Germanic tribes
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