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WorksheetsCollapse of Classical Empires
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 2hrs 25mins
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Class
Date
1.
All of these empires had collapsed by 565 C.E. except for the -?
a)
Roman Empire
b)
Han Empire
c)
Gupta Empire
d)
Islamic Empire
2.
Which of these was the main cause of the collapse of the Gupta Empire?
a)
Mass death caused by the Bubonic Plague
b)
Invasion of the White Huns
c)
Civil war between Muslims and Buddhists
d)
Decline of trade on the Silk Road
3.
What was one key factor in the fall of the Han Dynasty in 220 C.E.?
a)
Threats from nomadic tribes in Central Asia
b)
A defeat in a war with the Japanese
c)
Lack of investment in military defense
d)
demand for democracy in Chinese government
4.
How did most Roman emperors come to power in the 200's C.E.?
a)
By inheriting the throne
b)
by seizing power through force
c)
by persuading religious leaders to offer the crown
d)
by winning election in the Roman Senate
5.
The final end of the Roman empire in the west came when -?
a)
a Germanic leader overthrew the last emperor
b)
the Bubonic Plague spread into western Europe
c)
The White Huns invaded
d)
the citizens established a republic
6.
Which barriers protected the Gupta empire?
a)
The Sasanid (formerly Persian) Empire
b)
The Himalayan Mountains
c)
The Hindu Kush
d)
ALL of these
7.
Why did a group of Senators murder Julius Caesar?
a)
To prevent him from destroying the Roman Republic
b)
Because he was waging a civil war
8.
The wars with Carthage (264-146 BC) gave the Roman Empire control of -?
a)
North Africa
b)
Asia Minor
c)
The Island of Sicily
d)
Eastern Europe
9.
By the end of the 380's, the only religion allowed in the Roman empire was -?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddism
10.
Which of the following was the empire that Rome fought in the Punic wars?
a)
Carthage
b)
Greeks
c)
Persians
d)
Ptolemaic
11.
Which of the following led to the fall of the Han?
a)
political problems
b)
a food surplus
c)
their empire was too small
d)
the Great Wall cut off trade to China
12.
How did diseases, like the plague, enter China?
a)
from traders on the Silk Road
b)
Navy ships that brought it in
c)
Nomadic tribes like the Mongols
13.
During the 4th century, who attacked Rome?
a)
Germanic speaking tribes
b)
The Mongols
c)
The Huns
d)
The Chinese
14.
What does AD/C.E refer to?
a)
The years during and after Jesus
b)
The years before Jesus
c)
The years after the Roman calendar was created
d)
The years after the fall of the Roman Empire
15.
High taxes and unemployment are considered what kind of reasons for the fall of the empire?
a)
political
b)
economic
c)
foreign invasion
d)
military
16.
How did heavy taxes impact the people of Rome?
a)
drove people into poverty, unemployment
b)
they could not transfer power peacefully
c)
the army became smaller
d)
they could not afford to defend their empire
17.
During the 3rd century, how did new emperors claim the throne?
a)
by killing or overthrowing old emperors
b)
by inheriting the throne from their fathers
c)
by winning major battles against Rome's enemies
d)
by winning elections
18.
The Silk Road was what?
a)
One road that was the color of silk.
b)
A network of roads used for trading.
c)
A road that only silk was traded on.
d)
The name of the first road in Asia.
19.
Which is the most important fact that makes the Silk Road significant to history ?
a)
It brought Silk to Europe
b)
Marco Polo used the Silk Road
c)
It was one on the first times Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures were exchanged
d)
It was so long ago.
20.
Which product was NOT exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
silk
b)
plastic
c)
exotic animals
d)
silver
21.
Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
skills
d)
All of the listed answers
22.
The caravan stopped at the ______ for food, water and entertainment. Hint: A small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
a)
caravan
b)
barrier
c)
oasis
d)
bactrian camel
23.
They thought they had come to a desert oasis, but it was only a _________. Hint: An optical effect that is sometimes seen in the desert, or over hot pavement, that may have the appearance of a pool of water.
a)
caravan
b)
mirage
c)
dromedary camel
d)
oasis
24.
The desire to see new, mysterious lands and acquire goods, led trade caravans to overcome natural ________ such as tall mountains and vast deserts. Hint: Something that blocks the way, an obstacle.
a)
barriers
b)
caravan
c)
trade
d)
route
25.
Her purple sari is made from real _____. Hint: A valuable cloth originally made only in China from threads spun by silkworm caterpillars.
a)
barrier
b)
caravan
c)
silk
d)
Bactrian camel
camel
camel
26.
Originally, the Great Wall of China was built to protect caravans and thereby encourage _________. Hint: The business of buying and selling or exchanging items.
a)
caravan
b)
dromedary camel
c)
barrier
d)
trade
27.
Which of the following diseases was NOT present in the Roman Empire?
a)
Smallpox
b)
Measles
c)
Lead Poisoning
d)
Syphillis
28.
Why did the Roman Empire raise taxes over its people?
a)
To increase the wealth of the empire
b)
To fund protection of the empire
c)
To equip the soldiers with new weapons
d)
To fund agricultural communities across the empire
29.
When did the western half of the Roman Empire fall?
a)
476 C.E.
b)
674 C.E.
c)
746 C.E.
d)
476 B.C.E.
30.
In what year did the Han Empire collapse?
a)
9 B.C.E.
b)
9 C.E.
c)
202 B.C.E.
d)
565 C.E.
31.
In what year did the Gupta Empire collapse?
a)
565 B.C.E.
b)
565 C.E.
c)
320 C.E.
d)
320 B.C.E.
32.
Which group of nomadic people invaded the Gupta Empire?
a)
Huns
b)
White Huns
c)
Mongols
d)
Goths
33.
Which of the following was a reason for the collapse of the Roman Empire?
a)
Overused farmland
b)
Fatal diseases
c)
Foreign invasions
d)
All are correct
34.
What was one common reason for the collapse of the Roman, Han, and Gupta Empires?
a)
Depleted armies from, and foreign invasions
b)
The end of the Silk Road
c)
Lower taxes on the common people
d)
Civil wars in Central Asia
35.
What effect did droughts and floods have on the Chinese common people?
a)
Led to surpluses of food
b)
Led to rebellions, revolts, and banditry
c)
Foreign aid from nomadic peoples
d)
None of these are right
36.
The Roman Empire surrounded what two major seas?
a)
Black and Mediterranean seas
b)
Ionian and Yellow seas
c)
Red and Black seas
d)
Aegean and South China seas
37.
Which empire was located in southern Asia?
a)
The Roman Empire
b)
The Kushan Empire
c)
The Han Empire
d)
The Gupta Empire
38.
What ocean lies south of the Gupta Empire?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
39.
What ocean lies west of the Roman Empire?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
40.
What trade network connected all three major empires?
a)
The Silk Road
b)
The Royal Road
c)
The Gold Road
d)
The Paper Road
41.
How was the Gupta Empire governed?
a)
One supreme emperor ruled only
b)
One emperor, but regional local rulers ruling their lands
c)
A group of three who ruled equally
d)
It was anarchy!
42.
Who was the first Dictator of Rome?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Octavian Augustus
c)
Marc Antony
d)
Cleopatra of Ptolemaic Egypt
43.
What was the name of the second capital of the Roman Empire that founded under Emperor Constantine I?
a)
Constantania
b)
Constantia
c)
Constantinople
d)
Constantinopolis
44.
Who was the founder of the Han Empire?
a)
Liu Bang
b)
Shi Huangdi
c)
Shang Yang
d)
Confucius
45.
What did some Han Chinese noble families do as a result of the peasant rebellions?
a)
Leave China using trade routes
b)
Pay for protection against the peasants
c)
Go into hiding
d)
None of these are right...?
46.
Which Germanic speaking group took control of Rome after the city's fall in 476 C.E.?
a)
Visigoths
b)
Ostrogoths
c)
Franks
d)
Vandals
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