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Ch.2: Fall of the Roman Empire

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Roman Emperors had the power to:

a)

Declare war

b)

Raise taxes

c)

Nominate public officials

d)

Punish lawbreakers

e)

All of the above

2.

Rome's laws protected the rights of the city's , the people who could participate in the government.

a)

emperors

b)

politicians

c)

citizens

d)

soldiers

3.

was the first emperor of Rome.

a)

Diocletian

b)

Augustus

c)

Justinian

d)

Constantine

4.

Roman architecture (buildings/arenas) were primarily constructed from wood.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following is NOT an accomplishment of Roman government:

a)

Importance of written laws.

b)

Equal treatment for all citizens.

c)

Promoting military leaders into emperors.

d)

Rights and duties of citizens.

6.

The development of is an example of innovative Roman engineering to supply its city with water.

a)

masonry

b)

trenching

c)

irrigation

d)

aqueducts

7.

Which of the following is NOT a barbarian group that invaded Rome?

a)

The Huns

b)

The Goths

c)

The Serphs

d)

The Vandals

8.

was the leader of the Huns.

a)

Athena

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Ghengis Khan

d)

Attila

9.

Which of the following is NOT a factor in the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Emperor Augustus dies.

b)

Corruption among Roman government officials.

c)

Roman territory too large to manage.

d)

Increased taxes.

10.

Which emperor was baptized (while near death) and it changed how Christianity then spread to all reaches of the world.

a)

Diocletian

b)

Constantine

c)

Justinian

d)

Augustus

11.

Many farmers had to join the Roman Army due to Rome expanding too fast. Famine (due to lack of food and crops) became a major problem for the Roman Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Byzantine Empire became very wealthy due to their being the main hub for trade.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Byzantine Empire was the first western Roman Empire area to fall.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The were the group of barbarians who lead the "sack" of Western Rome.

a)

The Vandals

b)

The Huns

c)

The Serphs

d)

The Goths

16.

The Eastern part of the Roman Empire fell before the Western side.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

was the first first emperor to split the Roman Empire into two areas, the East and the West.

a)

Diocletian

b)

Augustus

c)

Justinian

d)

Constantine

18.

Which of the following believed that people should focus on living a virtuous life rather than focusing on possessions.

a)

Gauls

b)

Franks

c)

Stoics

d)

Bishops

19.

Parts of the Roman empire extended to parts of North America and South America.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Before the spread of Christianity in the 300's, religion meant that Roman citizens acknowledge the Emperor as a god.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Romans borrowed many architectural ideas from:

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Greece

d)

Persia

22.

Some key identifying factors in Roman architecture are large and strong buildings that had many columns and spaces.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

were pictures made with pieces of colored stone or glass.

a)

masterpieces

b)

medallions

c)

stoics

d)

mosaics

24.

To fill the void of Roman farmers being sent to fight in the Roman Military, Emperors used non military farmers from the surrounding barbaric areas to stop food famine.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

As greedy and corrupt emperors raised taxes, the poor decided to leave the Roman Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

is when the cost for goods and services increase at the same time the value of money is decreased.

a)

Deflation

b)

Inflation

c)

Maxation

d)

Restoration