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WorksheetsCh.2: Fall of the Roman Empire
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 25mins
Roman Emperors had the power to:
Declare war
Raise taxes
Nominate public officials
Punish lawbreakers
All of the above
Rome's laws protected the rights of the city's , the people who could participate in the government.
emperors
politicians
citizens
soldiers
was the first emperor of Rome.
Diocletian
Augustus
Justinian
Constantine
Roman architecture (buildings/arenas) were primarily constructed from wood.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT an accomplishment of Roman government:
Importance of written laws.
Equal treatment for all citizens.
Promoting military leaders into emperors.
Rights and duties of citizens.
The development of is an example of innovative Roman engineering to supply its city with water.
masonry
trenching
irrigation
aqueducts
Which of the following is NOT a barbarian group that invaded Rome?
The Huns
The Goths
The Serphs
The Vandals
was the leader of the Huns.
Athena
Kublai Khan
Ghengis Khan
Attila
Which of the following is NOT a factor in the fall of the Roman Empire?
Emperor Augustus dies.
Corruption among Roman government officials.
Roman territory too large to manage.
Increased taxes.
Which emperor was baptized (while near death) and it changed how Christianity then spread to all reaches of the world.
Diocletian
Constantine
Justinian
Augustus
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.
True
False
The Byzantine Empire became very wealthy due to their being the main hub for trade.
True
False
The Byzantine Empire was the first western Roman Empire area to fall.
True
False
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
True
False
The were the group of barbarians who lead the "sack" of Western Rome.
The Vandals
The Huns
The Serphs
The Goths
The Eastern part of the Roman Empire fell before the Western side.
True
False
was the first first emperor to split the Roman Empire into two areas, the East and the West.
Diocletian
Augustus
Justinian
Constantine
Which of the following believed that people should focus on living a virtuous life rather than focusing on possessions.
Gauls
Franks
Stoics
Bishops
Parts of the Roman empire extended to parts of North America and South America.
True
False
Before the spread of Christianity in the 300's, religion meant that Roman citizens acknowledge the Emperor as a god.
True
False
Romans borrowed many architectural ideas from:
Spain
Portugal
Greece
Persia
Some key identifying factors in Roman architecture are large and strong buildings that had many columns and spaces.
True
False
were pictures made with pieces of colored stone or glass.
masterpieces
medallions
stoics
mosaics
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.
True
False
As greedy and corrupt emperors raised taxes, the poor decided to leave the Roman Empire.
True
False
is when the cost for goods and services increase at the same time the value of money is decreased.
Deflation
Inflation
Maxation
Restoration
