WorksheetsFall of Rome
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Ignorance is
Not knowing something
lack of awareness
Rome before it's fall
All
Apathy is
lack of feeling or emotion
ignorance
to be sympathetic to people
lack of enthusiasm
Bread and Circuses (CHOOSE 2)
Official Roman Policy to keep the people ignorant and apathetic
A policy to keep people apathetic to the functions of a government or organization. Involves free or cheap food and often violent entertainment.
Roman policy to keep the invaders entertained and fed during the Late Roman Empire.
A Greek policy to help the election process.
Which one does not belong as a reason of the Fall of Rome
Ignorance and Apathy
Invasions and War Debt
Splitting the Empire into two regions.
Constantine's "conversion" to Christianity
Political Corruption in Rome
Which one does not belong as a reason as a reflection of USA in present day?
Ignorance and Apathy
War Debt
Divided Country (Politically)
Crucifixion as a method of execution.
Political Corruption
"Rome was laughing as it dies" was an expression that meant what?
There was a huge comedy movement toward the end of the Empire.
Romans had a great sense of humor that enabled them to laugh off hard times. This helped them survive the persecution of the Germanic tribes in the 1700's.
Romans didn't care about what was going on because of all the parties, gladiator events and over 150 holidays that kept them busy and ignorant.
They thought the Praetorian Guard could defend them against anything.
Which does not belong below for the abbreviation "AD?"
After Death
Anno Domoni = The year of our Lord
The year Jesus of Nazareth is believed to be born.
Also represented as CE or Common Era.
In the Gothic War against Rome, The Goths killed 2/3 of the Roman Army and began settling the Roman Empires territory because...
Romans were very cruel tot he Goths and made them sell their children in order to get dog meat for food.
The Goths were unhappy with the taxes of ROME.
Poor farming conditions for the Goths.
Retaliation for the destruction of the Ostrogoths.
The western part of the Roman Empire became weaker and eventually collapsed because of ...
Excellent trade conditions
Peace with the Vandals
Wrong, it was the Eastern Empire that fell first.
Constant invasions and a poor farm based economy. These invasions built up huge war debt and brought the Empire into bankruptcy.
The word, "VANDALISM" comes from the destruction the Vandals spread in their havoc across the Roman Empire.
False
True
The Eastern Empire grew because of economic gains from the ...
Invading Europe.
trade of spices, silk and other valuables of the Far East.
It didn't, the East fell before Rome itself did.
Trading with the Goths, Ostrogoths and Visigoths.
The last emperor of Rome was named....
Romulus
Remus
Randy
Rastafarian
Rome was invaded for centuries before it finally fell. What did all this constant war do to Rome?
Caused enormous war debt that contributed to its fall.
Made the Vandals happy.
Made Rome try to get out of debt by playing nice with its neighbors.
Caused all of Rome to flee to the Eastern Empire.
What does the expression, "Shell of it's former glory mean?"
The Glory of Rome was like a seashell.
Only ruins are left of a once great society.
Shell oil is glorious.
Roman ruins are more beautiful than when they were first built.
Rome's fall teaches us ...
like all empires, nothing lasts forever.
Bread and Circuses can ruin a society.
Ignorance, Apathy, Division and Debt are ways to slowly destroy a civilization.
ALL THE ABOVE.
