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WorksheetsBellwork: Fall of Western Roman Empire Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Simply put which outside groups caused Rome to fall?
a)
Christians
b)
slaves
c)
barbarians
d)
Mongols
2.
Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?
a)
Augustus
b)
Nero
c)
Constantine
d)
Caesar
3.
Why was the Roman Empire split into two parts?
a)
It was too big for one person to rule
b)
an emperor's two sons took over
c)
There wasn't a split
d)
Germanic tribes invaded
4.
In what year did the Western Roman Empire collapse?
a)
776 BC
b)
776 AD
c)
476 BC
d)
476 AD
5.
What is it called when your money loses value and it costs more to buy the things you need?
a)
Inflation
b)
Expansion
c)
Currency
d)
Barbarism
6.
Which religion slowly replaced the Romans polytheistic of worshiping many gods?
a)
Judaism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
7.
Which achievement allowed Rome to maintain contact with its large empire?
a)
the Colosseum
b)
the aqueduct system
c)
the road system
d)
the Julian calendar
8.
How did the Romans carry water from mountains into cities?
a)
by combining a set of layers
b)
by combining a set of arches
c)
by building aqueducts
d)
by building a bridge
9.
How did Constantine affect Christianity?
a)
He made Christianity legal in 313 AD
b)
He placed even more bans on the religion.
c)
He persecuted Christians in the Colosseum.
d)
He moved the capital of Rome to the Eastern Empire.
10.
The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...
a)
barbarian invasions
b)
strong leadership
c)
inflation
d)
political corruption
11.
What event do many historians consider the end of the Western Roman Empire?
a)
Constantine dividing the empire
b)
a barbarian general overthrowing the emperor and naming himself king
c)
a Roman general overthrowing the emperor and naming himself king
d)
Justinian moving the capital to the east
12.
Who is the leader of the Catholic Church?
a)
Patriarch
b)
Pope
c)
Roman Emperor
d)
Paul
13.
Rome is located in which country?
a)
Greece
b)
Italy
c)
Egypt
d)
France
14.
Barbarians
a)
at an advanced stage of social and cultural development.
b)
a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced
c)
Word used by Greeks and Romans for all people who did not share their culture
d)
polite and well-mannered
15.
The primary reason for the fall of the Western Roman Empire was...
a)
Invasions
b)
Political Instability
c)
Decreased Water Supply
d)
Inflation
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