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Rome's Decline Part 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the death of Theodosius, Rome was divided into two empires whose capitals were __________.

a)

Gaul and Persia

b)

Byzantium and Constantinople

c)

Istanbul and Rome

d)

Rome and Constantinople

2.

What happened when the empire became too large to govern easily?

a)

It was split into two different empires.

b)

It was split into six different administrative areas.

c)

Foreign tribes were hired to run the army.

d)

The eastern part of the empire was given to the Huns .

3.

Which tribes invaded and finally ended the old Roman Empire?

a)

Syrian Tribes

b)

Germanic Tribes

c)

Siberian Tribes

d)

Tribal Huns

4.

How did the Roman Empire influence the American legal system? Select ALL that apply.

a)

Citizens vote on every law.

b)

Latin is still used to explain legal ideas.

c)

A citizen is innocent until proven guilty.

d)

Everyone is equal in the eyes of the law.

5.

Which Roman emperor moved the empire's capital to Constantinople?

a)

Alaric

b)

Diocletian

c)

Constantine

d)

Theodosius

6.

The Visigoths warred with which other invading tribe?

a)

Etruscans

b)

Greeks

c)

Huns

d)

Philistines

7.

The Visiborths were pleased with the way the Romans treated them

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The Roman road system helped Christianity spread throughout the empire.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

When the Roman Empire was divided, the western section became known as the Byzantine Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Germanic general named ___________ seized control of Rome and ruled it for almost 15 years. This would bring an end to rule by a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire.

a)

Alaric

b)

Odoacer

c)

Augstulus

d)

Theodoris