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Fall of The Roman Empire

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Rome’s 200 years of peace was called the...

a)

Age of Augustus

b)

Age of Aquarius

c)

Pax Romana

d)

Pax of Peace

2.

The Roman Empire fell for all of the reasons below EXCEPT...

a)

Invaded by the Barbarians

b)

Strong leadership

c)

Bad economy

d)

Corrupt officials

3.

By the time Diocletian became Emperor of Rome, many people thought it was too big. What did he do to try to fix it?

a)

He divided the empire into two parts

b)

Divided the army into smaller groups

c)

He made Christianity legal

d)

He started attacking barbarian groups

4.

What are two examples of Roman ENGINEERING?

a)

Aqueducts and roads

b)

Government and mosaics

c)

Shipbuilding and Agriculture

d)

Education and Latin

5.

What is a "site of encounter"?

a)

A place where people see aliens

b)

A place where people go to pray

c)

A place where people met to exchange goods, ideas, and culture

d)

A place where people traded secrets

6.

Which group invaded the Western Roman Empire?

a)

Muslims

b)

Barbarians or Germanic Tribes

c)

Vikings

d)

Mongols

7.

Which is an example of corruption?

a)

Tax money builds a new school

b)

Tax money builds a new hospital

c)

Tax money pays for the governor's family vacation

d)

Tax money pays for new roads

8.

When did the Western Roman Empire fall?

a)

500 BCE

b)

313 BCE

c)

476 CE

d)

350 CE

9.

The Roman Empire surrounded what body of water?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

10.

Which part of the Roman Empire fell to Barbarians?

a)

Western Roman Empire

b)

Eastern Roman Empire

c)

Southern Roman Empire

d)

Northern Roman Empire

11.

Many rich Romans stopped paying taxes to the Roman Government because of...

a)

barbarian attacks

b)

government corruption

c)

disease

d)

the size of the empire

12.

Byzantine

a)

Economy based on the private ownership of property

b)

Precious metals melted into bars

c)

Membership in a state or community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations

d)

The name of the eastern Roman Empire.

13.

The capital of the Western Roman Empire was...

a)

Byzantium

b)

Constantinople

c)

Rome

d)

Paris

14.

The capital of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire was...

a)

Monterey

b)

Naples

c)

Rome

d)

Constantinople

15.

Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?

a)

Augustus

b)

Nero

c)

Constantine

d)

Nero

16.
What Is Inflation? 
a)

Growth in population 

b)

More food production

c)

Rise in income

d)

Rise in prices

17.

What kind of building was the Roman colosseum?

a)

an entertainment arena

b)

a temple

c)

a marketplace

d)

a prison

18.

Place the events in the proper order: (A) The Roman Empire Falls; (B) The Colosseum is built; (C) The Pax Romana

a)

C, B, A

b)

A, B, C

c)

B, C, A

d)

A, C, B