WorksheetsFall of Rome
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Part of the reason for the fall of Rome was the constant invasion of other tribes such as the:
Spanish
Goths
Mongols
French
Constant ____ had used up much of the empire's money.
surplus
trade
wars
ceremonies
Over time, the empire could not ____ enough of the goods it needed.
use
make
sell
In the late 200s, the empire split into half. The halves were known as the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire, that had its capital city in:
Rome
Constantinople
Milan
London
Part of the reason the Roman Empire was so hard to protect from invaders was the fact that it was:
so large
so small
so hard to find
in the mountains
Over time, the Western Empire began to collapse while the Eastern part of the empire:
became even more weak
ceased to exist at all
became even more strong
During the 2nd and 3rd centuries in a span of about 75 years, the leaders in Rome were generally:
bad leaders
good leaders
The arrival of the Huns in the late 4th century caused:
Rome to surrender to the Huns
the Romans to allow the Goths in their territory
the collapse of the Eastern part of the empire
The Romans treated the Goths with extreme cruelty and oppression that caused:
the Huns to take over
the Goths to leave the area
the Goths to admit defeat
the Goths to rise up in revolt
What document legalized Christianity in 313 CE?
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
The Edict of Milan
The Constitution
The legalization of Christianity and the fact that it became the state religion meant:
Roman emperors were no longer seen as gods
Roman emperors became even more powerful
Popes and church officials became less powerful
Popes took over the Roman Empire
The Roman legions (the military) were weakened because:
the soldiers were just paid foreign fighters
they had bad leaders
they followed Christianity
they were not good warriors
