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Roman Empire/Christianity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What events led to the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

a)

Economic problems

b)

Civil wars within the empire

c)

Invasions by foreigners

d)

Too much singing and dancing in the streets

2.

Who was the emperor when the Pax Romana began?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Hadrian

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

3.

In geographic terms, Italy is _________ .

a)

An island

b)

A mountain range

c)

A peninsula

d)

A continent

4.

What was a major accomplishment of emperor Constantine?

a)

He denounced Christianity and outlawed it within Rome

b)

He converted to Christianity and made it legal inside of Rome

c)

He built a wall in Britain that spanned the entire width of the region

d)

He put down the Jewish rebellion and conquered all of Judea

5.

These were used to move fresh water from the mountains into the cities.

a)

Aqueducts

b)

Irrigation

c)

toilets

d)

A hose

6.

What was at the foundation of the Roman economy?

a)

Slaves

b)

Agriculture

c)

War

d)

Piracy

7.

The Roman and the Greek like mixture of cultures is known as_________ .

a)

Latin culture

b)

Hellenism

c)

Greco-Roman

d)

Roman-Judeo

8.

A core belief of the Christian faith is that _____________ .

a)

Jesus is the son of God

b)

Jesus held a high position on Roman government

c)

Jesus was disqualified from being emperor

d)

Jesus was the ruler of Greece

9.

In times of inflation, the prices for goods _____________ .

a)

Double every ten years

b)

Stay the same

c)

Decrease

d)

Increase

10.

What was Theodosius's impact on Christianity?

a)

He legalized Christianity in Rome

b)

He outlawed Christianity in Rome

c)

He began the Roman Empire

d)

He made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire

11.

What was Diocletian's most important contributions to the Roman Empire?

a)

Traded with the Huns to end the inflation in the Roman Empire.

b)

Divided the empire into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires.

c)

To end Pax Romana

d)

Invented Aqueducts

12.

The Romans believed that any group who did not share their culture would have been uncivilized and savage. What did they call these people?

a)

Martyrs

b)

Greek

c)

Barbarians

d)

Nomads

13.

An art design made of tiny tiles of glass, stone or pottery, is known as _______ .

a)

Mosaic

b)

Ovids

c)

Glass-Blowing

d)

Fresco

14.

What type of government is in the U.S.A.?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Democratic Oligarchy

c)

Constitutional Repbulic

d)

Tyranny

15.

When everyone must obey the laws, even the rich and powerful, it is known as ___________ .

a)

Rule of Law

b)

Civil Law

c)

Twelve Tables

d)

Hammurabi's Code

16.

Laws that deal with the rights of citizens instead of with crimes, it known as _____________ .

a)

Draconian Law

b)

Civil Law

c)

Circus Law

d)

Empirical Law

17.

What was the most common way to become a slave in ancient Rome

a)

Debt slavery

b)

Prisoner of war

c)

Born into slavery

d)

All of the Above

18.

Persecution of Christians produced people who died for their beliefs. This term is ...

a)

Zealot

b)

Disciple

c)

Martyr

d)

Sacrifice

19.

What mountain erupted in 79 AD and destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii

a)

Mount Olympus

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Mount Corsica

d)

Mount Vesuvius

20.

Languages like Spanish, French, Portuguese that derived from Latin and known as the _______________ .

a)

English language

b)

Romance Languages

c)

German

d)

Greek like