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Ch. 12 Traditional Test from 12.1, 12.2, 12.3

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Byzantine Empire reached the height of its power.....

a)

about A.D. 350

b)

around 150 B.C.

c)

in the A.D. 500s

d)

from A.D. 1000 to 1500

2.

The new capital of the Roman Empire was Constantinople, which was formerly the city of.....

a)

Alexandria

b)

Carthage

c)

Rome

d)

Byzantium

3.

When it was first established, the city of Constantinople....

a)

showed a great influence by Greek culture

b)

like an Egyptian city

c)

resembled other cities in the Roman Empire

d)

displayed many Persian influences

4.

The Byzantine military conquered territories once part of the Roman Empire that included.....

a)

Britain and Gaul

b)

Egypt and Syria

c)

Italy, Spain, and Northern Africa

d)

China and India

5.

When Justinian became emperor, he realized that the empire's laws were......

a)

not detailed enough

b)

outdated

c)

too limiting

d)

disorganized and confusing

6.

Roman builders used rows of arches in their building to form a curved ceiling, or......

a)

aqueduct

b)

vault

c)

dome

d)

colonnade

7.

The houses of the wealthy Romans were built around....

a)

atrium

b)

promenade

c)

vault

d)

colonnade

8.

While this Roman emperor fought battles away from Rome, his wife, Julia Domna, was in charge of

a)

Septimius

b)

Augustus

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Zeus

9.

This wife of Augustus influenced Rome's politics even though women did not have full citizenship rights.

a)

Livia

b)

Hera

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Athena

10.

Many Roman cities surrounded a marketplace and public square, also called the ....

a)

Forum

b)

Meeting Place

c)

Public Square

d)

Town Square

11.

The Visigoths warred with which other invading tribe?

a)

Etruscans

b)

Huns

c)

Philistines

d)

Greeks

12.

Rome finally fell when groups of which people invaded from northern Europe?

a)

Celtic

b)

Egyptian

c)

Germanic

d)

Slavic

13.

In A.D. 410 this Visigoth leader captured the city of Rome...

a)

Augustulus

b)

Odoacer

c)

Theodoric

d)

Alaric

14.

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

a)

Alaric

b)

Constantine

c)

Diocletian

d)

Theodosius

15.

The fall of Rome began with poor leadship, attacks by invaders, and .....

a)

an evil emperor

b)

earthquakes

c)

a declining economy

d)

an overabundance of farmers

16.

Who wrote about the fall of Rome and how it affected people who had lived within its borders.....

a)

Pope Gregory 1

b)

Nero

c)

Odoacer

d)

Diocletian