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Year 7 Term 1 mid-term assessment

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these led to a decline in peoples' health and fertility, contributing to a fall in population in the Roman Empire?

a)

The plague

b)

Lead piping

c)

Too much food

d)

Stainless steel piping

2.

Which member of Roman society was described as an average working Roman who pays tax? They were often Artisans (people who use their skills to make something by hand to sell)

a)

Plebeians

b)

Slaves

c)

Gladiators

d)

Emperor

3.

Romans had a name for people who were not Roman. These people had customs, laws and appearances that were unlike the Romans. What were they called?

a)

Byzantians

b)

Barbarians

c)

Invaders

d)

Pax Romana

4.

Which of these was a large archaeological feature which represented the northern boundary of the Roman Empire?

a)

Hadrian's Wall

b)

The Colosseum

c)

Trajan's Market

d)

Pantheon

5.

Which member of Roman society were called Legions and were well trained and feared? They also had to give a minimum of 20 years service.

a)

Gladiators

b)

Slaves

c)

Soldiers

d)

Emperor

6.

Which empire became the most powerful in Europe and the Near East after the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

British Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Spanish Empire

d)

Byzantine Empire

7.

Who was the emperor of Byzantium in 527 CE?

a)

Justinian I

b)

Julius I

c)

Heraklios

d)

Constantine I

8.

Which of these was a crisis that the Byzantine Empire faced from 541 - 542 CE?

a)

The emperor died

b)

Earthquake

c)

Plague

d)

There was no crisis

9.

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Istanbul

b)

Constantinople

c)

Moscow

d)

Rome

10.

Which of these was the lowest class of people in a Viking hierarchical society?

a)

Free Farmers

b)

Jarls

c)

Kings

d)

Chieftains

11.

Finish the sentence with the best option.


"The Vikings were not only great warriors,..."

a)

They controlled smaller groups

b)

Therefore it was too cold to grow most crops

c)

They could buy their freedom

d)

They were also explorers and shipbuilders

12.

In what year did Viking raids cease (end)?

a)

650

b)

1050

c)

230

d)

1500

13.

Which of these is an incorrect stereotype about Vikings?

a)

They lived in longhouses

b)

They were agricultural people

c)

They wore horned helmets

d)

They built ships

14.

Finish the sentence with the best option.


"The Vikings lived in northern parts of Europe,..."

a)

They controlled smaller groups

b)

Therefore it was too cold to grow most crops

c)

They could buy their freedom

d)

They were also explorers and shipbuilders