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WorksheetsThe Decline of Rome
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 51mins
What year did the Roman Empire split in two and who was the emperor that ordered the split?
The year was 15 A.D. and Emperor Augustus
The Year was 282 A.D. and the Emperor was Diocletian
The year was 179 A.D. and Marcus Aurelius was Emperor
The empire was divided into:
The empire was never divided
Northern Empire and Southern Empire
Western Empire and Eastern Empire
The Western capital was Rome. The eastern capital was in Byzantium. Where is Byzantium?
Byzantium is in Greece
Byzantium is in Gaul
Byzantium is in Asia Minor
In 117 A.D., times were good for Rome. Who was the emperor in 117 A.D.?
Marcus Aurelius
Julius Caesar
Trajan
After Trajan died, Rome began to slowly decline. What were some of the reasons?
Corrupt politicians, civil war, Barbarian attacks
The empire ran out of food
The empire was invaded by England
True or False: Both, the Eastern Empire and Western Empire had emperors
TRUE
FALSE
When the empires tried to reunite, what happened?
The empire didn't reunite but they worked together
The reunification was successful under Zeno
The empire was split in three parts
When the empire split in three parts, which side remained strong?
The Northwest Empire became strong
The Eastern Empire remained very strong
Only the Western Empire was strong
What Germanic group attacked Rome in 410 A.D.?
The Visigoths
The Ostrogoths
The Celts from Britannia
In what year did the Western Roman Empire fall apart?
The year was 1453 A.D.
The year was 410 A.D.
The year was 476 A.D.
What was the Eastern Empire called in later years?
The Eastern Empire was just called the Eastern Roman Empire
The Eastern Empire was called the Byzantine Empire
The Eastern Empire was called Constantinople
What was Byzantium later named?
Constantinople
Istanbul
Byzan City
Who was the last of the 5 good emperors after Trajan?
Marcus Aurelius
Commodus
Winston Churchill
Marcus Aurelius' son was a disaster...horrible emperor. Who was Marcus' son?
Caligula
Nero
Commodus
Where was Byzantium located?
Southern Italy near Brindisi
On the Italian island of Sicily
Eastern Greece
True or False: The Romans attempted to invade Britain (England and Scotland) but it became a quagmire.
True
False
From your lesson on Religion in Rome: Who was the Emperor that changed Byzantium's name to Constantinople?
Emperor Constantine
Marcus Aurelias
Attila the Hun
