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The Decline of Rome

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the Roman Empire split in two and who was the emperor that ordered the split?

a)

The year was 15 A.D. and Emperor Augustus

b)

The Year was 282 A.D. and the Emperor was Diocletian

c)

The year was 179 A.D. and Marcus Aurelius was Emperor

2.

The empire was divided into:

a)

The empire was never divided

b)

Northern Empire and Southern Empire

c)

Western Empire and Eastern Empire

3.

The Western capital was Rome. The eastern capital was in Byzantium. Where is Byzantium?

a)

Byzantium is in Greece

b)

Byzantium is in Gaul

c)

Byzantium is in Asia Minor

4.

In 117 A.D., times were good for Rome. Who was the emperor in 117 A.D.?

a)

Marcus Aurelius

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Trajan

5.

After Trajan died, Rome began to slowly decline. What were some of the reasons?

a)

Corrupt politicians, civil war, Barbarian attacks

b)

The empire ran out of food

c)

The empire was invaded by England

6.

True or False: Both, the Eastern Empire and Western Empire had emperors

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

When the empires tried to reunite, what happened?

a)

The empire didn't reunite but they worked together

b)

The reunification was successful under Zeno

c)

The empire was split in three parts

8.

When the empire split in three parts, which side remained strong?

a)

The Northwest Empire became strong

b)

The Eastern Empire remained very strong

c)

Only the Western Empire was strong

9.

What Germanic group attacked Rome in 410 A.D.?

a)

The Visigoths

b)

The Ostrogoths

c)

The Celts from Britannia

10.

In what year did the Western Roman Empire fall apart?

a)

The year was 1453 A.D.

b)

The year was 410 A.D.

c)

The year was 476 A.D.

11.

What was the Eastern Empire called in later years?

a)

The Eastern Empire was just called the Eastern Roman Empire

b)

The Eastern Empire was called the Byzantine Empire

c)

The Eastern Empire was called Constantinople

12.

What was Byzantium later named?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Istanbul

c)

Byzan City

13.

Who was the last of the 5 good emperors after Trajan?

a)

Marcus Aurelius

b)

Commodus

c)

Winston Churchill

14.

Marcus Aurelius' son was a disaster...horrible emperor. Who was Marcus' son?

a)

Caligula

b)

Nero

c)

Commodus

15.

Where was Byzantium located?

a)

Southern Italy near Brindisi

b)

On the Italian island of Sicily

c)

Eastern Greece

16.

True or False: The Romans attempted to invade Britain (England and Scotland) but it became a quagmire.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

From your lesson on Religion in Rome: Who was the Emperor that changed Byzantium's name to Constantinople?

a)

Emperor Constantine

b)

Marcus Aurelias

c)

Attila the Hun