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Test 3 Study Aid: Rome, Empire to the Fall

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rome changed from a republic to an ________.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Empire

c)

Democracy

d)

Kingdom

2.

Who was the first Roman Emperor?

a)

Caesar

b)

Nero

c)

Augustus

d)

Diocletian

3.

What does the Latin phrase "Pax Romana" mean?

a)

Roman Peace

b)

Free Rome

c)

Hail Caesar

d)

Death to Greece

4.

To keep the unemployed people of Rome happy, and not rioting, the colosseum would have what was called "bread & _____________".

a)

water

b)

circuses

c)

animals

d)

gladiators

5.

Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire and banned all others?

a)

Theodosius

b)

Constantine

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Alexander the Great

6.

How many good emperors is Rome said to have had?

a)

Five

b)

None

c)

One

d)

Seven

7.

Who was the emperor when Pax Romana ended?

a)

Claudius

b)

Augustus

c)

Nero

d)

Commodus

8.

Who was the Roman Emperor to first split the empire in two?

a)

Tiberius

b)

Diocletian

c)

Constantine

d)

Nerva

9.

What language is the basis of the "Romance languages"; French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and English?

a)

Latin

b)

Romanian

c)

Spanish

d)

Portuguese

10.

Why was the Roman Empire split in two?

a)

The eastern half was lost in battle

b)

The empire became too large to defend or govern efficiently

c)

They did not want plagues to spread to the eastern half of the empire

d)

Religious differences

11.

Which Roman Emperor allowed religious freedom?

a)

Theodosius

b)

Constantine

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Alexander the Great

12.

Emperor Constantine moved the Roman capital to the Greek town of Byzantium in the east and renamed it ___________________________________________.

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Antioch

c)

Alexandria

d)

Constantinople

13.

When the Roman Empire was split in two a second time the eastern part became the ____________________ Empire

a)

Byzantine

b)

Theodosian

c)

New Rome

d)

Augustan

14.

Rome defended its northern boarders from Germanic tribes they called __________________.

a)

Vikings

b)

Barbarians

c)

Germans

d)

The invaders

15.

What caused barbarian groups to move in to Roman territory?

a)

The Huns were invading from Central Asia

b)

Wild fires

c)

A plague outbreak

d)

They wanted to be Roman citizens

16.

How many years longer did the Eastern Byzantine Empire last after the Western Roman Empire fell?

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

1,000 years

d)

10,000 years

17.

What were the structures used to transport water to Roman cities called?

a)

Pantheons

b)

Water Bridges

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Fountains

18.

What did the Roman legionaries build as they moved across Rome into new territories?

a)

Trust with the people they conquered

b)

Forts

c)

Roads

d)

Graveyards for the fallen soldiers

19.

About how many years did someone need to be a Roman soldier before they could retire and get a section of land to live on?

a)

16 - 20 years

b)

10 -15 years

c)

20 - 30 years

d)

15 - 25 years

20.

What was the Pantheon and why was it famous?

a)

A Roman temple to the gods, and it was famous for its dome roof

b)

The colosseum, and it was famous for being able to be filled with water for navel battles

c)

The Roman baths, and it was famous for having heated water

d)

A Roman waterway, and it was famous for caring water to the different cities in Rome