WorksheetsTest 3 Study Aid: Rome, Empire to the Fall
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Rome changed from a republic to an ________.
Monarchy
Empire
Democracy
Kingdom
Who was the first Roman Emperor?
Caesar
Nero
Augustus
Diocletian
What does the Latin phrase "Pax Romana" mean?
Roman Peace
Free Rome
Hail Caesar
Death to Greece
To keep the unemployed people of Rome happy, and not rioting, the colosseum would have what was called "bread & _____________".
water
circuses
animals
gladiators
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire and banned all others?
Theodosius
Constantine
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
How many good emperors is Rome said to have had?
Five
None
One
Seven
Who was the emperor when Pax Romana ended?
Claudius
Augustus
Nero
Commodus
Who was the Roman Emperor to first split the empire in two?
Tiberius
Diocletian
Constantine
Nerva
What language is the basis of the "Romance languages"; French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and English?
Latin
Romanian
Spanish
Portuguese
Why was the Roman Empire split in two?
The eastern half was lost in battle
The empire became too large to defend or govern efficiently
They did not want plagues to spread to the eastern half of the empire
Religious differences
Which Roman Emperor allowed religious freedom?
Theodosius
Constantine
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
Emperor Constantine moved the Roman capital to the Greek town of Byzantium in the east and renamed it ___________________________________________.
Jerusalem
Antioch
Alexandria
Constantinople
When the Roman Empire was split in two a second time the eastern part became the ____________________ Empire
Byzantine
Theodosian
New Rome
Augustan
Rome defended its northern boarders from Germanic tribes they called __________________.
Vikings
Barbarians
Germans
The invaders
What caused barbarian groups to move in to Roman territory?
The Huns were invading from Central Asia
Wild fires
A plague outbreak
They wanted to be Roman citizens
How many years longer did the Eastern Byzantine Empire last after the Western Roman Empire fell?
10 years
100 years
1,000 years
10,000 years
What were the structures used to transport water to Roman cities called?
Pantheons
Water Bridges
Aqueducts
Fountains
What did the Roman legionaries build as they moved across Rome into new territories?
Trust with the people they conquered
Forts
Roads
Graveyards for the fallen soldiers
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?
16 - 20 years
10 -15 years
20 - 30 years
15 - 25 years
What was the Pantheon and why was it famous?
A Roman temple to the gods, and it was famous for its dome roof
The colosseum, and it was famous for being able to be filled with water for navel battles
The Roman baths, and it was famous for having heated water
A Roman waterway, and it was famous for caring water to the different cities in Rome
