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Rome's Decline

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Roman coins lose value?

a)

Most people had too many coins.

b)

The coins had less gold and silver in them.

c)

The dollars were worth more.

d)

The price of wheat from Egypt increased.

2.

When the value of coins decreased, what did people in the Roman empire start to do?

a)

barter

b)

sell more goods

c)

revolt

d)

pluck their eyebrows

3.

Which kind of solders were mercenaries for the Roman Empire?

a)

Women and slaves

b)

Roman citizens

c)

People from the Germanic tribes

d)

People from the Persian Empire

4.

Which Roman emperor tried to make reforms to improve Rome's economy in A.D. 284?

a)

Theodosius

b)

Constantine

c)

Romulus Augustulus

d)

Diocletian

5.

Which emperor moved the Roman capital to Byzantium?

a)

Constantine

b)

Theodosius

c)

Romulus Augustulus

d)

Theodoric

6.

Which emperor first accepted Christianity in the Roman empire?

a)

Odoacer

b)

Theodoric

c)

Constantine

d)

Theodosius

7.

Which emperor divided the empire into two parts in A.D. 395?

a)

Odoacer

b)

Romulus Augustulus

c)

Constantine

d)

Theodosius

8.

Why did some Germanic tribes try to migrate into Roman lands?

a)

They were fleeing the Huns.

b)

They were running from the Mongols.

c)

They were afraid of the Visigoths.

d)

They were in love with Roman women.

9.

Who was the first NON-Roman leader of the Western Roman Empire?

a)

Theodoric

b)

Alaric

c)

Odoacer

d)

Theodosius

10.

Who was the last Roman Emperor of the Western Roman Empire?

a)

Romulus Augustulus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Octavian

d)

Caesar Augustus

11.

Which of these languages is NOT based on Latin?

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

Portuguese

d)

German

12.

What kind of government does the United States have?

a)

democracy

b)

Roman republic

c)

democratic republic

d)

democrat and republican

13.

How many letters were in the Roman alphabet?

a)

22

b)

23

c)

24

d)

26

14.

The U.S. capitol building has what Roman architecture at the top?

a)

vault

b)

arch

c)

dome

d)

aqueduct

15.

What helped Christianity spread across the Roman Empire so quickly?

a)

Writing letters

b)

The military

c)

The Roman Senate

d)

The Roman roads