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chapter 1

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Writings or recordings that were created by someone who witnessed or lived through a historical event.

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

oral history

2.

A recorded interview with a person whose experiences and memories have historical significance.

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

oral history

3.

Writings, recordings, objects created after an event by someone who dd not see it or live during the time when it occurred.

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

oral history

4.

Supreme ruler in Rome

a)

dictator

b)

king

c)

emperor

5.

The first emperor of Rome

a)

Julius Caeser

b)

Diocletian

c)

Augustus

6.

Augustus means...

a)

anointed one

b)

exalted one

c)

appointed one

7.

Augustus name at birth

a)

Julius

b)

Diocletian

c)

Octavian

8.

Pax Romana

a)

Roman Peace

b)

Roman Pasta

c)

Roman People

9.

Pax Romana lasted for...

a)

100 years

b)

200 years

c)

300 years

10.

The only elite soldiers stationed in Rome.

a)

Praetorian

b)

Parables

c)

Oratory

11.

Roman coins made of silver.

a)

frescoes

b)

sesterces

c)

denarii

12.

Long stone channels that carried clean water.

a)

arches

b)

aqueducts

c)

vaults

13.

A curved structure over an opening.

a)

vault

b)

arch

c)

dome

14.

An extended series of arches.

a)

vault

b)

dome

c)

channel

15.

A rotated series of arches.

a)

amphitheater

b)

foundation

c)

dome

16.

The official language spoken in Rome.

a)

Roman

b)

Italian

c)

Latin

17.

French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese are known as...

a)

Romance languages

b)

Latin languages

c)

Roman languages

18.

public speaking

a)

speeches

b)

oratory

c)

plays

19.

We still use the latin alphabet today, however, only this number of letters were used.

a)

20

b)

22

c)

24

20.

These letters did not exist in the Latin alphabet during Roman times.

a)

i and j

b)

u and v

c)

w and y

21.

Tiny colored stone cubes set in mortar to create a picture or design.

a)

mosaic

b)

frescoes

c)

bas-relief

22.

A realistic sculpture with figures raised against a flat background.

a)

pottery

b)

frescoes

c)

bas-relief

23.

Pictures painted directly onto the wall while the plaster is still wet.

a)

graffiti

b)

frescoes

c)

mural

24.

Jesus' closest followers who help spread his teachings.

a)

disciples

b)

gospels

c)

apostles

25.

The number of apostles.

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

26.

Short stories about everyday life.

a)

parables

b)

fables

c)

gospels

27.

Jesus' teachings come from 4 books in the New Testament.

a)

gospels

b)

parables

c)

epistles

28.

The gospels were written by...

a)

Matthew, Mark, Luke and James

b)

Matthew, Michael, Luke and John

c)

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

29.

He was Christianity's fiercest persecuter, but eventually its biggest champion.

a)

Peter

b)

Paul

c)

Constantine

30.

A person who travels to another country to do religious work.

a)

apostle

b)

disciple

c)

missionary

31.

Letters explaining Jesus' teachings by answering specific questions.

a)

epistles

b)

gospels

c)

testaments

32.

non-Jews

a)

Missionaries

b)

Gentiles

c)

Disciples

33.

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

a)

priest

b)

bishop

c)

pope

34.

Hidden underground chambers where Christians buried their dead.

a)

catacombs

b)

tombs

c)

mausoleum

35.

He believed his prayers were answered with a vision of the Christian cross.

a)

Diocletian

b)

Constantine

c)

Paul

36.

Rule by 4 emperors.

a)

oligarchy

b)

monarchy

c)

tetrarchy

37.

He divided the Roman empire in two.

a)

Constantine

b)

Diocletian

c)

Augustus

38.

Constantine moved the capital from Rome to ...

a)

Constantinople

b)

Istanbul

c)

Byzantium

39.

A Greek word Romans used to describe people outside of the empire.

a)

Germanic

b)

Barbarians

c)

Vikings

40.

They sacked Rome.

a)

Huns

b)

Vandals

c)

Visagoths

41.

Attila led these fierce nomads from Asia.

a)

Huns

b)

Vandals

c)

Visagoths

42.

The year the Roman Empire ended.

a)

A. D. 456

b)

A. D. 466

c)

A. D. 476