WorksheetsChapter 6 Roman Civilization Test
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 3hrs 31mins
How were Roman inspirational plays different from Greek ones?
Roman plays added a touch of reality.
Roman plays ended with a moral.
Roman plays were longer.
Roman plays were shorter.
How did Romans honor their gods and goddesses?
by holding large festivals every month
by praying and offering food
by attending churches
by offering money
When Diocletian took power in A.D. 284, he
divided the empire into four parts, each with its own ruler.
ordered workers to remain at jobs only for a few years.
put down a peasant revolt.
stopped backing the value of coins with gold.
When do historians date the fall of Rome?
when Augustulus took power
when Odoacer took control
when Odoacer was killed
when Theodoric took control
Most gladiators were enslaved, criminals, prisoners of war, or
artisans
household servants
poor.
rich
The poet Virgil served as a member in the court of Emperor
Augustus.
Caesar.
Constantine.
Marcus Aurelius.
Latin is the basis of many European languages, such as
English, French and Russian.
French, Russian, and Spanish.
Italian, French and Spanish.
Spanish, French, and Slavic.
What was the modern city of Istanbul called during the last days of the Western Roman Empire?
Adrianople
Byzantium
Constantinople
Rome
The new Roman coins had less gold and silver, which reduced their
images.
importance.
value
weight.
Odoacer had held high posts in the government and army of
Constantinople.
Rome.
the Huns.
the Visigoths.
The U.S. Capitol Building has a dome that is supported by Roman inspired
arches.
bridges
rings.
aqueducts
While Rome's empire grew weak, emperors had to
bribe officials to support them.
pay soldiers to support them.
pray to the gods to support them.
surrender to the will of the gods.
Who was the last emperor to rule during the Pax Romana?
Augustus
Constantine
Diocletian
Marcus Aurelius
Why did the Visigoths rebel against the Romans?
They resented Roman rule
They wanted to join forces with the Huns.
They were badly treated by the Romans.
They were greedy for power.
Spartacus planned to reach the Alps and from there enslaved people
could return to Greece.
could return to their homelands as free people.
were not allowed in any homeland
were to remain slaves in their homeland
Western Europe's new Germanic rulers adopted the Latin language, Roman laws, and
Christianity.
Stoicism.
Islam.
the worship of gods and goddesses.
Why is concrete such a great building material?
When it dries it becomes easy to form into bricks.
When it dries it becomes hard as a rock and very sturdy.
It is smooth and shiny surface is useful to decorate a structure.
When it dries it is soft and easily shaped.
Nearly a century of confusion and violence followed the Pax Romana.
True
False
The homes of wealthy Romans had running water.
False
True
What group spent two weeks seizing valuables and burning buildings in Rome?
Vandals
Visigoths
Huns
Saxons
Justinian chose not to flee the city of Constantinople when angry taxpayers threatened the government because
his wife urged him to stay.
he was willing to die for his beliefs.
no other country would accept him.
his advisers demanded that he remain in the city.
When the Roman Empire was divided, which section became known as the Byzantine Empire?
conquered
Catholic
eastern
western
The geography of the city of Constantinople made it an excellent location for
agriculture.
raising livestock
forestry and mining.
fishing and trade.
Mosaics were created to
be used in religious ceremonies.
recall famous historic events.
be displayed in museums.
honor saints and emperors.
Justinian's wife Theodora might have been best described as
aristocratic and obsessed with luxury.
harsh and uncaring.
intelligent, politically active, and ambitious.
quiet and shy.
Constantinople's location put it at a crossroads of trade routes between Europe and
Asia
Italy
Africa
America
Thanks to the influence of __________________, a wife in the Byzantine Empire could own property.
Theodora
Aspasia
Justinian
Cleopatra
Match the following
began in the Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire
steep rise in prices with decline in the value of money
inflation
arena in Rome that could hold 60,000 people
Colosseum
an arena for races and events in Constantinople
Hippodrome
Roman temple, and one of the oldest undamaged buildings in the world
Pantheon
Match the following
Roman poet who was inspired by the Greek poet Homer
Virgil
moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople
Constantine
major world religion adopted by Rome's emperors in A.D. 300's
Christianity
a Germanic tribe that rebelled against Rome in A.D. 378
Visigoths
fierce warrior from Mongolia who forced some Germanic tribes to seek help from the Roman Empire for protection.
Huns
Match the following
thrived and became the Byzantine Empire
Eastern Roman Empire
fell in 476 to a Germanic general Odoacer
Western Roman Empire
changes to bring about improvement
reforms
curved part of a structure that serves as a decorative architectural support
arch
patterns and pictures made from colored glass or stone
mosaics
Match the following
the city that was renamed Constantinople
Byzantium
a simplified legal system that helped people understand the Byzantine Empire's laws
Justinian Code
Christian holy people
saints
large homes on large farms outside Rome owned by wealthy Romans
villas
The emperor in Rome lived in a splendid palace up on a hill from the ______.
forum
