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Fall of the Roman Empire

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the LAST Roman Emperor?

a)

Romulus

b)

Caesar Augustus

c)

Tarquinius Superbus

d)

Romulus Augustus

2.
Why was the size of the Roman Empire a problem that contributed to the empire's fall?
a)
The size of the empire made it hard to defend.
b)
Many emperors were needed to rule the empire.
c)
Much of the empire was empty land with no population.
d)
Most of the empire was dry land that could not support farming.
3.
What Is Inflation? 
a)
Growth in Population 
b)
Growth in Food
c)
Growth in Income
d)
Growth in Prices
4.

Which part of the Roman Empire fell to barbarians?

a)

Western Rome

b)

Eastern Rome

c)

Southern Rome

d)

Northern Rome

5.
Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?
a)
Augustus 
b)
Nero
c)
Constantine 
d)
Caesar 
6.
When the empire split, what was the new capital?
a)
Rome 
b)
Constantinople 
c)
Carthage 
d)
Istanbul 
7.

When Rome divided it split into?

a)

Northern and Southern Empire

b)

New Rome and Ancient Rome

c)

Eastern and Western Empire

d)

Old and New Rome

8.

Identify three of the main reasons for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.

a)

Invasions from Germanic tribes

b)

An earthquake

c)

A weakening economy

d)

Political corruption

e)

An increase in trade

9.

What economic problems did Rome face?

a)

Trade slowed.

b)

Inflation occurred.

c)

Food supply dropped.

d)

All of the above.

10.

What factors led to the end of the Roman Empire?

a)

Economic Problems

b)

Roman armies in the West collapsed.

c)

Germanic tribes began to attack and move into the Empire.

d)

All of the above

11.

What is Pax Romana?

a)

Roman peace

b)

Roman violence

c)

Tax of romans

d)

Vax of romans

12.

The Huns dominance started to decline when their leader _____ died.

a)

Valens

b)

Attila

c)

Justinian I

d)

Constantine

13.

Romans referrred to the people who were not Romans as ____

a)

Non-romans

b)

Barbarians

c)

Useless

d)

Hadrians

14.

The Germanic armies attacked the Roman empire

a)

True

b)

False

15.
Many Romans lost their loyalty to Rome due to
a)
barbarian attacks
b)
government corruption
c)
disease
d)
the size of the empire
16.

Barbarians

a)

at an advanced stage of social and cultural development.

b)

a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced

c)

Word used by Greeks and Romans for all people who did not share their culture

d)

polite and well-mannered

17.

Byzantine

a)

Economy based on the private ownership of property

b)

Precious metals melted into bars

c)

Membership in a state or community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations

d)

The word used by historians to describe the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the western Roman Empire

18.

When Rome divided it split into?

a)

Northern and Southern Empire

b)

New Rome and Ancient Rome

c)

Eastern and Western Empire

d)

Old and New Rome

19.

Which emperor was baptized (while near death) and it changed how Christianity then spread to all reaches of the world.

a)

Diocletian

b)

Constantine

c)

Justinian

d)

Augustus

20.

Rome eventually fell because of problems in the military, political problems, economic problems and social problems. The social problems were all of the following except:

a)

many foreign invasions

b)

population declined from disease and war

c)

moral decay, loss of values and loyalty

d)

expensive to keep up with bread and circuses

21.
Why was the size of the Roman Empire a problem that contributed to the empire's fall?
a)
The size of the empire made it hard to defend.
b)
Many emperors were needed to rule the empire.
c)
Much of the empire was empty land with no population.
d)
Most of the empire was dry land that could not support farming.
22.

Which part of the Roman Empire fell to barbarians?

a)

Western Rome

b)

Eastern Rome

c)

Southern Rome

d)

Northern Rome

23.
Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?
a)
Augustus 
b)
Nero
c)
Constantine 
d)
Caesar 
24.
What was the biggest impact the Romans had on the history of religion?
a)
they promoted Buddhism 
b)
they promoted many gods 
c)
they promoted Christianity 
d)
they promoted Judaism 
25.
Why was the Roman Empire split into two parts?
a)
It was too big for one person to rule 
b)
an emperor's two sons took over
c)
There wasn't a split 
d)
Germanic tribes invaded 
26.

Which religion slowly replaced the Romans polytheistic of worshiping many gods?

a)

Judaism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

27.

The Roman Empire fell for all of the reasons below EXCEPT...

a)

Invaded by the Barbarians

b)

Strong leadership

c)

Bad economy

d)

Civil unrest

28.

Rome’s 200 years of peace was called the...

a)

Age of Augustus

b)

Age of Aquarius

c)

Pax Romana

d)

Pax of Peace

29.

The Roman Empire fell for all of the reasons below EXCEPT...

a)

Invaded by the Barbarians

b)

Strong leadership

c)

Bad economy

d)

Corrupt officials

30.

By the time Diocletian became Emperor of Rome, many people thought it was too big. What did he do to try to fix it?

a)

He divided the empire into two parts

b)

Divided the army into smaller groups

c)

He made Christianity legal

d)

He started attacking barbarian groups

31.

What are two examples of Roman engineering and infrastructure?

a)

Aqueducts and roads

b)

Government and mosaics

c)

Shipbuilding and Agriculture

d)

Education and Latin

32.

Which group invaded the Western Roman Empire?

a)

Muslims

b)

Barbarians or Germanic Tribes

c)

Vikings

d)

Mongols

33.

Which is an example of corruption?

a)

Tax money builds a new school

b)

Tax money builds a new hospital

c)

Tax money pays for the governor's family vacation

d)

Tax money pays for new roads

34.

When did the Western Roman Empire fall?

a)

500 BCE

b)

313 BCE

c)

476 CE

d)

350 CE

35.

The Roman Empire surrounded what body of water?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

36.

Which part of the Roman Empire fell to Barbarians?

a)

Western Roman Empire

b)

Eastern Roman Empire

c)

Southern Roman Empire

d)

Northern Roman Empire

37.

Byzantine

a)

Economy based on the private ownership of property

b)

Precious metals melted into bars

c)

Membership in a state or community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations

d)

The name of the eastern Roman Empire.

38.

The capital of the Western Roman Empire was...

a)

Byzantium

b)

Constantinople

c)

Rome

d)

Paris

39.

The capital of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire was...

a)

Monterey

b)

Naples

c)

Rome

d)

Constantinople

40.
What Is Inflation? 
a)

Growth in population 

b)

More food production

c)

Rise in income

d)

Rise in prices

41.

Roman Emperors had the power to:

a)

Declare war

b)

Raise taxes

c)

Nominate public officials

d)

Punish lawbreakers

e)

All of the above

42.

was the first emperor of Rome.

a)

Diocletian

b)

Augustus

c)

Justinian

d)

Constantine

43.

Roman architecture (buildings/arenas) were primarily constructed from wood or concrete?

a)

Wood

b)

Concrete

44.

Which of the following is NOT a factor in the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Emperor Augustus dies.

b)

Corruption among Roman government officials.

c)

Roman territory too large to manage.

d)

Increased taxes.

45.

Which emperor was baptized (while near death) and it changed how Christianity then spread to all reaches of the world.

a)

Diocletian

b)

Constantine

c)

Justinian

d)

Augustus

46.

Many farmers had to join the Roman Army due to Rome expanding too fast. Famine (due to lack of food and crops) became a major problem for the Roman Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Before the spread of Christianity in the 300's, their religion meant that Roman citizens acknowledged the Emperor as a god among many other gods.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Romans borrowed many architectural ideas from:

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Greece

d)

Persia

49.

is when the cost for goods and services increase at the same time the value of money is decreased.

a)

Deflation

b)

Inflation

c)

Maxation

d)

Restoration

50.
Engineering feat that connected the city of Rome with territory throughout the empire
a)
Roads
b)
Aquaducts
c)
Sewers

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