WorksheetsLesson 3 Test The Legacy of The Roman Empire (Rome)
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is your First and Last name?
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2.
What period are you in?
a)
3rd
b)
4th
c)
2nd
3.
What event MARKED THE FALL of Rome in 476 C.E.
a)
The Eastern half of the Empire won control over the Western half
b)
Workers in the cities demanded a voice in government
c)
Rome just gradually faded away
d)
Germanic Tribes overthrew the last emperor in the west
4.
Philosophy is the study of
a)
Religion
b)
Wisdom
c)
Architecture
d)
Military Techniques
5.
Which of the following methods was commonly used to choose a new Roman emperor?
a)
selection by philosophers
b)
fighting among private armies
c)
secret ballot by the Senate
d)
voting by Roman citizens
6.
Which of these made the empire more difficult to defend as it grew?
a)
variety of conflicting laws
b)
It was slow communicating to far out frontiers
c)
lack of resources
d)
A powerful emperor
7.
To the Stoics, wisdom in life came from
a)
Reading the Bible
b)
Going to Church
c)
Living life with moral characteristics (bravery, kindness, fearlessness)
d)
Meeting in a forum and talking about the meaning of life
8.
What type of Roman sculpture inspired some American artists?
a)
Fountains
b)
Statues
c)
Roads
d)
Dome
9.
All of these are causes of why Rome fell EXCEPT...
a)
Political Instability
b)
The roads didn't last long enough
c)
Weakening Frontiers
d)
Economic and social problems
10.
Which feature of American Democracy comes from the Romans?
a)
Trial by combat
b)
Government by Emperor
c)
A government run by the Stoics
d)
Laws and voting
11.
Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius championed this philosophy that said you should handle pain and suffering with dignity and strength.
a)
Stoicism
b)
Paganism
c)
Empire
d)
Christianity
12.
Which term describes Roman artwork made from small pieces of tile, glass, or colored stone?
a)
Cameo
b)
Fresco
c)
Mosaic
d)
Mural
13.
Whose action reduced the importance of the city of Rome within the Roman Empire when he MOVED THE CAPITAL to Constantinople?
a)
Caesar Augustus
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Constantine
d)
Marcus Aurelius
14.
Which of these traits did the Stoics value most?
a)
courage and self-control
b)
imagination and creativity
c)
money and fame
d)
emotional pleasure
15.
Use the map to explain why Byzantium/Constantinople was an ideal replacement for the capital of the Roman Empire?
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16.
Is the excerpt below, taken from the Roman Historian and Philosopher Ammianus Marcellinus, a primary or secondary source?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
17.
Is the excerpt below, taken from TCI: Student text, a primary or secondary source?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
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