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WorksheetsThe Fall of the Roman Empire
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which part of the Roman Empire fell to barbarians?
Western Rome
Eastern Rome
Southern Rome
Northern Rome
Which one of the following statements shows how Rome greatly influenced the United States?
We use their architecture styles like domes and arches
We use their way of government by having three branches
The Latin language has influenced many words in our language
We go to court with lawyers and are innocent until proven guilty
Barbarians
at an advanced stage of social and cultural development.
a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced
Word used by Greeks and Romans for all people who did not share their culture
polite and well-mannered
Byzantine
Economy based on the private ownership of property
Precious metals melted into bars
Membership in a state or community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
The word used by historians to describe the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the western Roman Empire
The increased size of Rome’s army and a prolonged economic crisis threatened the stability of the Roman Empire after Pax Romana had ended
True
False
When Rome divided it split into?
Northern and Southern Empire
New Rome and Ancient Rome
Eastern and Western Empire
Old and New Rome
Use the maps to finish this sentence: At its peak, the Roman Empire included _________________.
areas of Europe, Africa, and Asia
parts of India and South Asia
most of Africa and Europe
all of Europe and Great Britain
What does this diagram illustrate?
events that led to corruption in ancient Rome
effects of the collapse of the Roman Empire
patterns that develop when a government collects taxes
causes of the fall of the Roman Empire
The East Roman Empire became known as the _____________.
Holy Roman Empire
Persian Empire
Byzantine Empire
Assyrian Empire
Which of the following is NOT a factor in the fall of the Roman Empire?
Emperor Augustus dies.
Corruption among Roman government officials.
Roman territory too large to manage.
Increased taxes.
Which emperor was baptized (while near death) and it changed how Christianity then spread to all reaches of the world.
Diocletian
Constantine
Justinian
Augustus
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:
many foreign invasions
population declined from disease and war
moral decay, loss of values and loyalty
expensive to keep up with bread and circuses
