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The Fall of the Roman Empire

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did heavy taxes impact the people of Rome?
a)
drove people into poverty, unemployment became an issue
b)
they could not transfer power peacefully 
c)
the army became smaller 
d)
they could not afford to have slaves
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.
Simply put which outside groups caused Rome to fall?
a)
Christians
b)
slaves
c)
barbarians
d)
Mongols
5.

Which part of the Roman Empire fell to barbarians?

a)

Western Rome

b)

Eastern Rome

c)

Southern Rome

d)

Northern Rome

6.
Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?
a)
Augustus 
b)
Nero
c)
Constantine 
d)
Caesar 
7.
When the empire split, what was the new capital?
a)
Rome 
b)
Constantinople 
c)
Carthage 
d)
Istanbul 
8.
Many Romans lost their loyalty to Rome due to
a)
barbarian attacks
b)
government corruption
c)
disease
d)
the size of the empire
9.

Which one of the following statements shows how Rome greatly influenced the United States?

a)

We use their architecture styles like domes and arches

b)

We use their way of government by having three branches

c)

The Latin language has influenced many words in our language

d)

We go to court with lawyers and are innocent until proven guilty

10.

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

11.

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

12.

The increased size of Rome’s army and a prolonged economic crisis threatened the stability of the Roman Empire after Pax Romana had ended

a)

True

b)

False

13.

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

14.
A 200 year period of peace and prosperity, ushered in by Emperor Augustus.
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Peace in Our Time
c)
Golden Age
d)
Flux Capacitor 
15.

Use the maps to finish this sentence: At its peak, the Roman Empire included _________________.

a)

areas of Europe, Africa, and Asia

b)

parts of India and South Asia

c)

most of Africa and Europe

d)

all of Europe and Great Britain

16.

What does this diagram illustrate?

a)

events that led to corruption in ancient Rome

b)

effects of the collapse of the Roman Empire

c)

patterns that develop when a government collects taxes

d)

causes of the fall of the Roman Empire

17.

The East Roman Empire became known as the _____________.

a)

Holy Roman Empire

b)

Persian Empire

c)

Byzantine Empire

d)

Assyrian Empire

18.

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.

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