WorksheetsTopic 8 Roman Empire Study Guide
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 24mins
The Emperor converted to Christianity and ended the persecution of the Christians:
Constantine
Nero
Augustus
Diocletian
The Messiah for Christians, a Jewish man from Nazareth whose teaching gained a large following:
Jesus Christ
Moses
Abraham
Paul
The Christian Holy Trinity is made up of which three entities?
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Father, Son, and Mary
Jesus, Moses, and Abraham
God, Jesus, and the Pope
Which of the following lists includes three core beliefs of Christianity?
Belief in the Trinity, salvation through Jesus Christ, and resurrection of the dead
Reincarnation, karma, and meditation
Polytheism, ancestor worship, and nirvana
Enlightenment, Four Noble Truths, and Eightfold Path
Official letters written to explain Christian teachings or to solve problems were known as what?
Epistles.
Gospels.
Parables.
Psalms.
Men or sometimes women who fought one another and wild animals as part of public entertainment:
Gladiators.
Samurais.
Knights.
Centurions.
Define: 27. Inflation:
A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
A decrease in prices and rise in the purchasing value of money.
A sudden increase in employment rates.
A reduction in the supply of goods.
What was occurring during the Imperial crisis that allowed Rome’s enemies to attack more easily?
Civil wars and internal instability.
Expansion of trade routes.
Construction of new aqueducts.
Peace treaties with neighboring states.
Where did Constantine build his capital of New Rome in the Eastern Empire?
Byzantium (later called Constantinople, now Istanbul)
Alexandria
Antioch
Rome
The two groups that invaded Rome, leading to the Collapse and fall of the Western Empire.
The Huns and the Germans
The Vandals and the Franks
The Saxons and the Visigoths
The Greeks and the Persians
what was the original purpose of Rome's roads
to easily transport crops from the form to the marketplace
to allow soldiers to efficiently travel
for trade in commerce
to allow the Plebeians to easily travel from their mansions to the Senate
What does 'Pax Romana' refer to?
The Roman law
The Roman army
A peaceful period in Rome's history
The Roman Senate
What is an Aqueduct?
A Roman temple
A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities
A Roman road
A type of Roman sculpture
The period of peace which allowed for prosperity in the Roman empire is called
Pax Romana
Latin
Aqueducts
Roman legacies
Rome had a detailed plan to determine who would become emperor if the current emperor died or needed to be replaced
true
false
the first Emperor of the Roman Empire who brought peace to the empire and was eventually deified?
marcus Aurelius
Nero
Augustus
Julius Caesar
Which of the following was a key reason for the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
The invention of gunpowder
The spread of Christianity
Economic troubles and overreliance on slave labor
The discovery of the New World
What was the name of the Roman law code?
The Code of Hammurabi
The Twelve Tables
The Justinian Code
The Rosetta Stone
The Emperor has many Christians killed and tortured after accusing them of starting the Great Roman fire:
constantine
Marcus Aurelius
Nero
Augustus
The Messiah for Christians, a Jewish man from Nazareth whose teaching gained a large following:
Paul
Matthew
John
Jesus
which of the following are traditional symbols of Christianity
star of David
fish
candlestick
cross
What do Christians call the Hebrew Bible?
The Old Testament
The New Testament
The Holy Bible
The Book of Jesus
What do Christians call the sacred text that they wrote?
The Old Testament
The New Testament
The Holy Bible
The Book of Jesus
What do Christians call the combination of the Old and New Testaments?
The Old Testament
The New Testament
The Holy Bible
The Book of Jesus
How many Gospels are in the New Testament?
4
5
3
2
What stories do the Gospels tell?
The stories of Abraham
The stories of Christians in Rome
The stories of the Roman empire
The stories of Jesus
What do Christians believe about Jesus?
Jesus is the Messiah
Jesus is the Son of God
Both of these!
Neither of these!
What 2 major holidays do most Christians celebrate?
Christmas and Halloween
Halloween and Easter
Christmas and Easter
None of these!
the first four books of the New Testament that tell the story of Jesus's life are collectively known as what?
what are the components of the Holy Bible
the New Testament
the Old Testament
the first testament
the last testament
Jesus was born into what group of people
the German people
the Huns
the Jewish people
the Village People
Mercenary
Recruit
Citizen soldier
Corvus
The time of peace known as the Roman Empire ended with the emperor______________.
Hadrian
Marcus Aurelius
Trajan
Constantine
Places where different cultures meet and exchange ideas, products, and technologies are...
Historical locations
Sites of encounter
Port cities
The Imperial Crisis is best described as...
a time of prosperity for Rome.
the spread of Roman trade and ideas.
a time of civil war and economic instability.
the dividing of the empire in half.
accepted or traditional religious belief
orthodoxy
barbarian
concrete
inflation
Why did Rome hire mercenaries?
to work in the fields while the Roman soldiers were away at war
to rebuild the roads that were damaged during civil wars
to help build a new coliseum
to help fight the invading Germanic tribes
Which part of the Roman Empire fell to barbarians?
Western Rome
Eastern Rome
Southern Rome
Northern Rome
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
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
which groups attacks and invasions ultimately led to the fall of Rome and the Western Empire?
Germanic tribes
the British
martians
the French
