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Topic 8 Roman Empire Study Guide

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Emperor converted to Christianity and ended the persecution of the Christians:

a)

Constantine

b)

Nero

c)

Augustus

d)

Diocletian

2.

The Messiah for Christians, a Jewish man from Nazareth whose teaching gained a large following:

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

Moses

c)

Abraham

d)

Paul

3.

The Christian Holy Trinity is made up of which three entities?

a)

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

b)

Father, Son, and Mary

c)

Jesus, Moses, and Abraham

d)

God, Jesus, and the Pope

4.

Which of the following lists includes three core beliefs of Christianity?

a)

Belief in the Trinity, salvation through Jesus Christ, and resurrection of the dead

b)

Reincarnation, karma, and meditation

c)

Polytheism, ancestor worship, and nirvana

d)

Enlightenment, Four Noble Truths, and Eightfold Path

5.

Official letters written to explain Christian teachings or to solve problems were known as what?

a)

Epistles.

b)

Gospels.

c)

Parables.

d)

Psalms.

6.

Men or sometimes women who fought one another and wild animals as part of public entertainment:

a)

Gladiators.

b)

Samurais.

c)

Knights.

d)

Centurions.

7.

Define: 27. Inflation:

a)

A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.

b)

A decrease in prices and rise in the purchasing value of money.

c)

A sudden increase in employment rates.

d)

A reduction in the supply of goods.

8.

What was occurring during the Imperial crisis that allowed Rome’s enemies to attack more easily?

a)

Civil wars and internal instability.

b)

Expansion of trade routes.

c)

Construction of new aqueducts.

d)

Peace treaties with neighboring states.

9.

Where did Constantine build his capital of New Rome in the Eastern Empire?

a)

Byzantium (later called Constantinople, now Istanbul)

b)

Alexandria

c)

Antioch

d)

Rome

10.

The two groups that invaded Rome, leading to the Collapse and fall of the Western Empire.

a)

The Huns and the Germans

b)

The Vandals and the Franks

c)

The Saxons and the Visigoths

d)

The Greeks and the Persians

11.

what was the original purpose of Rome's roads

a)

to easily transport crops from the form to the marketplace

b)

to allow soldiers to efficiently travel

c)

for trade in commerce

d)

to allow the Plebeians to easily travel from their mansions to the Senate

12.

What does 'Pax Romana' refer to?

a)

The Roman law

b)

The Roman army

c)

A peaceful period in Rome's history

d)

The Roman Senate

13.

What is an Aqueduct?

a)

A Roman temple

b)

A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities

c)

A Roman road

d)

A type of Roman sculpture

14.
Romans created aqueducts to... 
a)
transport goods
b)
remove waste water
c)
bring water to the city from far away
d)
honor their gods
15.

The period of peace which allowed for prosperity in the Roman empire is called

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Latin

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Roman legacies

16.

Rome had a detailed plan to determine who would become emperor if the current emperor died or needed to be replaced

a)

true

b)

false

17.
  1.  the first Emperor of the Roman Empire who brought peace to the empire and was eventually deified?

a)

marcus Aurelius

b)

Nero

c)

Augustus

d)

Julius Caesar

18.

Which of the following was a key reason for the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

a)

The invention of gunpowder

b)

The spread of Christianity

c)

Economic troubles and overreliance on slave labor

d)

The discovery of the New World

19.

What was the name of the Roman law code?

a)

The Code of Hammurabi

b)

The Twelve Tables

c)

The Justinian Code

d)

The Rosetta Stone

20.

The Emperor has many Christians killed and tortured after accusing them of starting the Great Roman fire:

a)

constantine

b)

Marcus Aurelius

c)

Nero

d)

Augustus

21.

The Messiah for Christians, a Jewish man from Nazareth whose teaching gained a large following:

a)

Paul

b)

Matthew

c)

John

d)

Jesus

22.

which of the following are traditional symbols of Christianity

a)

star of David

b)

fish

c)

candlestick

d)

cross

23.

What do Christians call the Hebrew Bible?

a)

The Old Testament

b)

The New Testament

c)

The Holy Bible

d)

The Book of Jesus

24.

What do Christians call the sacred text that they wrote?

a)

The Old Testament

b)

The New Testament

c)

The Holy Bible

d)

The Book of Jesus

25.

What do Christians call the combination of the Old and New Testaments?

a)

The Old Testament

b)

The New Testament

c)

The Holy Bible

d)

The Book of Jesus

26.

How many Gospels are in the New Testament?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

2

27.

What stories do the Gospels tell?

a)

The stories of Abraham

b)

The stories of Christians in Rome

c)

The stories of the Roman empire

d)

The stories of Jesus

28.

What do Christians believe about Jesus?

a)

Jesus is the Messiah

b)

Jesus is the Son of God

c)

Both of these!

d)

Neither of these!

29.

What 2 major holidays do most Christians celebrate?

a)

Christmas and Halloween

b)

Halloween and Easter

c)

Christmas and Easter

d)

None of these!

30.

the first four books of the New Testament that tell the story of Jesus's life are collectively known as what?

a)
b)

the gospels

c)

the hymnals

d)

the prophecies

31.

what are the components of the Holy Bible

a)

the New Testament

b)

the Old Testament

c)

the first testament

d)

the last testament

32.

Jesus was born into what group of people

a)

the German people

b)

the Huns

c)

the Jewish people

d)

the Village People

33.
A hired soldier, fights for money, not country
a)

Mercenary

b)

Recruit

c)

Citizen soldier

d)

Corvus

34.

The time of peace known as the Roman Empire ended with the emperor______________.

a)

Hadrian

b)

Marcus Aurelius

c)

Trajan

d)

Constantine

35.

Places where different cultures meet and exchange ideas, products, and technologies are...

a)

Historical locations

b)

Sites of encounter

c)

Port cities

36.

The Imperial Crisis is best described as...

a)

a time of prosperity for Rome.

b)

the spread of Roman trade and ideas.

c)

a time of civil war and economic instability.

d)

the dividing of the empire in half.

37.

accepted or traditional religious belief

a)

orthodoxy

b)

barbarian

c)

concrete

d)

inflation

38.

Why did Rome hire mercenaries?

a)

to work in the fields while the Roman soldiers were away at war

b)

to rebuild the roads that were damaged during civil wars

c)

to help build a new coliseum

d)

to help fight the invading Germanic tribes

39.
What Is Inflation? 
a)
Growth in Population 
b)
Growth in Food
c)
Growth in Income
d)
Growth in Prices
40.
Simply put which outside groups caused Rome to fall?
a)
Christians
b)
slaves
c)
barbarians
d)
Mongols
41.

Which part of the Roman Empire fell to barbarians?

a)

Western Rome

b)

Eastern Rome

c)

Southern Rome

d)

Northern Rome

42.
Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?
a)
Augustus 
b)
Nero
c)
Constantine 
d)
Caesar 
43.

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

44.
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 
45.

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

46.

which groups attacks and invasions ultimately led to the fall of Rome and the Western Empire?

a)

Germanic tribes

b)

the British

c)

martians

d)

the French