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A review quiz for Ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire
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1
Rome was built on the banks on what River?
Tiber
Tigris
Euphrates
Nile
2
Which mountain range provided protection to the city of Rome
Hindu Kush
Himalayas
Pyrenees
Alps
3
The Cyrillic alphabet is the written language of...
India
Russia
Greece
Sweden
4
The Aeneid was written by
Homer
Ptolemy
Aeneas
Virgil
5
What is the pictured building?
The Great Ziggurat
The Parthenon
The Pantheon
The Hagia Sophia
6
What was the highest elected position in Roman Government?
Tribunes
Consul
Governor
Senator
7
What type of landmass is Italy?
Mountain Range
Island
River
Peninsula
8
What city was destroyed during the Punic Wars?
Athens
Rome
Carthage
Sparta
9
the Roman Empire expanded to include...
Scandanavia
India
all of Persia
Gaul
10
One of the main accomplishments of Justinian was...
re-taking territory that once belonged to the Roman Empire
making Christianity the official religion of Rome
Defeating the Ottoman Turks
stopping the Islamic conquest of Western Europe
11
Because the number of slaves increased, what happened to the farmers of Rome?
They left their farms to find work in the cities
Farmers bought slaves to work on their farms
Many became slaves
Most became soldiers in the military
12
Which official doctrine ended the persecution of Christians?
Edict of Milan
The Pax Romana
The Ten Commandments
The Twelve Tables
13
The Republic of Rome was divided into classes known as
Consuls and Tribunes
Senators and Artisans
Patricians and Plebians
Monarchs and Dictators
14
What new world religion began during the Roman Emprire?
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
15
Who was the head of the Byzantine Church?
The Pope of Rome
The Emperor of Rome
The Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
The Patriarch of Constantinople
16
The major difference between Christianity and Judaism is that Christians believe..
Christianity is polytheistic
Jesus is the son of God
Jesus is only a prophet
the Ten Commandments must be obeyed strictly
17
Who was the first Emperor of Rome?
Mark Antony
Caesar Augustus
Constantine
Julius Caesar
18
The laws of the Romans were known as
Justinian's Code
The Senate's Tables
Draco's Laws
The Twelve Tables
19
Which structure served as a marketplace for Rome?
Tabularium
Colosseum
Pantheon
Forum
20
Which of the following was allowed in the Greek Orthodox Church?
Marriage of priests
Practice of celibacy among priests
Use of Latin in services
Use of icons in worship
21
What Roman emperor divided the empire into two parts?
Theodora
Constantine
Justinian
Diocletian
22
After Rome fell, the most unifying force in the lives of the people of Western Europe was
the military
the church
schools
monarchs
23
One of the greatest contributions of Justinian's Code was it...
was a strictly Christian set of laws
improved the status of women
provided the framework for western law today
included all of the Twelve Tables
24
Ptolemy was an expert in which of the following fields?
History
Geography
Religion
Architecture
25
Which group was not considered a citizen in the Roman Republic?
Patrician men
Plebeian men
Women
Members of the Senate
26
Which group eventually conquered Constantinople?
Egyptian Empire
Mughal Empire
Persian Empire
Ottoman Empire
27
Julius Caesar started a civil war by crossing which river?
Tiber
Rubicon
Mississippi
Wrangler
28
Which of the following was NOT a member of the First Triumvirate
Pompey
Octavian
Crassus
Julius Caesar
29
Which Roman goddess was believed to have power over the hunt and wild animals?
Venus
Juno
Minerva
Diana
30
Why was the main cause of the Punic Wars?
Religious differences
Food shortages
Competition for trade
Nationalism
