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Caesar’s adopted son
Language of the Romans
Ch. 11 Roman Empire
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8th Grade Roman Empire
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Language of the Romans
Spanish
Latin
Roman
Greek
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Caesar’s adopted son
Pompey
Octavian
Marc Antony
Augustus
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Which was the best way to create a huge open area within a building, such as the Pantheon?
building bridges as supports
combining a set of arches
combining many columns
building in layers of different materials
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Who was Justinian's main advisor?
Diocletian
Constantine
Theodora
Theodosius
5
Outlying areas that Rome controlled, used for trade, slaves and natural resources
Anatolia
Byzantium
plunder
provinces
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Why did the Byzantine Empire end?
Ottoman Turks took over
The Huns took over
They got too big and couldn't defend the borders
The Visigoths took over
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Member of the First Triumvirate who was defeated by Julius Caesar
Marc Antony
Crassus
Brutus
Pompey
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Which is NOT true of daily life in the later Roman Empire?
Most Romans lived healthy lifestyles
Romans had grown more bloodthirsty and had lost moral values
Most Romans were poor and lived in city slums
Rome had many slaves in their population
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After being part of the Second Triumvirate, Octavian became sole ruler after...
he fought the Celts.
Marc Antony died.
he fought in North Africa.
Hadrian died.
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What event do many historians consider the end of the Western Roman Empire?
Justinian fighting against the Goths
Roman general took power from the emperor;named himself king
barbarian general took power from emperor;named himself king
Constantine fighting against the Goths
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Germanic tribes paid tribute by the Romans not to attack the empire's borders
Vandals
Angles
Goths
Huns
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A raised channel used to carry water
vault
cistern
tunnel
aqueduct
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Which of the following statements is NOT true about Roman emperors?
many were weak, corrupt leaders
they were thought to be gods by the Roman citizens
they were all strong leaders who improved Rome
they were often assassinated
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What was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?
Byzantium
Constantinople
Brittania
Rome
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Which did Galen influence?
medicine
the military
architecture
engineering
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A famous Roman poet
Ovid
Galen
Homer
Cicero
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Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow...
slaves to travel into the countryside.
Senators to get to the Senate.
merchants to travel safely.
Rome’s armies to travel through the empire.
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Roman province Julius Caesar was the governor of when he was a member of the First Triumvirate
Gaul
Brittania
Carthage
Egypt
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Why did Antony and Octavian become enemies?
Antony did not agree with Octavian’s changes in Rome.
Antony divorced Octavian’s sister
Marc Antony protected Brutus from Octavian’s army.
Marc Antony lost important battles in the East
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What is the Hagia Sophia?
amphitheater built by Constantine.
museum built by Justinian.
battlefield in Turkey.
church built by Justinian.
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In AD 410, who marched into Rome and sacked the city for the first time in 800 years?
Visigoths
Vandals
Huns
Ostrogoths
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The Romans frequently made payments to the Goths. Why?
Romans owed money from trading with the Goths
Goths farmed in the Roman Empire and were paid for crops.
To prevent the Goths from attacking Rome.
Trade agreement to prevent Romans from trading with the Huns
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Captured Constantinople, bringing an end to the Eastern Roman Empire
Visigoths
Huns
Odoacer
Ottoman Turks
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A person who dies for his or her religious beliefs
martyr
apostle
disciple
saint
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People who follow the teachings of another person
disciples
martyrs
apostles
soothsayers
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Famous Roman orator who called on upper class Romans to work together to improve Rome
Justinian
Nero
Cicero
Ovid
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Emperor who removed the bans on Christianity the Roman Empire
Constantine
Diocletian
Theodosius
Justinian
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Which part of the Roman Empire flourished, and what was it called?
Western; Nova Roma
Eastern; Byzantine Empire
Eastern; Constantinople Empire
Western; Visigoth Empire
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Which is NOT something the Romans were known for building?
bath complexes
Colosseum
Christian churches
roads
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Which language is NOT one of the Romance languages, developed from Latin?
French
Italian
Spanish
Greek
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Ruler of the Byzantine Empire from AD 527 to AD 565
Nero
Justinian
Constantine
Claudius
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In 27 BC, who did the Senate name as the first Roman emperor, giving him the title Augustus?
Mark Antony
Gluteus Maximus
Julius Caesar
Octavian
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Which apostle traveled throughout the Roman world spreading Christian teachings?
Paul
Peter
Justinian
Constantine
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What material did the Romans invent that helped their structures last?
asphalt
cement
mud bricks
limestone mortar
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Which is NOT a culture the Romans adopted gods and beliefs from as part of cultural diffusion?
Egyptian
Greek
Persian
Chinese
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Which is the main reason the Roman language spread to the farthest parts of the empire?
The Romans wrote poetry and performed all around the empire
Romans established the first school system & required Latin.
The Romans conducted trade and business in their language.
The Romans wrote political speeches and spoke in the Forum
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Why did Roman emperors started giving up land the Roman army conquered by the the AD 100s?
They feared the taxes would be too high if they didn't.
They feared the empire had become too large to defend.
They feared the farmers would become upset and quit farming.
They feared the empire wasn't worth defending.
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How did Julius Caesar die?
he was killed in battle
he was stabbed by Senators
he died of the plague
he was murdered by his wife
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A legal system for settling disputes based on a written code of laws
code of law
Twelve Tables
criminal law
civil law
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Fierce warriors from Central Asia who invaded Europe
Visigoths
Ostrogoths
Vandals
Huns
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A peaceful period that lasted for the first 200 years of the Roman Empire
Glory Days of Roma
Pax Romana
Period of Roman Peace
Golden Age of Rome
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Emperor who divided the Roman Empire into two parts, the West and the East
Diocletian
Attila
Augustus
Constantine
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Which is NOT something the Romans were known for building?
aqueducts
roads
bath complexes
churches
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Which is NOT a reason the Romans banned certain rituals of Judaism and fought the Jews?
Believed the Jews would give up their desire for independenc
the Jews kept rebelling against them
They believed the Jews would give up Judaism.
They wanted to eliminate the entire Jewish population.
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What is NOT something Justinian is known for?
reconquering much of the land lost to Gothic tribes
writing a fair code of law
building the Hagia Sophia
building a bath complex larger than any seen before
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Which of the following best summarizes an effect Rome's military battles had on farming?
There were not enough soldiers to fight in the army.
New farming techniques began to develop
There were not enough farmers, and farmland was destroyed.
Crop production increased to feed the large army.
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Which is NOT something that happened after the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in 135?
they built a new city on the ruins
only allowed the Jews to enter once a year
they banned the Jews for 10 years and then allowed them back
brought settlers from other parts of th empire to live there
