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The Roman Empire's Fall
The Roman Empire's Fall
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A #socialstudies Quiz based on the Late Roman Empire
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1
Which Gothic chieftain would sack Rome in 410 BC?
Alaric
Odoacer
Fritigern
Commodus
2
The fall of Rome began with poor leadership, attacks by invaders, &
earthquakes
an evil emperor
overabundance of food
a declining economy
3
Which emperor divided the empire into 4 parts with a governor to rule each part?
Caesar
Diocletian
Theodosius
Marc Antony
4
Which Germanic tribe split into two and invaded both halves of the Roman Empire?
The Vandals
The Goths
The Hoths
The Saxons
5
The Eastern Roman Emperors employed this method to keep away barbarian invasions.
espionage
patronage
expulsion
bribery
6
Which barbarian group was led by Attila and invaded the Western Roman Empire?
The Goths
The Franks
The Huns
The Vandals
7
Which Gothic tribe would move into the eastern Roman Empire?
Visigoths
Marcomanni
Verigoths
Ostrogoths
8
A political change to make things better
satire
plague
barter
reform
9
How did inflation occur in the Roman Empire?
Storms covered most of the Mediterranean Sea.
Barbarian groups invaded the Roman Empire.
The emperors reduced the amount of gold and silver in coins.
The emperors added more precious metals in the coins.
10
Who was the last Western Roman Emperor?
Fritigern
Theodosius
Romulus Augustus
Alexios
11
What is a war between two groups of people within a country or state?
Civil War
Revolt
Repression
War
12
What word indicates a general rise in the cost of goods?
inflation
expulsion
revulsion
deflation
13
Which emperor would divide the empire in two, hoping to make it easier to administrate?
Constantine
Theodosius
Diocletian
Valerian
14
This emperor created what would eventually become modern-day Istanbul.
Maximian
Constantine
Diocletian
Constans II
15
What is the nickname for those emperors who relied on their soldiers to keep them in power?
Barrack Emperors
Army Emperors
Legion Emperors
Naval Emperors
16
Which half of the empire would survive for about 1,000 years after the Pax Romana?
Northern Roman Empire
Roman Britain
Eastern Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire
17
Which Germanic general captured Italy from Romulus Augustus and became king of Italy?
Odoacer
Fritigern
Attila
Alaric
18
The ideals of this Roman document are still with us today
Twelve Tables
Pantheon
The Aeinid
History of Rome
19
The Pax Romana ended with the death of which Roman Emperor?
Septimius Severus
Caligula
Marcus Aurelius
Nero
20
Civil wars throughout the Roman Empire encouraged _______ from outside the empire.
foreign aid
foreign assistance
foreign policy
foreign invasions
21
Exchange of goods without using money
inflation
barter
reform
plague
22
Between 235 and 284 AD, what occured in the Roman Empire?
The Imperial Crisis
The Sassanian Persians invade
The divide of the Empire
The Pax Romana
23
Germanic people, pushed by invading Huns, either took over Roman lands or became ________.
Mercenaries
Vandals
Bishops
Dead
24
What religion became dominant by the time of Theodosius' reign.
Paganism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
25
What word is used to describe non-Greek or non-Roman people who were considered uncivilized.
Persians
savages
barbarians
intellectuals