Roman Empire/Fall of Empire Test Review

Question 1

How long did the Byzantine Empire last?

Accepted Answer

more than 900 years

Question 2

Which emperor ordered that all workers keep the same job for life to try to keep production up?

Accepted Answer

Diocletian

Question 3

Who was Theodora?

Accepted Answer

Justinian's Wife

Question 4

What is a person who stands in for a ruler who is too young to rule called?

Accepted Answer

regent

Question 5

Who were the Huns and where did they come from?

Accepted Answer

nomadic warriors from Asian Steppes

Question 6

Which emperor split the empire into two separate empires-East and West upon his death?

Accepted Answer

Theodosius

Question 7

What was Emperor Theodosius famous for (in today's world)?

Accepted Answer

Making Christianity the national religion of Rome

Question 8

Over time the Byzantine Empire became less Roman and more what?

Accepted Answer

Greek

Question 9

Which Emperor passed a reform that sons had to take the same jobs as their fathers?

Accepted Answer

Constantine

Question 10

What did Diocletian do when he became emperor in A.D. 284?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 11

What did Diocletian outlaw during his reign?

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 12

Burden of proof rests with the accuser not the accused is a legal principle from where?

Accepted Answer

Roman Law

Question 13

What did most women do for their job in the Byzantine Empire?

Accepted Answer

stay at home mom

Question 14

Which category of the Fall of Rome does weak foolish leaders fall under?

Accepted Answer

political

Question 15

Who paid for the gladiator competitions at the Colosseum?

Accepted Answer

wealthy (taxes)

Question 16

Which emperor moved the capital operations out of the city of Rome to Byzantium?

Accepted Answer

Constantine

Question 17

What was Emperor Justinian's military goal?

Accepted Answer

regain all of the old Western Empire

Question 18

Who was Belisarius?

Accepted Answer

Justinian's General

Question 19

What was Tribonian known for?

Accepted Answer

working on Justinian's Code

Question 20

Who was Empress Theodora help out with reforms in the Byzantine Empire?

Accepted Answer

women

Question 21

What helped Roman trade flourish during Pax Romana?

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 22

Who was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire who had the Hagia Sophia built?

Accepted Answer

Justinian

Question 23

Who was the Julio-Claudian Emperor who is known for the great fire that destroyed part of Rome?

Accepted Answer

Nero

Question 24

Who sacked the city of Rome for the first time in 800 years?

Accepted Answer

Alaric

Question 25

Which category of the Fall of Rome does lack of loyalty among citizens to Rome fall under?

Accepted Answer

political

Question 26

When do historians date the fall of the Western half of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A.D. 476

Question 27

Which emperor made Christianity a legal religion in Rome after he converted?

Accepted Answer

Constantine

Question 28

Who was the Greek doctor who studied anatomy?

Accepted Answer

Galen

Question 29

How did Greek and Roman statues differ?

Accepted Answer

Roman statues were more realistic

Question 30

Who was the Optimate Senator who was very outspoken against Caesar?

Accepted Answer

Cato

Question 31

What did the Romans begin do when they need to "shop" but, their money had lost all its value?

Accepted Answer

barter

Question 32

Which category of the Fall of Rome does fewer citizens getting educated fall under?

Accepted Answer

social

Question 33

What effect did Rome's loss at the Battle of Adrianople have on the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

sent message that Rome could no longer defend herself

Question 34

What is the rapid rise in prices along with a drop in the value of money called?

Accepted Answer

inflation

Question 35

What was the wall built in southern Great Britain to protect Roman territories called?

Accepted Answer

Hadrian's Wall

Question 36

What was Hadrian known for?

Accepted Answer

Building Wall in Great Britain

Question 37

Which category of the Fall of Rome does increasing crime rate fall under?

Accepted Answer

social

Question 38

Which of the following was NOT one of Julio-Claudian Emperors

Accepted Answer

Trajan

Question 39

Which category of the Fall of Rome does hiring too many mercenaries fall under?

Accepted Answer

military

Question 40

What killed the people of the Roman town of Pompeii in A.D. 79?

Accepted Answer

volcano

Question 41

Which Emperor passed a reform dividing the empire into four parts for easier management?

Accepted Answer

Diocletian

Question 42

What do we call the family of languages that developed from Latin and German mixing?

Accepted Answer

Romance

Question 43

Which category of the Fall of Rome does business closing and unemployment rising fall under?

Accepted Answer

economic

Question 44

Who was the member of the First Triumvirate who financially backed Caesar's rise to power?

Accepted Answer

Crassus

Question 45

Who was the Gallic Chief who surrendered to Caesar at Alesia to end the Gallic Wars?

Accepted Answer

Vercingetorix

Question 46

What is a Christian holy person called?

Accepted Answer

saint

Question 47

What are pictures made from small pieces of colored glass and tile called?

Accepted Answer

mosaics

Question 48

What "legal" contribution did Justinian make to Western Civilization?

Accepted Answer

Justinian's Code

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