The Roman Empire

Question 1

Which of these American structures is based on Roman art or architecture?

Accepted Answer

The Lincoln Memorial

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the fall of Rome?

Accepted Answer

Constantine legalizing Buddhism

Question 3

What date marks the end of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

476 AD

Question 4

What was the central focus of Roman law?

Accepted Answer

Maintaining democracy and the rights of Roman citizens.

Question 5

As the Roman Empire began to decline, what gave its citizens a sense of security?

Accepted Answer

The Church offered the citizens something to connect them with each other.

Question 6

Which term references the Eastern Catholic Church after it split?

Accepted Answer

Greek Orthodox

Question 7

Both the Catholic Church and Islam religions had little separation of church and state.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

All of these factors led to the split of the Church into Western Roman Catholicism and Eastern Greek Orthodox EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

The introduction of Germanic traditions into the western church

Question 9

The economic problems of unsustainable taxation and high inflation are most associated with internal corruption.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What was the city of Byzantium renamed?

Accepted Answer

Constantinople

Question 11

What was the Roman language

Accepted Answer

Latin

Question 12

What is the importance of the dome in architecture?

Accepted Answer

It covered wide spaces, allowing for bigger structures with open interiors.

Question 13

What were the two most common materials used in Roman sculptures?

Accepted Answer

marble and bronze

Question 14

How did the division of the empire contribute to Rome's inability to stop invading tribes?

Accepted Answer

The Roman military weakened because of foreigners in the ranks

Question 15

How did the emperors Diocletian and Constantine undermine the stability of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Diocletan divided the empire and Constantine moved the capital to the East.

Question 16

What building material did the Romans invent

Accepted Answer

concrete

Question 17

Why did much of Roman literature combine fact and mythology?

Accepted Answer

They believed in gods and monsters that were parts of everyday life

Question 18

The Eastern Roman Empire is also known as the...

Accepted Answer

Byzantine Empire

Questions 18