name ____________________________ date ______ period ______ Practice Quiz: Rome
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WITH THE VOCAB WORDS 1.
This was the official language of the western Roman empire. ____________________ 2.
Romans persecuted people from this religion until it became the official religion of the empire. ____________________ 3.
He moved the Roman capital to the east. ____________________ 4.
This public works project was used to bring water into Roman cities. ____________________ 5.
This kind of person was allowed to run for office in Rome. ____________________ 6.
In our country, these guys pass laws; in Rome, they mainly advised about which laws to pass. ____________________ 7.
These people from northern Europe were seen as “uncivilized.” ____________________ 8.
This kind of person had a responsibility to pay taxes and serve in the Roman army. ____________________ 9.
This emperor decided to divide the empire. ____________________ 10. This emperor directed the building of the Hagia Sophia. ____________________ 11. This group was sometimes invited into the empire to work as soldiers or farmers. ____________________ 12. Historians invented this name for the eastern half of the Roman empire. ____________________ 13. What is the popular Roman art form made with pieces of colored stone or glass? ____________________ 14. Who was the first Christian Roman emperor? ____________________ 15. Which Roman emperor reorganized the entire Roman legal system? ____________________ 16. This form of Christianity developed in the eastern half of the empire. ____________________ 17. He was successful in reconquering parts of the west in the 500s. ____________________ EXTRA FOR EXPERTS (BONUS POINTS) DON’T USE THE VOCAB WORDS TO ANSWER THESE 18. This was the language that was spoken in the eastern half of the Roman empire. ____________________ 19. This was the last emperor of the western Roman empire. ____________________ 20. This was the Visigothic chief who deposed the last emperor of the western Roman empire. ____________________ 21. This group defeated the Roman empire once and for all in 1453. ____________________ 22. This is the word for “four rulers,” the system created by dividing the empire. ____________________ 23. This is the term for when people of a country fight their own countrymen. ____________________ 24. This was the year that people generally give for the fall of the Roman empire. ____________________ 25. This group sacked Rome in the year 410. ____________________ name ____________________________ date ______ period ______ Practice Quiz: Rome
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WITH THE VOCAB WORDS 1.
This was the official language of the western Roman empire. LATIN 2.
Romans persecuted people from this religion until it became the official religion of the empire. CHRISTIANITY 3.
He moved the Roman capital to the east. CONSTANTINE 4.
This public works project was used to bring water into Roman cities. AQUEDUCTS 5.
This kind of person was allowed to run for office in Rome. CITIZEN 6.
In our country, these guys pass laws; in Rome, they mainly advised about which laws to pass. SENATE 7.
These people from northern Europe were seen as “uncivilized.” BARBARIANS 8.
This kind of person had a responsibility to pay taxes and serve in the Roman army. CITIZEN 9.
This emperor decided to divide the empire. DIOCLETIAN 10. This emperor directed the building of the Hagia Sophia. JUSTINIAN 11. This group was sometimes invited into the empire to work as soldiers or farmers. BARBARIANS 12. Historians invented this name for the eastern half of the Roman empire. BYZANTINE EMPIRE 13. What is the popular Roman art form made with pieces of colored stone or glass? MOSAIC 14. Who was the first Christian Roman emperor? CONSTANTINE 15. Which Roman emperor reorganized the entire Roman legal system? JUSTINIAN 16. This form of Christianity developed in the eastern half of the empire. EASTERN ORTHODOX 17. He was successful in reconquering parts of the west in the 500s. JUSTINIAN EXTRA FOR EXPERTS (BONUS POINTS) DON’T USE THE VOCAB WORDS TO ANSWER THESE 18. This was the language that was spoken in the eastern half of the Roman empire. GREEK 19. This was the last emperor of the western Roman empire. ROMULUS AUGUSTULUS 20. This was the Visigothic chief who deposed the last emperor of the western Roman empire. ODOACER 21. This group defeated the Roman empire once and for all in 1453. OTTOMAN TURKS/MUSLIMS 22. This is the word for “four rulers,” the system created by dividing the empire. TETRARCHY 23. This is the term for when people of a country fight their own countrymen. CIVIL WAR 24. This was the year that people generally give for the fall of the Roman empire. 476 25. This group sacked Rome in the year 410. GOTHS