- 1. works that poke fun at human weaknesses
A) gladiator
B) satire
C) ode
D) anatomy
E) rhetoric
- 2. the study of body structure
A) anatomy
B) gladiator
C) ode
D) satire
E) rhetoric
A) ode
B) anatomy
C) rhetoric
D) satire
E) gladiator
- 4. poem that expresses strong emotions about life
A) ode
B) satire
C) gladiator
D) rhetoric
E) anatomy
- 5. person who fought animals and other people as public amusement
A) rhetoric
B) satire
C) anatomy
D) gladiator
E) ode
- 6. moved the capital from Rome to a city renamed for him
A) barter
B) Constantine
C) inflation
D) plague
E) reform
- 7. a political change to make things better
A) Constantine
B) plague
C) inflation
D) reform
E) barter
- 8. the exchange of goods without using money
A) plague
B) inflation
C) barter
D) reform
E) Constantine
- 9. a disease that spreads quickly and kills many
A) reform
B) plague
C) inflation
D) barter
E) Constantine
- 10. rapidly increasing prices
A) inflation
B) Constantine
C) reform
D) plague
E) barter
- 11. a Christian holy person
A) saint
B) Theodora
C) mosaic
D) Justinian
E) regent
- 12. a picture made from colored bits of stone and glass
A) Justinian
B) saint
C) mosaic
D) regent
E) Theodora
- 13. ruler of the Byzantine Empire
A) mosaic
B) saint
C) Theodora
D) Justinian
E) regent
- 14. ruled the Byzantine Empire with her husband
A) Justinian
B) Theodora
C) mosaic
D) saint
E) regent
- 15. a person who rules in place of a ruler who is either too young or too ill to govern
A) saint
B) mosaic
C) Theodora
D) Justinian
E) regent
- 16. While Roman builders used Greek-style architecture, they also used rows of arches in their buildings to form a(n) ____, or curved ceiling.
A) aqueduct
B) ring
C) vault
D) colonnade
- 17. This Roman poet wrote satires.
A) Ovid
B) Catullus
C) Virgil
D) Horace
- 18. Many Roman cities surrounded a marketplace and public square, also called the
A) Public Space.
B) Forum
C) Town Square.
D) Meeting Place.
- 19. The wife of Augustus, Empress ____, had a say in Rome’s politics even though women did not have full citizenship rights.
A) Aphrodite
B) Hera
C) Livia
D) Athena
- 20. Among the Roman gods and goddesses, ____ was the god of fire.
A) Vulcan
B) Pluto
C) Hades
D) Zeus
- 21. The fall of Rome began with poor leadership, attacks by invaders, and
A) an evil emperor.
B) a declining economy.
C) earthquakes
D) an overabundance of food.
- 22. As Roman Emperor, Constantine moved the empire’s capital to Byzantium which later became known as
A) Constantinople
B) Hippodrome
C) Adrianople
D) Alexandria
- 23. In A.D. 410, the Visigoth leader ____ captured the city of Rome.
A) Alaric
B) Theodoric
C) Odoacer
D) Augustulus
- 24. Rome finally fell when ____ groups of people invaded from northern Europe.
A) Slavic
B) Celtic
C) Egyptian
D) Germanic
- 25. The ideals of government in this Roman document are still with us today.
A) the Aeneid
B) the History of Rome
C) the Pantheon
D) the Twelve Tables
- 26. In the Byzantine Empire, ____ made up the largest group of peoples.
A) Persians
B) Egyptians
C) Turks
D) Greeks
- 27. This city became the capital city of the Byzantine Empire by A.D. 500.
A) Alexandria
B) Byzantium
C) Constantinople
D) New Rome
- 28. Justinian ordered reform of the ____ code, which even now influences Europe.
A) dress
B) tax
C) law
D) secret
- 29. Developed during the A.D.500s, ____ became one of the major Byzantine industries.
A) acting
B) chariot racing
C) mining gems
D) silk weaving
- 30. One of the greatest achievements of the Byzantine Empire was the building of the church called the
A) Tribonian
B) Belisarius.
C) Hagia Sophia.
D) Hippodrome.
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