- 1. works that poke fun at human weaknesses
A) rhetoric
B) anatomy
C) ode
D) satire
E) gladiator
- 2. the study of body structure
A) anatomy
B) rhetoric
C) satire
D) ode
E) gladiator
A) ode
B) gladiator
C) rhetoric
D) anatomy
E) satire
- 4. poem that expresses strong emotions about life
A) satire
B) ode
C) anatomy
D) gladiator
E) rhetoric
- 5. person who fought animals and other people as public amusement
A) rhetoric
B) satire
C) ode
D) anatomy
E) gladiator
- 6. moved the capital from Rome to a city renamed for him
A) barter
B) reform
C) Constantine
D) plague
E) inflation
- 7. a political change to make things better
A) Constantine
B) reform
C) inflation
D) plague
E) barter
- 8. the exchange of goods without using money
A) inflation
B) reform
C) barter
D) plague
E) Constantine
- 9. a disease that spreads quickly and kills many
A) Constantine
B) plague
C) reform
D) inflation
E) barter
- 10. rapidly increasing prices
A) plague
B) Constantine
C) barter
D) inflation
E) reform
- 11. a Christian holy person
A) Theodora
B) Justinian
C) mosaic
D) saint
E) regent
- 12. a picture made from colored bits of stone and glass
A) mosaic
B) regent
C) Theodora
D) Justinian
E) saint
- 13. ruler of the Byzantine Empire
A) mosaic
B) regent
C) saint
D) Theodora
E) Justinian
- 14. ruled the Byzantine Empire with her husband
A) mosaic
B) saint
C) Justinian
D) regent
E) Theodora
- 15. a person who rules in place of a ruler who is either too young or too ill to govern
A) mosaic
B) Theodora
C) regent
D) Justinian
E) saint
- 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) colonnade
C) vault
D) ring
- 17. This Roman poet wrote satires.
A) Horace
B) Virgil
C) Catullus
D) Ovid
- 18. Many Roman cities surrounded a marketplace and public square, also called the
A) Public Space.
B) Town Square.
C) Forum
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) Hera
B) Athena
C) Livia
D) Aphrodite
- 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) a declining economy.
B) an overabundance of food.
C) an evil emperor.
D) earthquakes
- 22. As Roman Emperor, Constantine moved the empire’s capital to Byzantium which later became known as
A) Alexandria
B) Hippodrome
C) Constantinople
D) Adrianople
- 23. In A.D. 410, the Visigoth leader ____ captured the city of Rome.
A) Alaric
B) Augustulus
C) Odoacer
D) Theodoric
- 24. Rome finally fell when ____ groups of people invaded from northern Europe.
A) Egyptian
B) Slavic
C) Germanic
D) Celtic
- 25. The ideals of government in this Roman document are still with us today.
A) the Aeneid
B) the History of Rome
C) the Twelve Tables
D) the Pantheon
- 26. In the Byzantine Empire, ____ made up the largest group of peoples.
A) Turks
B) Egyptians
C) Persians
D) Greeks
- 27. This city became the capital city of the Byzantine Empire by A.D. 500.
A) Constantinople
B) Alexandria
C) Byzantium
D) New Rome
- 28. Justinian ordered reform of the ____ code, which even now influences Europe.
A) law
B) dress
C) secret
D) tax
- 29. Developed during the A.D.500s, ____ became one of the major Byzantine industries.
A) chariot racing
B) silk weaving
C) acting
D) mining gems
- 30. One of the greatest achievements of the Byzantine Empire was the building of the church called the
A) Tribonian
B) Hagia Sophia.
C) Hippodrome.
D) Belisarius.
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