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