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