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