- 1. works that poke fun at human weaknesses
A) ode
B) gladiator
C) rhetoric
D) anatomy
E) satire
- 2. the study of body structure
A) anatomy
B) satire
C) rhetoric
D) gladiator
E) ode
A) ode
B) anatomy
C) rhetoric
D) satire
E) gladiator
- 4. poem that expresses strong emotions about life
A) rhetoric
B) anatomy
C) gladiator
D) satire
E) ode
- 5. person who fought animals and other people as public amusement
A) anatomy
B) rhetoric
C) satire
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) plague
B) inflation
C) reform
D) Constantine
E) barter
- 8. the exchange of goods without using money
A) inflation
B) plague
C) reform
D) barter
E) Constantine
- 9. a disease that spreads quickly and kills many
A) Constantine
B) barter
C) reform
D) plague
E) inflation
- 10. rapidly increasing prices
A) barter
B) reform
C) Constantine
D) plague
E) inflation
- 11. a Christian holy person
A) mosaic
B) Theodora
C) regent
D) saint
E) Justinian
- 12. a picture made from colored bits of stone and glass
A) Justinian
B) saint
C) regent
D) mosaic
E) Theodora
- 13. ruler of the Byzantine Empire
A) saint
B) Justinian
C) mosaic
D) regent
E) Theodora
- 14. ruled the Byzantine Empire with her husband
A) Theodora
B) Justinian
C) saint
D) mosaic
E) regent
- 15. a person who rules in place of a ruler who is either too young or too ill to govern
A) Theodora
B) regent
C) saint
D) Justinian
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) vault
B) ring
C) colonnade
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) Forum
B) Town Square.
C) Public Space.
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) Livia
C) Athena
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) earthquakes
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) Constantinople
B) Hippodrome
C) Adrianople
D) Alexandria
- 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) Celtic
C) Germanic
D) Slavic
- 25. The ideals of government in this Roman document are still with us today.
A) the History of Rome
B) the Aeneid
C) the Pantheon
D) the Twelve Tables
- 26. In the Byzantine Empire, ____ made up the largest group of peoples.
A) Persians
B) Greeks
C) Turks
D) Egyptians
- 27. This city became the capital city of the Byzantine Empire by A.D. 500.
A) Byzantium
B) New Rome
C) Alexandria
D) Constantinople
- 28. Justinian ordered reform of the ____ code, which even now influences Europe.
A) tax
B) secret
C) law
D) dress
- 29. Developed during the A.D.500s, ____ became one of the major Byzantine industries.
A) mining gems
B) chariot racing
C) silk weaving
D) acting
- 30. One of the greatest achievements of the Byzantine Empire was the building of the church called the
A) Belisarius.
B) Tribonian
C) Hagia Sophia.
D) Hippodrome.
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