- 1. works that poke fun at human weaknesses
A) ode
B) anatomy
C) rhetoric
D) satire
E) gladiator
- 2. the study of body structure
A) anatomy
B) ode
C) satire
D) gladiator
E) rhetoric
A) ode
B) anatomy
C) satire
D) rhetoric
E) gladiator
- 4. poem that expresses strong emotions about life
A) anatomy
B) ode
C) rhetoric
D) satire
E) gladiator
- 5. person who fought animals and other people as public amusement
A) satire
B) ode
C) rhetoric
D) anatomy
E) gladiator
- 6. moved the capital from Rome to a city renamed for him
A) plague
B) reform
C) Constantine
D) inflation
E) barter
- 7. a political change to make things better
A) Constantine
B) plague
C) barter
D) reform
E) inflation
- 8. the exchange of goods without using money
A) Constantine
B) plague
C) inflation
D) barter
E) reform
- 9. a disease that spreads quickly and kills many
A) Constantine
B) barter
C) plague
D) inflation
E) reform
- 10. rapidly increasing prices
A) Constantine
B) reform
C) plague
D) barter
E) inflation
- 11. a Christian holy person
A) mosaic
B) saint
C) regent
D) Justinian
E) Theodora
- 12. a picture made from colored bits of stone and glass
A) Theodora
B) regent
C) saint
D) mosaic
E) Justinian
- 13. ruler of the Byzantine Empire
A) saint
B) Theodora
C) mosaic
D) regent
E) Justinian
- 14. ruled the Byzantine Empire with her husband
A) regent
B) Justinian
C) mosaic
D) saint
E) Theodora
- 15. a person who rules in place of a ruler who is either too young or too ill to govern
A) Theodora
B) Justinian
C) mosaic
D) saint
E) regent
- 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) Ovid
B) Virgil
C) Catullus
D) Horace
- 18. Many Roman cities surrounded a marketplace and public square, also called the
A) Forum
B) Public Space.
C) Meeting Place.
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) Aphrodite
C) Athena
D) Livia
- 20. Among the Roman gods and goddesses, ____ was the god of fire.
A) Zeus
B) Vulcan
C) Pluto
D) Hades
- 21. The fall of Rome began with poor leadership, attacks by invaders, and
A) an evil emperor.
B) an overabundance of food.
C) a declining economy.
D) earthquakes
- 22. As Roman Emperor, Constantine moved the empire’s capital to Byzantium which later became known as
A) Alexandria
B) Constantinople
C) Hippodrome
D) Adrianople
- 23. In A.D. 410, the Visigoth leader ____ captured the city of Rome.
A) Alaric
B) Theodoric
C) Odoacer
D) Augustulus
- 24. Rome finally fell when ____ groups of people invaded from northern Europe.
A) Germanic
B) Egyptian
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) Persians
B) Turks
C) Greeks
D) Egyptians
- 27. This city became the capital city of the Byzantine Empire by A.D. 500.
A) Alexandria
B) Constantinople
C) Byzantium
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) 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) Hagia Sophia.
C) Tribonian
D) Belisarius.
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