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Which was a cause of unrest in the Roman Empire in A.D. 200?
a. high taxes
b. Military victories
c. Chariot races
a. high taxes
Which Emperor regained control of lands that had been lost to barbarian invaders?
a. Constantine
b. Diocletian
c. Justinian
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c. Justinian
Which of the following was a reason for the Roman Empire falling?
a. able emperors
b. Hun pressure on Goths
c. United Empire
b. Hun pressure on Goths
Invasion of which group were the greatest threat to the Byzantine empire?
a. Germanic Churches
b. Islam
c. Orthodox Church
b. Islam
Why did Diocletian divide the Roman Empire?
a. so it could be better defended
b. so fewer soldiers could protect it
c. so it could be better governed
c. so it could be better governed
Which caused Christianity to split into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox?
a. Division of Roman Empire
b. dispute over Pope's Authority
C. War
b. dispute over Pope's Authority
Who moved the Roman Empire's capital to Byzantium?
a. Constantine
b. Diocletian
c. Trajan
a. Constantine
Which was the reason for the split that created the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Churches?
a. rivalries between east and west
b. disputes over relationships with church and state
c. Barbarian invasion
b. disputes over relationships with church and state
Which Emperor reunited the Roman Empire after Diocletian had divided it?
a. Constantine
b. Maximian
c. Trajan
a. Constantine
About how much longer did the Byzantine Empire last after the Western Empire collapsed?
a. 100 years
b. 400 years
c. 1000 years
c. 1000 years
What was the most important reason for tax increase in the Roman Empire?
a. corrupt officials
b. high defense costs
c. decline in trade
b. high defense costs
Who was responsible for the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453
a. Goths
b. Huns
C. Ottoman Turks
C. Ottoman Turks
What event marked the end of the Western Roman Empire?
a. Capture of Rome A.D. 410
b. Invasion of Huns, A.D. 445
C. Removal of emperor from power, A.D. 476
C. Removal of emperor from power, A.D. 476
Who made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
a. Constantine
b. Pope
C. Theododius
Theododius
Which is true or Eastern emperors compared to western emperors?
a. more religious
b. less prosperous
c. more powerful
c. more powerful
Which Roman emperor closed all pagan temples?
a. Augustus
b. Nero
c. Thedosius
c. Thedosius
What helped to unite Western Europe after the Roman Empire collapsed?
a. Commerce and Trade
b. Roman Catholic Church
C. Roman Roads
b. Roman Catholic Church
Who ordered his soldiers to put the sign of the cross on their shields?
a. Paul
b. Pope
c. Constantine
c. Constantine
a. attacks by invaders
b. split in church
c. civil wars
a. attacks by invaders
Who accused the Christian of setting Rome on Fire?
a. Nero
b. Constantine
c. Augustus
a. Nero