The Fall of an Empire

Rome at its Peak

100

All of these countries belonged to the Roman Empire except for which two?

A.) Spain and Turkey

B.) Egypt and Italy

C.) Mongolia and Australia

D.) France and Israel

C.) Mongolia and Australia

200

Who ruled over Rome during this era of greatness?

A.) Trajan

B.) Julius Caesar

C.) Cleopatra

D.) Amenakaba

A.) Trajan

300

Rome had claimed parts of all these continents except for...

A.) Europe

B.) Africa

C.) Asia

D.) North America

D.) North America

400

This era of greatness occurred during the...

A.) 2^nd century C.E.

B.) 9^th century B.C.E.

C.) 15^th century C.E

D.) 21^st century B.C.E.

A.) 2^nd century C.E.

500

Name a reason for which this era is described as Rome's greatest?

A.) Cleopatra gave them a lot of money for infrastructure

B.) They conquered the most territory they ever would

C.) Their emperor was really cool

D.) They founded democracy

B.) They conquered the most territory they ever would

An Empire Divided

100

What was a major problem within the Roman Empire?

A.) Trajan was just too cool and made other rulers jealous

B.) The empire became too big to control

C.) They became too rich and were mugged constantly

D.) Mark Antony was being very rude to neighboring empires

B.) The empire became too big to control

200

What were the names of the two empires created?

A.) Barbaric Empire and the Byzantine Empire

B.) Western Roman Empire and Holy Roman Empire

C.) Germanic Empire and the Byzantine Empire

D.) Western Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire

D.) Western Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire

300

What was the capital of the Western Roman Empire?

A.) Berlin

B.) Athens

C.) Rome

D.) Bogotá 

C.) Rome

400

What was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

A.) Constantinople

B.) Bethlehem

C.) Havana

D.) Rome

A.) Constantinople

500

When did the Empire get divided into two?

A.) 2135 B.C.E.

B.) 285 B.C.E.

C.) 285 C.E.

D.) 476 C.E.

C.) 285 C.E.

Fall of Rome

100

Did the Eastern Roman Empire (the Byzantine Empire) or the Western Roman Empire survive?

Eastern Roman Empire (the Byzantine Empire)

200

What Western Roman city was sacked by a barbaric tribe in 410 C.E.?

A.) Rome

B.) Istanbul

C.) Beijing

D.) Constantinople

A.) Rome

300

What barbaric tribe invaded and sacked Rome in 410 C.E.?

A.) Mongols

B.) Kurds

C.) Visigoths

D.) Franks

C.) Visigoths

400

What era began due to the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

A.) Era of Good Feelings

B.) Enlightenment

C.) Renaissance

D.) Dark Ages

D.) Dark Ages

500

When did the Western Roman Empire fall?

A.) 1435 C.E.

B.) 476 C.E.

C.) 285 C.E.

D.) 1989 C.E.

B.) 476 C.E.