The Fall of Rome

Italy is in which continent?

• North America

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

What did the Romans invent that made it possible for the people in the Roman Empire to easily obtain fresh water?

• aqueducts

• mosaics

• The Forum

• roads

How did adopting Christianity help Constantine?

• By making it legal, it stopped persecutions

• By making Christianity legal, it unified the people

• By making Christianity legal, it spread throughout the empire.

• All of the above

In what year did the Roman Empire collapse? 

• 776 BC
• 776 AD
• 476 BC
• 476 AD

There were several reasons the Roman Empire grew weak and fell apart. Which answer is NOT one of them?

• Empire was very large

• It had great emperors

• not enough good soldiers

• too many people were slaves

What did the Rome need a lot of to run the empire?

• energy

• rich people

• money from taxes

• government

What was the name of the groups of people who invaded the Roman Empire?

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Barbarians

• Germans

In addition to their own developments, the Romans borrowed many ideas from the Etruscans and the 

• Chinese
• Greeks
• Egyptians
• Mesopotamians

What is a form of government called in which the leader is put into office by citizens with the right to vote?

• Republic
• Monarchy
• Empire
• Theocracy

What were the rights and responsibilities of Roman citizens? 

• Vote
• Pay taxes
• Serve in the army
• All of the above