Practice Quiz 1-1

This emperor decided the Roman Empire had grown too big so he pulled troops out of Mesopotamia and built a wall between England and Scotland

• Nerva

• Augustus

• Commodus

• Hadrian

Rome's first emperor, led an long era of peace known as the

• Pax Romana

• Roman Renaissance

• Imperial Utopia

• Augustan Calm

Which emperor TEMPORARILY divided the empire into 4 parts?

• Theodosius

• Diocletian

• Augustus

• Hadrian

What did the Roman government do that caused coins to lose value?

• made coins smaller

• put less gold in the coins

• increased the size of coins

• introduced new coin designs

Why was the Battle of Adrianople significant?

• It marked the beginning of the Roman Empire

• It resulted in a peace treaty between two rival emperors.

• It led to the division of the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western parts.

• It resulted in a major defeat for the Romans signaling their weakness to the barbarians.

Which Roman emperor moved the empire's capital to Constantinople?

• Julius Caesar

• Constantine the Great

• Augustus

• Nero

What event do historians use to mark the END of the Western Roman Empire?

• Romulus Augustulus removed from power
• Odoacer kicked out the 14 year old emperor

• No emperor ever again ruled from Rome

• Odoacer became king of Italy

Match the following:

• Theodosius

• Last emperor of the Western Roman Empire

• Romulus Augustulus

• Rome's first emperor

• Odoacer

• Emperor known for expanding the empire to its GREATEST size EVER

• Augustus

• Barbarian who ended the Western Roman Empire

• Trajan

• Emperor known for PERMANENTLY splitting the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western halves?

Why did the Visigoths ask Rome for protection?

• Inflation was too high

• The empire was split in half

• Nero was suspected of setting fire to Rome

• they were afraid of the Huns

Which of these is NOT a Roman invention

• Domes

• Arches

• Gold Coins

• Concrete