Topic 8 Lessons 4-7 Test Review

What was one way Rome spread Greco-Roman culture?

• By building aqueducts

• By building roads linking distant areas with Rome

• By creating new languages

• By conquering Egypt

Which languages developed from Latin?

• German and Dutch

• Spanish and Italian

• English and Russian

• Greek and Arabic

Who was the first known person to write about arteries and veins carrying blood?

• Ptolemy

• Claudius Galen

• Pliny

• Diocletian

Why type of people, whether men or women, were the gladiators of the Roman Empire?

Explain how international trade influenced Rome.

• It isolated Rome from other cultures.

• It spread Rome’s influence and brought influences from other cultures.

• It led to the decline of the Roman Empire.

• It caused Rome to abandon its own culture.

Describe the impact of the collapse of the Roman Empire on its cities.

• Cities became more prosperous.

• Cities experienced widespread corruption and discontent among the poor.

• Cities were unaffected by the collapse.

• Cities became centers of trade.

What was one of Justinian's significant contributions to the Byzantine Empire?

• He conquered the entire Roman Empire.

• He oversaw the rebuilding of the Hagia Sophia.

• He invented the Latin language.

• He abolished slavery.

How did Constantinople become a cultural center?

• By isolating itself from other cultures

• By attracting artists, merchants, scholars, and other visitors from different cultures

• By focusing solely on military conquests

• By banning foreign influences

What role did Eastern Orthodox missionaries play in the Byzantine Empire?

• They spread the Christian faith, especially among Slavic peoples.

• They focused on military training.

• They built roads and infrastructure.

• They collected taxes.

Identify one scientific contribution made by Ptolemy.

• He discovered the laws of motion.

• He studied astronomy and mathematics.

• He invented the telescope.

• He developed the theory of relativity.