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Roman Empire Study Guide
True/False
1. The Romans made great advances in many fields that helped keep their empire
strong. _________
2. Problems from both inside and outside caused the Roman Empire to split and the
western half to collapse. __________
3. The Roman Empire split into two parts, and the eastern Roman Empire prospered
for hundreds of years after the western Roman Empire fell. _________
4. In coliseums, Christians were sometimes fed to lions to please crowds. _______
5. Most Roman houses did not have running water for drinking and bathing. ______
Matching
____Senators
A. Tax collectors, bankers. Many became wealthy businessmen.
Originally composed of Roman Calvary
____Equestrians
B. Advisory council of patricians. Became powerful and became
a major player in politics and government.
____Plebians
C. Members of Roman Army
____Patricians
D. Class of wealthy, privileged citizens. Could become emperor.
____Soldiers
E. Prisoners of war, sailors captured. Property of their owners.
____Slaves and Freemen F. Working class
Fill in the blank
1. Byzantine artists were known especially for creating colorful ______________.
2. The eastern Roman Empire is also known as the _____________________.
3. In 410, the city of Rome was destroyed for the first time in 800 years by the army
of a foreign people called the ________________.
4. The Roman Empire stretched as far south as _________, as far east as ________,
as far west as ___________, and as far north as _________.
5. Romans learned about their gods through _________.
6. Romans borrow religious beliefs from other cultures, specifically ____________.
7. The Roman Empire lasted _________ years.
8. Romans crucified/killed _________.
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What geographical aspects of the western Roman Empire made it hard to control?
Name two Roman-era cities/countries that still exist today.
Name two of the Roman emperor’s powers.
Name a privilege of Roman citizenship.
Name three types of intelligence (look back at your multiple intelligence lesson).
What is your strongest area of intelligence?
What are two things you examine when you “Read Around the Text”?
Name two Roman accomplishments.
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Why were the accomplishments you chose important to Rome?
How are the accomplishments your chose important to our modern world?
What do you think was the Romans’ greatest engineering accomplishment? Why?
What new religion appeared in the Roman Empire in the first century AD?
Whose conversion to Christianity helped make Christianity acceptable to Rome?
Where did Constantine move Rome’s capital?
Why did Diocletian divide the Roman Empire?
Name an internal problem that led to the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Name an external problem (or invasion) that led to the fall of the Western Roman
Empire.
What were the effects of wealthy citizens leaving Rome?
Where was Constantinople located?
What were two of Justinian’s major accomplishments?
What do you think Theodora’s role in the government says about women in the
eastern empire?
What was one major difference between the powers of emperors in the east and the
west?
In what ways was the Byzantine Empire different from the western Roman Empire?
How did contact with other cultures help change the Byzantine Empire?
What was Justinian’s Code?
What does the Latin expression “Civis romanus sum” mean?
Why was Constantinople ideally located to be the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
What contributed to the establishment of the Eastern Orthodox Church?
What was the relationship between religion and government in the Byzantine
Empire?
Name three aspects of Eastern Orthodox religious beliefs.
Elaborate/Evaluate
1. Many historians have observed that the Romans were a practical people. How did
that quality show in Roman engineering, architecture, and philosophy?
2. Of all the causes for the fall of the western Roman Empire, which, if any, could have
been prevented. Explain your answer.
3. Would Constantinople have been an exciting place to visit in the 500s? Why or why
not?
4. How did the weak government help lead to the end of the western Roman Empire?
5. Do you agree or disagree with this statement: By the 1000s, Europe was divided into
two Christian societies. Why or why not?