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Rise and Fall of Rome
Unit Exam
Name: _____________________________________________
Section
Period: ____________
Numerals
Chronology
True/Fix
Map
Matching
Extra
Credit
Total
2
8
8
9
23
0
50
Percentage
Unit
Points
Earned
Possible
25
I. Roman Numerals:
1
5
10
50
100
500
1000
I
V
X
L
C
D
M
Translate the following numbers:
Arabic Numerals
Roman Numerals
1.
1215
2.
CCCXCV
II. Chronology (the order of events):
Put the following dates next to the events to show in which order things happened.
1200 BCE, 800 BCE, 509 BCE, 264 BCE, 79 BCE, 46 BCE, 31BCE, 312CE, 476CE
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2
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1. _476 CE_ Barbarian tribes invade Rome.
2. _31 BCE_ Marc Antony and Cleopatra die and Octavian (Augustus) becomes Emperor of Rome.
3. _312 CE__ The emperor declares that Christians shouldn’t be persecuted.
4. _1200 BCE_ Latins settle on the Palatine River.
5. _264 BCE_ Romans run into the Carthaginians and the Punic Wars begin.
6. _800 BCE_ Etruscans settle near the Palatine River.
7. _509 BCE_ Romans overthrow the Etruscans and establish a Republic.
8. _79 BCE_ Pompey and Julius Caesar debate about how Rome should be ruled.
9. _46 BCE_ Julius Caesar becomes dictator of Rome.
IV. True or Fix
If the sentence is true, write “true” on the line beneath it. If it is not true, cross out what’s wrong
and write the correction on the line beneath.
1.
During the early years of Christianity, the Roman leaders encouraged people to become
Christians.
2.
Many people were attracted to Christianity because it offered help for the poor and the sick.
3.
Christianity was the foundation of the Byzantine Empire, but they were accepting of other
religious traditions too.
4.
The Roman leaders were threatened by Christianity because Christians wouldn’t worship
the Roman gods.
5.
The Roman army was very organized and disciplined.
6.
The Roman leaders paid for games in the Colosseum to entertain the poor citizens, so that
they would be happy with the government.
7.
The Romans took and used a lot of Greek ideas like architecture, democracy, and
Christianity.
8.
Pompey believed that Rome should be ruled by one strong leader, while Caesar believed
that a group of wealthy senators should share the power.
V. Matching
a. Romans invented these to easily bring water to towns and cities.
b. This roman invention was the best transportation system in the
2. Augustus __v___
world until railroads were invented.
c. 30,000 people died because they protested their government’s
3. Barbarians __g___
corruption.
4. Carthaginians ___d__
d. The Romans fought against them for 120 years in the Punic
Wars, conquering land in Sicely, North Africa and Spain.
5. Christianity __r___
e. was supposed to rule the empire with Octavian but was defeated
6. Cleopatra ___w__
and tragically died along with Cleopatra.
f. They expanded the empire to its largest size and introduced a
7. Concrete roads ___b__
lot of programs to help people. They include Hadrian, Trajan,
8. Constantine ___i__
and Marcus Aurelius
g. Their name literally means people who speak a different
9. Diocletian __p___
language. They invaded the empire and were partially
10. Dome ___h__
responsible for its downfall.
h. an example of how the Romans took a Greek idea and
11. Etruscans __o___
improved upon it.
12. Five Good Emperors __f___
i. established religious freedom for Christians and converted to
Christianity on his deathbed.
13. Hagia Sophia __j___
j. the architectural symbol of the Byzantine Empire.
14. Islam ___t__
k. made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
l. His code of law is as famous as Hammurabi’s and still
15. Judaism ___s__
influences us today.
16. Julius Caesar ___u__
m. convinced her husband not to flee but to stay and stop the
rioting citizens.
17. Justinian ___l__
n. They settled on the Palatine river and founded Rome.
18. Latins __n___
o. They had a big influence on the development of Roman culture
during the 300 years that they ruled over the Latins. The Latins
19. Marc Antony __e___
overthrew them, establishing the Roman Republic.
20. Nike Riots ___c__
p. proclaimed himself a god even before he died, so that people
would know that the right to rule comes from the gods, not the
21. Remus and Romulus __q__
people.
22. Theodora ___m__
q. the mythical founders of Rome.
r. a new religion born during the Roman Empire.
23. Theodosius __k___
s. one of the religious traditions persecuted by the rulers of the
Byzantine Empire
t. a religion that didn’t yet exist during the time of the Roman
Empire.
u. He was assassinated by senators just 2 years after becoming
ruler of Rome.
v. He name was changed from Octavian when he became the first
Roman Emperor.
w. Queen of Egypt who committed suicide with a snake rather than
be brought to Rome.
1. Aqueducts __a___
V. Map:
A. Looking at the map below, decide whether each number was part of the Roman and
Byzantine Empires at their greatest sizes. Write “yes” or “no” in the box. (1/2 point
each)
Roman Empire
ex.
Byzantine Empire
no
no
1.
2.
3.
B. Match the following places to the correct letters on the map. Yes, there are more letters
than places to identify. (1 point each)
1. Constantinople _______
2. Rome ______
3. Mediterranean Sea ______
4. Black Sea _______
5. Alexandria, Egypt ______
6. Corinth, Greece ______