Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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An immediate
result of the fall of the Roman Empire was _______. a. | an increase in trade and manufacturing | b. | a period of disorder and weak central
government | c. | the growth of cities and
dominance by the middle class | d. | a renewed interest in education and the arts | | |
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Although we
conquered Greece, she conquered us, wrote Horace, a Roman poet, in 35 B.C.E. This quote means
that _______. a. | the Greeks made slaves out of the Roman
invaders | b. | the Greek culture greatly
influenced the Roman culture | c. | the Greeks became political leaders in the Roman
Empire | d. | Greece regrouped and
conquered the Roman Empire | | |
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How many years
after the formation of the Roman Republic did Rome adopt the Twelve Tables? a. | 59 years | c. | 41
years | b. | 150
years | d. | 303 years | | | | |
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What is a major
contribution of the Byzantine Empire to global history? a. | preservation of Greek and Roman culture | b. | construction of the pyramids | c. | invention of writing | d. | expansion of equal rights | | |
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An influence that
spread from the Byzantine Empire to Early Russia was the _______. a. | Orthodox Christian religion | c. | use of the Latin alphabet | b. | beginning of democracy | d. | factory system | | | | |
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After the western
Roman Empire fell to Germanic invaders in the 5th century A.D., the eastern part of the empire
eventually became known as the _______. a. | Persian Empire | c. | Carthaginian Empire | b. | Byzantine Empire | d. | Islamic Empire | | | | |
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The political
system of the Ancient Roman Empire was characterized by _______. a. | universal suffrage in national elections | b. | a strong central government | c. | rule by a coalition of emperors and religious
leaders | d. | a strict adherence to
constitutional principles | | |
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The Ancient
Romans’ most significant contribution to Europe has been in the area of
_______. a. | law | c. | drama | b. | economics | d. | poetry | | | | |
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Which of the
following distinguished Judaism from most other early religions that preceded
it? a. | No formal religious training was required of religious
leaders. | b. | There was a code of ethical
behavior. | c. | There was a place set aside
for worship. | d. | Only one god was
worshiped. | | |
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Constantinople
became the center of the Byzantine Empire because _______. a. | it was a religious center for Muslims | b. | its location made it the crossroads of Europe and
Asia | c. | it was geographically
isolated from surrounding empires | d. | the pope had made it the capital of the Christian
world | | |
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