What effect did Nero have on religion?
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He persecuted and killed the Christians of Rome
He accepted Christianity and allowed Christians to worship freely
He banned the polythiestic worship of the Roman gods
He encouraged Hinduism and Buddhism to spread through the empire
He persecuted and killed the Christians of Rome.
Which of the following was MOST responsible for the Great Schism?
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The actions of the iconoclasts
A decision from the Council of Nicea
The Byzantine emperor rejecting the pope
Constantine converting religions
The Byzantine emperor rejecting the pope.
Which of the following is NOT a reason trade thrived during the Roman empire?
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The empire was not at war, so the lands were peaceful
The empire shared a language with all their trading partners
The navy ensured safe ocean travel and trade
The empire all had one currency
The empire was not at war, so the lands were peaceful.
Which of these features had the greatest impact on Rome?
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The Arabian Peninsula
The Pacific Ocean
The Gobi Desert
The Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea.
Which of the following is an example of Roman Architecture?
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The Pantheon
The Iliad
The Gregorian
Plutarch
The Pantheon.
Which of the following was a major factor in the decline of the Byzantine empire?
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conversion of the Slavs
Iconoclasm
arrival of invaders
recapture of Rome
arrival of invaders.
What type of art did Rome give us, made up of small stones or pottery pieces to make one big picture?
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Still Life
Sculptures
Mosaics
Landscapes
Mosaics.
What was the most serious consequence of the invasion of Rome by the Huns?
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They overthrew the Roman empire.
They attacked the Germanic tribes, sending them out as refugees.
The Huns devastated and destroyed large parts of the empire.
The Huns's invasions led to inflation that wrecked the Roman economy.
The Huns devastated and destroyed large parts of the empire.
Which of the following is something that was shared between the Roman empire and the Byzantine empire?
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They were both ruled by Augustus.
They were both ruled by Justinian.
They were both dependent on trade to succeed.
Neither had an empire-wide religion.
They were both dependent on trade to succeed.
How were Roman aqueducts used?
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To carry water across the land
To remove waste from the cities
To move concrete to places where roads were being built
To form a wall to protect the cities from invasion
To carry water across the land.
Why was Rome considered to be a site of encounter?
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People would go there to start wars
Rome housed the biggest religious temple for worship
It was a place where people from different cultures could meet to exchange goods and ideas
People often got sick after visiting there
It was a place where people from different cultures could meet to exchange goods and ideas.
Which of the following was NOT an event that took place at the Colosseum?
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Gladiator games
Funerals
Mock battles
Battles between men and wild animals
Funerals.
Which of the following was NOT one of the three parts of the Roman democratic government?
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House of Representatives
Assemblies
Senate
Magistrates
House of Representatives.
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the fall of Rome?
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The empire’s size made it hard to defend its borders.
It took a long time to bring word of an invasion to the emperor.
People protested the gladiator games
Civil wars created massive economic problems.
People protested the gladiator games.
What made the Byzantine capital of Constantinople an ideal trading center?
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It was surrounded by water on three sides and could easily be access by people from other lands
People that lived there all spoke Greek
They built beautiful churches such as the Hagia Sophia
Justinian’s Code brought order to the land