Question 1

To where did Constantine move Rome's capital?

Accepted Answer

Turkey

Question 2

The Hagia Sophia was a

Accepted Answer

church built by Justinian

Answer

battlefield in Turkey

Answer

amphitheater built by Justinian

Answer

museum built by Justinian

Question 3

Why did Roman emperors by the end of AD 100 start giving up land that the armies conquered?

Accepted Answer

They didn't think it could be protected adequately.

Answer

They only wanted land that was fertile.

Answer

They didn't need any more land.

Question 4

What effect did military battles have on farming?

Accepted Answer

There weren't enough farmers to grow food.

Answer

They only grew food the soldiers liked.

Answer

There weren't enough soldiers to fight in the army.

Answer

New farming techniques developed.

Question 5

Which emperor built the wall between Scotland and England marking the northern boundary of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Hadrian

Answer

Octavian

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Constantine

Answer

Justinian

Question 6

What made it possible to build a dome as big as the one in the Pantheon?

Accepted Answer

using a light weight cement

Answer

using a combination of arches

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putting an open hole in the dome

Answer

using a lot of barbarian slaves

Question 7

What event do many historians mark as the official end of the Western Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A barbarian overthrows the emperor and names himself king.

Answer

Justinian is killed by the Goths.

Answer

A Roman general overthrows the emperor and names himself emperor.

Answer

Constantinople is conquered by the Goths.

Question 8

Which is NOT a reason the Roman Empire fell?

Accepted Answer

There weren't enough emperors to lead the Empire.

Answer

There was corruption in leadership and  government.

Answer

The taxes were increased.

Answer

There were many diseases  and plagues.

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