Fall of the Western Empire

Question 1

Use the drop-down menus to complete each statement.

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The Eastern Roman Empire was located closer to .: trade routes; The Eastern Roman Empire was the Western Roman Empire.: richer than; The cities of the Eastern Roman Empire were .: large and diverse; The original name for the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was .: Byzantium

Question 2

equal to✔ richer thanpoorer than

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poorer than

Question 3

small and made up of one culture ✔ large and diverseisolated and had one ethnic group

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isolated and had one ethnic group

Question 4

✔ ByzantiumAlexandriaConstantinople

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Alexandria

Question 5

Use the drop-down menus to complete each statement.

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Reduction in spending caused problems with Rome’s .: roads and buildings; Rome’s location made the city harder to defend because it was .: closer to enemies; Constantinople’s location was closer to .: trade routes; The defenses of the Eastern Roman Empire made the Western Roman Empire .: a target for invasions

Question 6

Use the drop-down menus to complete each statement.

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The Eastern Roman Empire was located closer to .: trade routes; The Eastern Roman Empire was the Western Roman Empire.: richer than; The cities of the Eastern Roman Empire were .: large and diverse; The original name for the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was .: Byzantium

Question 7

How did the division of the Roman Empire affect the western half?

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The division greatly weakened the Western Roman Empire.

Question 8

Where did Constantine move the capital of the Roman Empire?

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Constantine moved the capital to Byzantium on the Bosporus strait.

Question 9

Why was Byzantium made the new Roman capital? Choose three correct answers.Byzantium had a natural harbor.Rome had been destroyed by invaders.Byzantium was in a better defensive position.Byzantium provided greater access to trade routes.Constantine’s enemies controlled the Western Roman Empire.

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Byzantium had a natural harbor.; Byzantium was in a better defensive position.; Byzantium provided greater access to trade routes.

Question 10

Which statements describe the invasions of the Western Roman Empire? Choose three correct answers.Rome was an easier target than Constantinople.Vandals from Sweden sacked Rome, but did not hold it for long.The Visigoths were never able to defeat the city of Rome.The Vandals sacked Constantinople.Attila the Hun was a brilliant general and politician.

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Rome was an easier target than Constantinople.; Vandals from Sweden sacked Rome, but did not hold it for long.; Attila the Hun was a brilliant general and politician.

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