Starter quiz

  • Place these events in the correct order, starting with the earliest.
    • 1
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      According to the myth, Romulus becomes king of Rome
    • 2
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      The Roman senators overthrew the last King of Rome, creating the Roman Republic
    • 3
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      Julius Caesar rose to power as a general and then as dictator of Rome
    • 4
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      Augustus won the civil war and became Rome's first emperor
    • 5
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      Diocletian split the Roman Empire in two
    • 6
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      Constantine became the capital of the reunited Empire temporarily
  • The Byzantine Empire was also known as the __________ Roman Empire.
    • Northern
    • Eastern  ✓
    • Southern
    • Western
  • Which of these statements are true about Constantinople?
    • it was named in honour of Constantine  ✓
    • it was named in honour of Diocletian
    • it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire  ✓
    • it was the capital of the Western Roman Empire
    • it was capital of the reunited Eastern and Western Roman Empire temporarily  ✓
  • Match the words to their meanings.
    • province
      ⇔
      an area of land that is part of a country ✓
    • republic
      ⇔
      a country where the leaders are elected ✓
    • empire
      ⇔
      a large area ruled by an emperor ✓
  • What was the main religion of the people of the Byzantine Empire?
    • Hinduism
    • Judaism
    • Islam
    • Christianity  ✓
  • The people of the Byzantine Empire referred to themselves as ...
    • Byzantine
    • Roman  ✓
    • emperors
    • senators
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