Religion
Christianity has its roots in what religion?
Judaism
What mountain range provided protection to Rome?
Alps
The majority of Rome fell into this social class
Plebeians
Who was the first imperial Emperor?
Emperor Augustus
What were the series of 3 wars fought between Rome and Carthage called?
The Punic Wars
From who did the Romans borrow many of their religious traditions and polytheistic gods & goddesses?
Greeks
At its height, how many continents did the Roman Empire extend across?
3 (Europe, Asia, Africa)
Only a small group of Roman elite were born into what group?
Patricians
Who was assassinated by the Roman Senate?
Who won all three of the Punic Wars?
Rome
Jesus
The Roman Empire surrounded what sea?
Mediterranean Sea
What technological advancement helped unify both the Roman and the Persian Empires?
Road systems
Which scientist believed that the Earth was at the center of the solar system?
Ptolemy
After the end of the Punic Wars, Rome had control of and was able to expand into what region?
The Mediterranean
Which Emperor adopted Christianity after having a vision of a cross before battle?
Emperor Constantine
Rome is located on what body of land? (Hint: Water on three sides)
Italian Peninsula
Name the 3 groups in the Roman Republic's government.
Consuls, Senate, Assemblies
Which Roman author wrote the Aeneid?
Virgil
What Carthaginian marched his troops, cavalry, and elephants across the Alps to surprise attack Rome during the Punic Wars?
Which Emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
Emperor Theodosius
Anatolia
List 3 of the reasons that the Western Roman Empire fell.
Geographic size, Weak economy, Military breakdown, Moral decay, Political problems, Germanic invasions
Attila the Hun
Who crossed the Rubicon River into northern Rome and started a civil war?
Julius Caesar