Founding & Government
According to legend, these twin brothers were raised by a wolf, and one of them founded Rome.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
These wealthy landowning families held most of the power in early Rome.
Who are the patricians?
For centuries, land-hungry generals and soldiers took over foreign lands and people as a way to increase power and wealth.
What is imperialism?
Roman unity disappeared and leaders adopted "us vs. them" thinking after Emperor Diocletian's attempted reform
What was the Empire Splits in Two?
The Catholic Confirmation tradition connects to this Roman response.
What are patron saints?
After the kings were overthrown, Rome became this type of government, with elected officials instead of a monarch.
What is a Republic?
These two brothers, both tribunes, tried to give land to poor Romans and were killed for it.
Who are Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus?
The late Republic collapsed because soldiers swore loyalty to generals who paid them, such as Pompey and this man.
Who is Julius Caesar?
Tensions and divisions in Rome (the idea that your side is absolutely correct) relate to which U.S. phenomenon?
What is Political Polarization?
Roman emperors, like Nero, persecuted this group and blamed them for things like the Burning of Rome
Who are Christians?
Rome's first written laws, carved on bronze tablets so everyone could see them, were called this.
What are the Twelve Tables?
Plebian officials with the power to veto.
What are tribunes?
The annexation of Hawaii and other American colonies connects to this Roman charateristic/behaivor.
What is Imperialism & Expansion?
What is over cultivation?
What is monotheism?
The Legend of Romulus and Remus best fits this RESPECT theme.
What is Cultural Identity & Values?
The decline in trade and rising prices that make good more expensive.
What is inflation?
What are legions?
The distraction of the Roman people from the over all decline.
What is Bread and Circuses?
Romans enjoyed quick travel and improved health and hygiene because of these structures.
What are roads and aqueducts?
The modern U.S. document that parallels the Twelve Tables.
What is the Constitution?
This emperor reorganized the government and granted citizenship to more people in Rome.
Who was Caesar?
These are the four factors that led to the fall of Rome.
What are Political, Economic, Social, and Military pressures?
What is satire?
This emperor legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.
Who is Constantine?