People
Names
Rulers
Interesting Facts
100

I am the emperor that made (a distorted form of) Christianity the official religion of the empire. I persecuted ALL OTHER religions EXCEPT Christianity.


I also decided to divide the Roman Empire again..into two parts.  Whom did i divide it between?

Theodosius I

(Theo means God)


My two sons

100

I am the emperor that pushed the boundaries of the empire to their greatest extent.

Trajan

100

The greatest outside danger to the Western Roman Empire came from the ________, who were possibly the descendants of ________.

Germans

Ashkenaz

100

How long was the unity of the Roman Empire maintained after Constantine’s death?

about 50 years

200

I led my Huns to rob and kill our neighbors in Asia.

Attila (the Hun)

200

Constantine built his new capital on the site of the old city of Byzantium.  What was his new capital called?

CONSTANTINople

200

I was Israels first king

SAul

200

Which lasted longer?  The Eastern or the Western Roman Empire?

Eastern (cuz perhaps they did “eat” more.)

300

I was the Carthaginian general that led a large force of men, horses, and elephants across the Alps into Italy

Hannibal

300

I was the Roman emperor who ruled during Jesus’ crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension.

Tiberius

300

I established the Chaldean empire.

Nabopolassar

300

When Roman officials began to mistreat the Visigoths, they went on a rampage.  It was “here” that the Visigoths gave the Romans one of the worst defeated in nearly 400 years.

Adrianople.         

400

After Rome, what became the new capital of the Roman Empire?

Constantinople

400

These were the rich people of Rome.

Patricians

400

What event marked the end of ancient times and marked the beginning of a new era in history?

The fall of Rome

400

The Germans had a different god for each day of the week.  

Sunna (sun god) was for _______.

Woden (wind god) was for _______.

Thor (Thunder or sky god) was for ______.


Sunday

Wednesday

Thursday

500

I was the first Christian emperor of the Roman Empire.

Constantine

500

This Edict in 313 encouraged toleration of all religions, including Christianity.

Edict of Milan



500

Under my rule, the Assyrian Empire fell

Sennacharib

500

Why did the western Roman Empire fall?

German in cations were the main reason.  But also, by the time of its fall, very few people thought that Rome and its culture were even worth fighting for.

M
e
n
u