There's No Place
Like Rome
Like Rome
These mountains serve as a physical barrier between the Italian Peninsula and the rest of Europe.
What are the Italian Alps? (or Alps)
The original type of government of the city-state of Rome.
What is a monarchy?
This characteristic describes the religious beliefs of ancient Rome.
What is polytheism?
This Roman invention made Roman architecture stronger and was made with limestone and ash.
What is concrete?
This group of people assassinated Julius Caesar.
Who are the Senate?
This geographic feature caused Rome to develop an economy based on maritime trade.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This branch of government in Rome was composed of patricians and governed Rome beginning in 509 BC.
What is the Senate?
This religion has its origins in the Roman empire and is characterized by monotheistic worship.
What is Christianity?
This Roman invention allowed Roman cities to have clean water delivered from farther away.
What are aqueducts?
This is the name of the first emperor of Rome.
Who is Octavian? -OR- Who is Caesar Augustus?
This city was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and is currently known as Istanbul.
What is Constantinople?
This governing body consisted of officials elected by the plebians in the Assembly and had the ability to veto laws passed by the Senate.
What are the Tribunes?
This person is credited with aiding the spread of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean Region.
Who is Paul?
This architectural invention allowed the Romans to build strong bridges and the Colosseum.
What is the arch?
This is the emperor who divided the Roman empire into Eastern and Western Rome.
Who is Diocletian?
This geographic feature was used as a fresh water source for the Romans and served as a method of transportation for trade.
What is the Tiber River?
The governing body chosen by the Assembly and consisting of 2 officials: one leading the army and the other leading governmental affairs.
What are the consuls?
This is the sacred text of Christianity.
What is the Holy Bible?
This Roman architectural invention is featured in the Pantheon in Rome and the capital building in Washington DC.
What is the dome?
This emperor of the Byzantine Empire ruled during the empire's height and took political advice from his wife.
Who is Justinian?
This city was destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius, a volcano in ancient Rome.
What is Pompeii?
This is the type of government ushered into Rome by the assassination of Julius Caesar.
What is an empire?
This event is said to have been the beginning of Christianity.
What is the resurrection?
This structure built in Constantinople was used for chariot races and other sporting events.
What is the Hippodrome?
This emperor of the Roman Empire legalized Christianity and greatly aided its spread.
Who is Constantine?