Vocab
Created in 451 BC, this was the first set of written Roman laws.
What is the Twelve Tables?
This group of invaders came from the North.
What is Germanic invaders?
The 12 month, 365 day calendar was first introduced by what Roman
Who is Julius Caesar?
The Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, peaked in the ____ś. (400s - 1200s)
What is the 500s AD?
A peninsula that looks like a boot and has a nice climate.
What is Italy?
The study of body structure.
What is anatomy?
Who is Spartacus?
The Romans fought the Punic Wars against this city in Africa.
What is Carthage?
This Germanic invader conquered Rome in 476 AD, ending the Western Roman Empire.
Who is Odoacer?
The US capitol has a dome that is supported by what Roman invention?
What is the arch?
100 years is called this.
What is a century?
This emperor moved the Roman capital from Rome to Constantinople.
Who is Constantine?
Augustus introduced a long and peaceful period of time of about 200 years.
What is the Pax Romana?
A large church built under the direction of emperor Justinian in Constantinople.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
These languages are based on Latin AND known as the romance languages.
What is French, Spanish, and Italian.
What is satire?
King Tarquin and what group of people were overthrown by the Romans.
What is the Etruscans?
Both Rome and the US had/have three branches of government, but the US also has _____________.
What is ¨separation of powers¨?
Invasions, political confusion, and economic issues were the cause of this.
The Eastern Roman Empire is also known as this.
What is Byzantine Empire?
This is the first Roman road that ran to the SE of Italy.
What is the Appian Way?
These Roman creations allowed merchants to trade and troops to travel quickly.
What are Roman roads?
As Eastern Roman emperor, Justinian reconquered parts of the Western Roman Empire, including these 2 places.
What are Italy and Spain?
Republican government, assumed innocent until proven guilty, and equally applying the law to all are this.
What are Roman ideas that influenced the U.S.?