The Roman Republic
After Romans overthrew the rule of a harsh monarchy around 500 B.C.E, They established what type of government?
What is a Republic
The Pax Romana was a......
What is a period of peace and prosperity
Many christians were persecuted and killed within what structures?
What are Coliseums
Structures built to bring fresh water to the cities of Rome.
What are aqueducts
The Roman Senate was a select group of.....
What is patricians
Who was appointed dictator after defeating Pompey?
Who is Julius Caesar
The Empire was slip into Eastern and Western parts because it was.......
What is too Large
What class of people did Christianity appeal to in the Roman Empire?
Who are the Plebeians or Poor
Roman sculptures were heavily influenced by the _______, even though they were more realistic.
Who are the Greeks
What religion did the Eastern Roman Empire establish?
What is eastern Orthodox
Rome defeated and then destroyed Carthage in the
What is the Punic Wars
What was the main reason for the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
What is Barbarian Invasions
This myth told us that these two brothers founded Rome.
Who is Romulus and Remus
Who is the epic poet of the Aeneid which is considered Rome's national epic?
Who is Vergil
What advantage did Rome’s location on the Tiber River provide?
What is access to the sea
Marius changed Rome’s military recruitment system by.......
What is recruiting the landless poor.
After the Second Triumvirate, with whom did Antony war for control of Rome?
Who is Octavian
Who was the Emperor who converted to Christianity in 312 A.D?
Who is Constantine
What allowed Romans to construct massive, though stable, buildings?
What is Concrete
Who was the leader of Carthage army in the Second Punic War?
Who is Hannibal
Name three of the four reasons that led to the Republics fall?
What is Economic Problems, Corrupt officials, Crime and Private Armies, and the murder of Julius Caesar.
What three aspects of Roman life did the Pax Romana effect?
Political, Social, and Economic
Name three Roman gods and what they are the god of.
Answers will vary
What is the Astronomical system developed by the scientist Ptolemy that placed the Earth at the center of the universe?
Why is the Ptolemaic System
The conflict between the plebeians and the patricians was known as the.....
What is the struggle of the orders