Republic to Empire
Who was allowed to vote in the Roman Republic?
Only free born male citizens
From where did some of the teachings of Jesus come?
Judaism
These were built to bring fresh water to cities and towns
Aqueducts
Rome built over 50,000 miles of these to make it faster for their armies to travel across the Empire.
Roads
Who took the title of Augustus?
Octavian
Rome was built along the __________ river.
Tiber
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church is the
Pope
Stoics believe that _________ should work for the good of all.
citizens
What does an emperor rule?
over different territories and cultures
A legal system put in place by ___________ served the Byzantine Empire for hundreds of years.
Justinian
Emperor _______________ led Rome into an era known as the Pax Romana.
Augustus
The center of Christianity remained in Rome even though
the Western Roman Empire had fallen
Which civilization had the greatest influence on Roman Art and Architecture? e
Greeks
This is a type of floor art using small colored tiles, or pieces of glass, creating an image. They helped archeologists learn more about Rome's Culture
Moasaics
The capital of the Byzantine Empire was named after
Constantine
What Roman general put an end to the civil wars and then declared himself sole ruler?
Julius Caesar
Why was Jesus put to death?
Because he was considered a threat by Roman and Jewish Authority
Who was Clovis?
He led the Franks to victory over the last remaining Romans in Gaul
The Justinian Code was a code of
Laws
This Emperor divided the Empire to make it easier to govern.
Diocletian
The Roman Republic was established after the death of what monarch?
Tarquinius (Superbus) or the proud
A struggle for power between the Byzantine Emperors and ________________ led to a schism in Christianity.
Pope
The year 476 brought the fall of the _______.
Western Roman Empire
This stressed Virtue, Duty, and Endurance in life
Stoicism
This Emperor Stopped the persecutions of Christians
Constantine
When the Romans overthrew their Etruscan king in 510 B.C., they
formed a republic
Leo III banned icons because
he viewed them as idols
What was an effect of the Byzantine Empire's location?
It was influenced by cultures from both the east and west
A separation or division from a church
Schism
What happened when Constantine moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?
the power of the empire shifted from west to east
This Roman language became the basis of several other European languages like French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian.
Latin