Augustus & Pax Romana
This was the special name the Roman Senate gave Octavian after he became Rome’s first emperor.
Who is Augustus?
Roman roads were constructed by these members of the Roman military.
Who are Roman soldiers?
Christianity first developed within this community.
What is the Jewish community?
This emperor divided the Roman Empire into two parts.
Who is Diocletian?
Roman law established the principle that a person is considered this until proven guilty.
What is innocent?
This approximately 200-year period of peace and prosperity began under Augustus.
What is the Pax Romana?
This was the official language of the Roman Empire.
What is Latin?
Christians believe this event involving Jesus is central to salvation and eternal life.
What is Jesus’s resurrection?
The two parts of the divided Roman Empire became known as these two empires.
What are the Eastern and Western Roman Empires?
Roman law established many important __________ principles that influenced future governments.
What are legal principles?
The Pax Romana began under the rule of this Roman emperor.
Who is Augustus?
Today, Latin is most commonly found in these types of documents.
What are legal documents?
This important early Christian leader traveled as a missionary and wrote many letters.
Who is Paul?
This problem ruined Rome’s economy and contributed to the empire’s decline.
What is inflation?
The Roman system influenced the U.S. system of these two things.
What are government and law?
Augustus was known for using these types of methods to rule the Roman Empire.
What are peaceful/diplomatic methods?
Roman roads helped the empire by making it easier for people and goods to do this.
What is travel and trade?
These writings are letters from early Christian leaders, including Paul.
What are epistles?
Constantine established a new capital in this city, located in modern-day Turkey.
What is Constantinople?
This Roman principle means that the government must follow established laws and procedures.
What is the rule of law?
The Pax Romana brought more of these to the Roman Empire, helping trade and the economy grow.
What is peace and prosperity?
Roman law established many important principles that continue to influence modern legal systems.
What are legal principles?
This Roman emperor made Christianity legal throughout the Roman Empire.
Who is Constantine?
This group sacked the city of Rome in one of the final major events in the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Who are the Visigoths?
The Roman legal system helped influence the development of modern systems based on these two ideas: government and ________.
What is law?