Rome's Land and People
One positive effect of Rome's location on the Tiber River
What is inland protection from invasion, path to the sea for trade.
Roman general turned Dictator; killed by his own government
Who is Julius Caesar
This allowed clean, running water to go into cities and improved cleanliness
Aqueducts
This man is known for spreading the word of Christianity through Asia Minor and thus creating Christian communities
Who is Paul
This part of the Roman Empire survived longer than its counter-part
What is the Eastern Roman Empire
What are less wealthy landowners, craftspeople, small farmers, and merchants
What is Plebeians
This emperor marked the transition of Rome from a Republic to an Empire
Who is Augustus
Describe Rome's religion
Polytheistic; based on Greece
Two misinterpretations of Christianity by Romans
What is Cannibalism and Incest.
Split the Roman Empire into East and West
Who is Diocletian
At first they made up the majority of public offices
What is Patricians
Augustus means this
What is Exalted One
Two ways the Coliseum is like sports stadiums today
What are water fountains, bathrooms, retractable roofs, tickets, multiple concourses/walkways
Romans persecuted Christains because they feared they would do what?
What is cause the fall of Rome by threatening their emperor worship
Two theories that are believed to explain the fall of Rome
Military Attacks/Weak, Social Decay, Economic Factors, Political Instability
A form of representative government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote
What is a Republic
Peace of Rome
What is Pax Romana
Two reasons why Rome built roads
What are to improve transportation, to connect their expanding empire, to help soldiers move efficiently for security reasons
Describe Edict of Milan and who created it
Toleration of Christianity in Rome; Constantine
Greatest single factor that led to the fall of Rome
What is the migration and invasions of Germanic people
Punic Wars (combatants, winner, impact)
What is Rome vs Carthage, Rome wins, Rome becomes master of the Mediterranean
How did increasing the Senate to 900 members increase Caesar's power
What is it diluted the individual power of each Senator; He filled the Senate with his supporters
Julius Caesar built a bridge(and later dismantled) to cross what river
What is the Rhine River
Appeal of Christianity to Romans
What is fulfilling human need to belong, salvation offered to all who believed, class didn't matter, familiar to other religions where savior-god sacrificed life to offer immortality or salvation; Martyrdom
Three reforms made by Diocletian and Constantine
What are increasing the army's strength and improving civil service, fixed prices to combat inflation. Edict of Milan and splitting the Empire.