Republic v. Empire
Rome was ruled by elected officials during this time period.
What is the Republic?
Professional Roman soldiers of 6,000
What are legions?
This sea was at the center of the Roman Empire and helped connect trade routes.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Roman poet who wrote allegories, also wrote the Aeneid.
Who is Virgil?
Ancient Rome and the USA both use this type of goverment with elected officials.
What is a republic?
Rome had centralized power under one ruler during this period?
What is the Empire?
Roman roads improved trade and this other important function.
What is communication?
Rome was built on this river?
What is the Tiber River?
Roman writers Horace and Ovid were know for this type of literature?
What is poetry?
Citizens participating in government is called this.
What is civic duty?
Public entertainment, like gladiator fights, became especially popular during this time.
What is the Empire?
Rome's willingness to allow different religions helped create this.
What is stability/tolerance?
What is a peninsula?
This type of literature pokes fun at society.
What is satire?
The US Constitution reflects Rome's idea of written _______?
What are laws?
Citizens had more political participation during this period.
What is the Roman Republic?
Rome expanded this privilege to conquered peoples to help create loyalty to the empire.
What is citizenship?
This mountain range protected northern Italy from invasion.
What are the Alps?
What is an allegory?
This system is built to ensure that one branch of government oversees the responsibilities of the other branches so no one branch has too much power?
What are checks and balances?
During both the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, women could not do this important political activity.
What is vote/hold political office?
What are the Punic Wars?
This mountain ranges runs through the middle of Italy and helped shape settlement in Ancient Rome.
What are the Apennine Mountains?
Jesus often taught lessons using short stories with a moral message called these.
What are parables?
The US Constitution has written limits on presidential power so that the president does not take total control of government like this person did by declaring himself "dictator for life".
Who is Julius Caesar?