Roman History Events
Famous Romans
Legacy of Rome
Byzantine Empire
Roman History Chapter
Vocabulary Review
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This was the first period in Roman history, before the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.
What is the Roman Kingdom?
100
I made myself dictator of Rome, but was later killed by senators in 44 BCE.
Who is Julius Caesar?
100
This famous type of Roman art is made from tiny polished stones.
What is mosaic art?
100
this was the empire's capital city.
What is Constantinople?
100
The United States and Taiwan are both _____________ governments.
What is democratic?
200
This event happened at the end of the Roman Republic because a Roman general got too powerful and many senators were afraid he wanted to make himself a king.
What is the Assassination of Julius Caesar?
200
This famous religious leader was crucified by the Romans.
Who is Jesus of Nazareth?
200
This Roman Language became the basis for the modern languages of French, Spanish and Italian.
What is Latin?
200
This emperor and empress ruled the empire at its highest point and helped it re-capture many lost territories.
Who were Justinian and Theodora?
200
Rome had many external and ___________ problems that led to its fall.
What is internal?
300
Emperor Constantine made a big change in the Roman Empire when he did this.
What is moves the capital to the East (Constantinople)?
300
This queen was the wife and lover of both Julius Caesar and, later, Marc Antony. She committed suicide by letting a poisonous snake bite her.
Who is Cleopatra?
300
Rome established this as its official religion and nowadays it is still the main religion across Europe.
What is Christianity?
300
This event was when the Christian churches in the West and East split apart because of their many differences.
What is the Great Schism of 1054?
300
The emperor of Rome had the ____________ to declare war and pass laws.
What is authority?
400
THIS important event happened in 476 AD and marks the end of the Western Roman Empire.
What is Germanic Tribes conquer Rome?
400
This emperor divided Rome into West and East and set up a system where 4 emperors shared power.
Who is Diocletian?
400
Romans built these to bring water from the mountains into their cities.
What are aqueducts?
400
This is the name for Constantinople's greatest church, whose name means the Church of Holy Wisdom?
What is the Hagia Sophia?
400
Rome's government was very advanced and still is used as a __________ by some countries today.
What is model?
500
This group is said to have built the first Roman settlement, not the brothers Romulus and Remus.
Who were the Latins?
500
This famous Roman philosopher and senator wrote about duty and Stoicism.
Who is Cicero?
500
Romans built roads to connect all the parts of their large empire. The first one they ever built was called THIS.
What is the Appian Way?
500
This was the empire that finally conquered the Byzantine capital of Constantinople in 1453 AD.
What was the Ottoman Empire?
500
One of the rules in ancient Rome was that public meetings were _________ from happening at night.
What is banned?
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