Vocabulary
What is a large territory controlled by a single ruler or state called?
Empire
Was the fall of Rome a sudden process or gradual process?
Gradual process
What type of labor was the Roman empire dependent on to maintain its infrastructure (buildings, roads, aqueducts, canals, etc.)
Slave Labor
What religion led to the destabilization of Rome's power over its people?
The spread of Christianity
Greek
What is a war between opposing groups of people in the same country?
Civil War
What was the capital city of the Roman Empire?
Rome
How did the size of the Roman empire impact the fall of Rome?
What was the result of economic weakness?
High inflation, high unemployment
What are the planets named after?
Roman (Greek) gods
A ruler with absolute power is called what?
Dictator
What large body of water (not an ocean) did the Roman Empire. surround?
Mediterranean Sea
What are the five main causes of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire?
Military weakness, economic instability, political corruption, social and cultural changes, and external pressures from invading forces
Who began invading the northern territories of the Roman Empire?
Germanic tribes
What was the religion of Rome?
A 200-year period of peace and prosperity established and maintained by the Roman Empire was called what?
Pax Romana
What three continents did the Roman Empire expand to?
Europe, Africa, Asia
What happened when the Roman Empire did not have enough men to recruit or conscript into the army?
They hired mercenaries
What happened to many (1/3) of Rome's emperors?
They were assassinated
Before the Roman Empire, what was their form of government?
A Republic (like the USA)
A Roman general who ended the Roman Republic when he seized power and became dictator for life...
Julius Caesar
During Rome's decline, who had the most political power?
The army
Where were big bloody fights between gladiators and wild animals staged?
The Roman Colosseum, (and other arenas throughout the Roman Empire)
What was the result of political corruption/poor leadership?
Was difficult to govern and defend its borders which led to the collapse of the Western Roman empire in 476 C.E.
What is the answer to IV + VI =?
X (10)