The Rise of Rome
Achievements of the Empire
Beginnings of Christianity
Byzantine Empire
Miscellaneous
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These brothers founded the city of Rome in 756 B.C.E.
Romulus and Remus
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Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?
Augustus Caesar (Octavian)
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This emperor converted to Christianity, and made it the official religion of the Roman Empire
Constantine
100
What is the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
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The number XVIII is what?
18
200
This military hero was assassinated in 44 B.C.E., brining an end to the Republic
Julius Caesar
200
This famous structure, built for entertainment, showed the vast power and resources of the Empire
Colosseum
200
Christianity is based of the teaches of this man
Jesus of Nazareth
200
This Emperor reform the civil law code and set about conquering back much of western Europe
Justinian
200
The famous Punic War General from Carthage
Hannibal
300
What is the form of government in which senators met and voted on laws for the rest of rome
Republic
300
What is name of the series of pipes and tubes that brought clean water into the city, and allowed for indoor plumbing and large public baths?
aqueducts
300
This emperor blamed early Christians for setting Rome on fire, and persecuted them for it
Nero
300
What is the reason the Byzantine Empire became so wealthy?
strategic positioning along trade routes such as the Silk Road
300
This book, written by Vergil, details the travels of Trojan refugees who came to Italy
The Aeneid
400
These were the everyday citizens of Rome, but they weren't allowed to be senators
Plebeians
400
What is the basic structure of the roman military
The legion
400
The extension of the Jewish Torah in Christianity is called?
New Testament
400
The schism in 1054 created this
Eastern Orthodox Church
400
What was the capital city of the people in North Eastern Europe who called themselves the "Rus"
Kiev
500
What is the name of the society in Northern Italy which ruled over Rome as a series of kings
Etruscan
500
What is the architectural form, made famous by the Romans, which added curves and domes to traditional Greek styles
the arch
500
What is title given to the head of the Catholic Church
Pope
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What is name of the Church built by Justinian, that is currently a museum
Hagia Sophia
500
What is the Latin name given to the Mediterranean Sea by the Romans
Mare Nostrum "Our Sea"
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