People
This is the name originally given to a Jewish person who believed that Jews should obey no Roman law and fought against the Roman occupiers.
Zealot
This event happened in 63 BCE and resulted in Judea coming under the control of the Roman empire
Roman General Pompey conquered Judea
Judea was part of this Empire before being conquered by Rome
The Persian Empire
This is the classic theory about why Rome fell.
Invasion and conquering by barbarians
This language is the root of multiple languages spoken today, as well as the majority of scientific terminology in use
Latin
This man was one of many teachers moving through the province of Judea, but his teaching went on to be the basis for a major world regligion.
Jesus
This event began in 66 CE, ended in the Fall of Masada, and cemented the Roman view of Judeans as a rebellious and troublesome population
The Great Revolt/The First Roman-Jewish War
Name one of the Roman responses to Jewish uprisings and rebellions
Higher taxes, exiling the Jewish population from Jerusalem, requiring oaths of loyalty, destruction of the great temple in Jerusalem
This is a newer theory, speculating about the causes of physical and mental decline among the Roman elite.
Lead poisoning, caused by lead-lined pipes and water conduits
This type of government is still praised and used widely today
Republican governing
This appointed ruler of Judea tried (and failed) to maintain a balance between keeping the Jewish people happy and keeping his political allies in Rome happy.
Herod
Emperor Constantine created a huge cultural shift in Rome (and gave a boost to a modern world religion) by ______________ and _________________.
Converting to Christianity, making it the state religion of Rome
Name two Roman practices that were very offensive to Judea
This economic problem—where the value of money drops while prices skyrocket—crippled trade and impoverished Roman citizens during the decline.
Inflation
This specific architectural feature (seen prominently in buildings like the Colosseum) was invented by and widely used by the Romans.
The arch
This traveling apostle was crucial in spreading Christianity to non-Jews (Gentiles) throughout the Mediterranean basin and wrote many epistles in the New Testament.
Paul (Saul of Tarsus)
This stretch of time refers to the period in which people living inside Rome's borders were (theoretically) free from invasion or other violence, and could call upon Roman law enforcement to address any crime or injustice done to them.
Pax Romana
The Romans exiling the Jewish people from Judea after the Second Jewish revolt resulted in __________, which has had profound cultural impacts to this day.
The Jewish Diaspora
The Roman Emperor Diocletian split Rome into two parts- the Eastern Empire and the Western Empire- to try and resolve this problem facing the Roman Empire
The Empire was to big to govern effectively
We still divide the world into the East and the West due to this historical event in Roman history
The dividing of the Empire
This Roman general is the man who conquered Judea for the Roman Emperor, during which his soldiers besieged and then looted Jerusalem
General Pomey
This event (in 476 CE) is considered to mark the final fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Germanic chieftain Odoacer forcing Romulus Augustulus out of Rome.
Name at least two reasons why Jesus is not considered the Messiah according to Jewish traditions.
He did not accomplish all the tasks predicted in the prophesies (regathering Jews to Israel, ending all wars, etc); veneration of Jesus is considered a form of idolatry (since he is a human); many of his teaching discard traditional Jewish laws; he specifically taught against the Jewish leaders in authority during his life.
This political choice proved to be a bad idea for Rome, as it led to a well trained army with little loyalty to the Roman empire, only to their commanders.
Inviting various tribal fighters/cultures into Rome to join their army
Name at least two of the cultural legacies (religions, schools of philosophy, ideals, innovations, etc) based in Roman thought or historical context
Stoicism, Christianity, Civic Duty, military discipline, formation fighting) etc