Roman Republic
This set of laws was written on stone tablets and displayed in public to ensure all citizens knew their rights.
What are the Twelve Tables
Pax Romana directly translates to...
What is Roman Peace
Who is known to be the founder of Christianity
Who is Jesus Christ
What theory most closely aligns with this statement?
Rome’s empire became too large to control, making it difficult to defend from invasions.
What is Overexpansion
This series of three wars was fought between Rome and Carthage for control of the Mediterranean.
What is the Punic Wars?
The two leaders of the Roman Republic who shared power and could veto each other.
What are the Consuls
What is the name of the major engineering advancement that allowed Romans to carry water into the cities of the empire
What is an aqueduct
What is the holy book of Christianity that includes the teachings of Jesus.
What is The Bible
What theory most closely aligns with this statement?
Many Romans lost trust in their government because of corrupt and weak leaders.
What is political corruption
What Christian holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ?
What is Easter
The Roman Republic had two main social classes: the wealthy patricians and this lower-class group.
What are the plebeians
The Pax Romana began under the rule of the first emperor of Rome.
This early Christian missionary spread the teachings of Jesus throughout the Roman Empire.
(HINT: HE WAS PREVIOUSLY A PROSECUTOR OF CHRISTIANS)
What is Paul the Apostle
What theory most closely aligns with this statement?
This part of the Roman Empire became wealthier and more powerful, while the Western Roman Empire grew weaker.
What is The Rise of the Eastern Empire
What three continents did The Roman Empire span over at its height?
What is Africa, Europe and Asia
This Roman general and dictator was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 BCE.
What is Julius Caesar
The Pax Romana lasted for approximately this many years.
What is 200 years
This Roman emperor made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire with the Edict of Milan.
What is Constantine
What theory most closely aligns with this statement?
The spread of this new religion changed Rome’s traditional beliefs and weakened the power of the emperor.
What is the Spread of Christianity
The phrase "bread and circuses" refers to how Roman leaders kept people happy by providing these two things in the Colosseum
What are free food and entertainment?
This group of 300 landowning men advised Roman leaders and held significant power.
What is the Senate
During the Pax Romana, Rome built an extensive system of these to improve trade and military movement.
What are roads?
Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the __________
Known as the anointed savior chosen by God
What theory most closely aligns with this statement?
The economy of Rome declined partly because of high taxes and the reliance on this system, where wealthy landowners controlled large farms worked by the poor.
What is economic decline
Rome's victory in the Punic Wars, led to them taking control over which three Mediterranean islands that allowed them to become the superpower of the Mediterranean?
What is Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia