Roman Empire A
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Augustus (Octavian)
Capital City of the Empire and present day Italy
Rome
What Country is Rome in?
Italy
This structure carried clean water from the hilltops into cities and towns?
Aqueduct
A group of states or countries under one supreme authority
Empire
A relative peace that lasted 200 years and started with the reign of Augustus
Pax Romana
Before Rome was an empire, what form of government did it have?
A republic
Who killed Julius Caesar?
Members of the Senate
Rome is a peninsula that is connected to what body of water?
Mediterranean Sea
Which engineering feat connected the city of Rome with territory throughout the empire?
What is roads
Which three continents did the Roman Empire span?
Europe, Asia, and Africa
This river flows through Rome and made the Roman civilization possible.
The Tiber River
What is the name of the written code of law, gave legal protection to all citizens, and was publicly displayed for all to see
The Law of the Twelve Tables
Approximately, how long did the Roman Empire last? Clue: start with the reign of Octavian.
500 years
It's what Diocletian did to preserve the Empire.
divided it into halves
Jewish churches where Paul preached?
What were synagogues?
spell the mountain chain that stretches along the boot
A-p-e-n-n-i-n-e-s
Who was the first Christian emperor in ancient Rome?
Constantine
People who weren't Roman were called?
Barbarians
It's what Constantine did to preserve the empire.
Moved the capital city to Byzantium (Constantinople)
Greek Old testament translation---
Septuagint
List the 5 Julian Emperors in order.
Octavian, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero
It was in this city that believers were first called Christians.
Antioch
List the 5 patriarchal cities.
Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Alexandria
Name three modern languages that Latin is the root of?
Spanish (489 million),
Portuguese (283 million),
French (80 million),
Italian (67 million) and
Romanian (24 million),