Geography/Religion
This man spread Christianity through letters and missionary journeys.
Paul
Romans built these to carry water to cities.
aqueducts
In the Empire, who had the final say in government decisions?
emperor
These people protected the borders of the Roman Empire.
soldiers
Continent of the capital of Rome
Roads in Rome were important for these two things.
trade and moving armies
One internal reason for the fall of Rome was.....
What is political corruption / economic troubles / weakened military?
This group had no freedom and provided much of the labor in Rome.
slaves
Continent of the Roman Empire
Europe, Asia, and Africa
Many of our root words (prefixes and suffixes) in English come from which ancient language of the Romans?
latin
This leader became a dictator, weakening the Roman Republic.
Julius Caesar?
What did Roman farmers do when they could not compete with large landowners?
move to cities
Early Christians were often treated this way before Constantine.
Persecuted
Romans built this type of structure for large public events, like gladiator fights.
Colosseum (or amphitheater)
The first emperor of Rome who officially started the empire.
Augustus
Rome’s economy depended heavily on this type of work.
farming
Constantine later made Christianity the __________ in the Roman Empire.
Roman architects used this building material, which made their structures stronger and longer-lasting.
concrete
Name the capital city Rome moved to in the later empire.
Byzantium
Conquered lands had to provide this to Rome, which made the empire wealthy.
taxes