Vocabulary
Form of government where there is a single ruler
Dictatorship
Rome's first dictator who was assassinated by Senators in 44 BC
Julius Caesar
Name of the Roman city that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption
Pompeii
Invasions by the _____ led to the fall of Rome
Barbarians
Aqueduct
Name of emperor who made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire
Constantine
These people helped to spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.
Ex.) Barbarian invasions led to the fall of Rome because it weakened the empire and cost a lot of resources.
A form of government where people vote and power is balanced between different branches
Republic
Roman emperor who had a very strict morning routine. Known as one of Rome's greatest rulers.
Marcus Aurelius
What city became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?
Constantinople
Where did most of Rome's slave population come from?
Roman slaves were captured during war.
Branch of the Roman Republic made up of wealthy Romans who made laws
Senate
War hero who Julius Caesar teamed up with to gain power
Pompey
Name of the apartment buildings that Roman lower class citizens lived in
Insulae
What type of government existed in Rome before Julius Caesar was assassinated?
A republic
The title given to those of the upper class in Rome
Patrician
The Visigoths sacked the city of Rome in what year?
410 CE
What is one way that the Roman Empire has influenced our modern world? Give one example with two full sentences.
"One way Rome influenced our world today is...
"This has impacted our world today because..."
Roads, democracy, social welfare system, law system, modern architecture, sporting events, language, calendar system, etc.