Geography
Where is Rome Located and why is it helpful?
What is the Italian peninsula and because it is near the Mediterranean Sea which gives it a good trade export and causes cultural diffusion.
What type of government was the Roman Empire
An Oligarchy
what was the highest class of Rome called?
The Patricians
what religion did they practice
Christianity
Romans invented what form of travel that helped access places over water
A bridge
What is Rome the capital of
Italy
Who was the first emperor of Rome
Augustus Caesar
what was the common class called
The plebians
what is polytheism
The belief of multiple gods.
What is the structure that housed many fake combats using gladiators, animals, and sometimes even naval ships and the flooding of the building
The Colosseum
what River runs through Rome
The Tiber River
what are the three branches of government
Executive, legislative, judicial
what were the poor treated and lowest class of Rome called?
The Slaves
what is monotheism
The belief in one/singular God.
What were roads in Ancient Rome usually made of?
They were typically made of rock/stone
What city was named after Constatine
Constantinople
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
what is the term "checks and balances" mean
It keeps the government stable and it makes sure to keep everyone in line, with their job as a citizen
were women and men given the same rights
Women still played a role but men were given more rights.
what civilization inspired roman gods?
The Greece civilization
where in ancient Rome did many public meetings and many common social hangouts take place?
Public Baths
What mountains are above rome
The Italian Alps
what are the five parts of rome's representative democracy
Branches of government, checks and balances, civic participation, representative democracy, and rule of law/twelve tables.
who was considered a citizen
a free male who owns land
Paul
Double Jeopardy
How did people become gladiators?
They became a gladiator by being captured in war or having some sort of debt. They were slaves.