Religion
Belief in many gods
polytheism
A person who fights for the entertainment of the Roman Public
gladiator
First Emperor of the Roman Empire
Augustus Caesar or Caesar Augustus
One reason for the fall of the Roman Empire was because it became too ________ and hard to defend.
large
Religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
Christianity
Belief in one God
monotheism
The Roman Army built ____________ miles of roads.
53,000
Emperor who proclaimed religious freedom and eventually converted to Christianity
Constantine
A series of _____________ rulers also led to the decline of the Roman Empire.
bad; corrupt; weak; evil; etc.
A structure used to carry water over long distances.
Aqueduct
Term for savior in Judaism and Christianity
messiah
How did the Roman Empire deal with the growing number of Christians?
The persecuted and killed them.
Last emperor of the Roman Empire
Romulus Augustus
Economic situation when there is a general increase in all prices
inflation
The Roman Empire was split into parts called
provinces
A follower of a person or a belief
disciple
A paid soldier who serves in a foreign army
mercenary
The emperor who split the Roman Empire into an East and a West
Diocletian
Event that ended the rule of the Western Roman Empire.
The sacking of Rome by the Goths.
Christianity spread rapidly in the _____________ because of the high number of __________ people.
a. cities - wealthy
b. farming areas - poor
c. cities - poor
city-poor
A person willing to die for his or her beliefs
martyr
Built this structure to keep out the Northern Barbarian tribes.
Hadrian's Wall
Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome, Italy to ______________.
Constantinople
Which of these is Not a cause for the fall of Rome?
a. The size of the empire
b. The use of mercenary soldiers
c. The use of iron weapons
d. Weak and corrupt rulers
C - The use of iron weapons
Term for the letters written by Paul to spread Christianity
epistles