Rome geography
on a map, the country of Italy is in the shape of a ??
what is a boot
Built to separately transport water from sewage
what are aqueducts
the language that is the basis for all romance languages
What is Latin
areas under Roman control were as far as 3,000 miles from the Rome
what is size of the empire
the Mediterranean sea was called ??? during the height of roman empire
the Roman Lake
Surrounded by water on three sides
what is a peninsula
built to easily move troops and promote trade within the empire
What are roads
Accepted Jesus as the Son of God, which started a new religion
What is Chrisitanity
conquering so many areas increased the number of ? until they outnumbered citizens
what are slaves
the forum in Rome was used for?
markets
government actions
religious actives
the mountain range in northern Italy, acting as a natural barrier
what are the Alps
used in architecture as a curved structure to support large amounts of weight on bridges and buildings
what are arches
Diolcletian believed the Empire was too big to be ruled by one person
what is the eastern or Byzantine empire
soldiers no longer served as part of their duty as a citizen but instead were foreign soldiers paid to serve called ?
what are mercenary soldiers
the myth of how Rome was created involves two babies and ?? animal
what are wolves
The Italian peninsula juts out into the ??? Sea
What is the mediterranean
categorized writings of rules and punishments
what are the 10 tables of law
In order to collect taxes and perform business transactions the Romans created
what is a coin, or a uniform type of money
tax money collected did not equal ??? paid out
what are government assistance programs
upper class Romas were called
What are Patricians
The Roman empire reached three continents they are?
What is Europe, Africa and the Middle East
A200 year period of peace which led to a time of great achievements
what is the Pax Romana
Railroad tracks and car wheels of today are based on the width of this Roman invention
What are chariots
in order to keep the masses of unemployed people busy the government paid for these in the grand coliseum
what is bread and circuses
gladiator fights or
chariot races
middle class Romans who had limited rights were called
What are plebians