GEOGRAPHY
This mountain range forms a natural northern border
A follower of Jesus
What is Christian?
150-200 year period of peace in Rome
What is the Pax Romana?
The governing "body" of Rome, made up of 300 members
What is a Senate?
The common people of Rome
What is plebeian?
What is a peninsula?
The religion that spread throughout the Roman Empire
What is Christianity?
Large stone structures used to carry water into the cities
What are aqueducts?
A ruler with absolute power over people, like Julius Caesar
What is a dictator?
The wealthy, powerful landowners of Rome
What is patricians?
The river where Rome was founded
What is the Tiber River?
To punish people for their beliefs
What is persecute?
A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage, resulting in Rome's dominance in the western Mediterranean
What is the Punic Wars?
A group of three rulers in Rome (Caesar, Pompey, Crassus)
What is a triumverate?
The Romans had good access to fresh water and this for farming
What is soil?
The large body of water that touches borders of N. Africa, Europe, and Asia Minor
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
What is monotheism?
The reformed system of taxation lead to the mass expansion of these
What are roads?
A government where some citizens have the right to vote
What is a Republic?
The ruler of an empire
What is an emperor?
Rome was founded on these
What are 7 hills?
The Emperor who adopted the Christian faith, and stopped the persecution of Christians
Who is Constantine?
In addition to arches and columns, Romans were also known for these
What are domes?
The set of laws that were written down and posted for all to see
What is the Twelve Tables?
A marketplace in the center of Ancient Rome
What is a forum?