Fall of Rome
Geography
Economy
Government
Name that landmark!
100
How did overexpansion lead to the fall of Rome?
Rome became too big too manage. There was too much territory and not enough money or government infrastructure to keep it all organized.
100
What is a peninsula?
A body of land surrounded by water on three sides.
100
What is the benefit of being on the Mediterranean?
Access to sea trade and yummy fish!
100
What type of Government did Rome start as?
Republic. If you were super smart and said that Rome was a Monarchy because they overthrew their Etruscan kings before they were a republic give yourself an extra 200 points. NICE!
100
NAME THE LANDMARK
Colosseum
200
How did Invasions lead to the fall of Rome?
They were literally invaded dude. What did you expect the answer to be?
200
What benefit did the Tiber River give Rome.
FERTILE SOIL DUDE!
200
Why did Rome invest heavily in roads?
Rome was a vast empire and needed to be connected so that people could move easily throughout.
200
What kind of government did Rome have after a republic?
EMPIRE!
200
Name that landmark
The Pantheon
300
How did overspending lead to the fall of Rome?
Romans had a giant empire and maintaining all of the things in the empire like infrastructure and the cost of having a gigantic standing army caught up with Rome and things fell into disrepair and they could not pay soldiers.
300
How were Rome and Greece geographically similar?
They both had a moderate climate and access to the Mediterranean Sea.
300
Why did Rome conquer land?
Expand territory, get new resources and control sea trade.
300
Describe the difference between a right and a responsibility?
A right is a privilege granted by a government. A responsibility is something the government expects of its citizens.
300
Name that landmark
The Roman Forum
400
How did the Rise of Christianity lead to the fall of Rome?
The Christian religion had beliefs in opposition to the Roman standard. The Emperor would not have been considered a god by Christians and they would not have been willing to go to war for Rome.
400
How was Rome different than Greece?
Rome had access to rivers while Greece did not have any major rivers.
400
How did the Punic Wars impact Rome?
They significantly expanded Rome's territory.
400
Describe the difference between Plebian and Patrician
Patricians: Had political power and were rich only a few families were patricians
Plebians: Poor and had less political power
400
Name that Landmark
The Vatican
500
How did splitting the empire into east and west lead to the fall of Rome?
Splitting the empire into east and west only made problems for the west worse while the east was able to operate without the problems that the Western Roman Empire had. FUN FACT: When we talk about the fall of Rome we are only really talking about the Western Empire. The Eastern Empire lasted for centuries after.
500
What Roman province did Julius Caesar conquer?
Gaul
500
What was Roman money called?
Denarius
500
Name 5 right and 3 responsibilities we have today.
Sorry Denk im not typing this one!
500
Name that landmark
Circus Maximus