Geography
Rome's strategic location on the Italian Peninsula provided fertile land for agriculture and facilitated trade due to its proximity to the _______________ ________.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This development allowed trade to increase.
What is a coinage system?
Centered around men; father was the head of the household and owned family and slaves as property.
What is a patriarch (patriarchal)?
A wealthy patrician who led battles to gain power and popularity was named _______________.
Who was Julius Caesar?
Wrote the Epistles from prison and traveled to many countries making disciples.
Who was Paul?
Farmers paid their taxes in this most important crop.
What is grain.
Augustus used coins as a political advertisement called...
What is propaganda?
To bear children and raise them with traditional values.
What is the role of women?
Made changes for the better: jobs for the poor, better housing, free grain, fire protection force, large public bath, brick to marble, rebuilt Roman forum, replaced greedy officials, built a capital. Originally called Octavian.
Who was Caesar Augustus?
Roman Roads for easy travel, Common language (Greek), Appealed to many (acceptance), Pax Romana made it safe to travel
Rome grew from small villages along what river?
What is the Tiber River?
What is a Republic?
Gravitas and civic-virtue.
What are key virtues?
Who is Hannibal
What is a martyr?
Land that is suitable for farming.
What is arable land?
The upper class of Roman Society
What are the Patricians?
The foundation of the Roman economy.
What is farming?
Was assassinated by senators because he wanted to reform the government and his rise to power would signal a weakening of the Senate?
Who was Julius Caesar?
He had a powerful dream just before a key battle, which led Christianity to be the established religion of the Roman Empire.
Who was Emperor Constantine.
Became the founder and first king of Rome in 753 BC
Who is Romulus?
A three part government is called a ___________?
What is a tripartite?
Mostly farmers, artisans and workers (common people of Rome that had little power).
Who are the Plebbeians?
Art/architecture, Roads/water system, Science/technology, Literature/language/law
What are the achievements of Rome?
Roman governor that Jesus was sent to for trial.
Who was Pontius Pilate?
The Romans built aqueducts, roads, bridges, and the Colosseum, showcasing advanced _______________ skills.
What is engineering?
The Roman Republic was established after the people of Rome overthrew _____________.
What are the Etruscan kings.
Rome shifted from a republic to an empire under ______________.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
Rome's military strength was tested in a series of wars with ________________.
What is Carthage?
Came to seek and save the lost.
Who was Jesus?