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Vocab
People
Roman Republic
Roman Empire
Fall of Rome
100
Form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders
What is a Republic?
100
This person hid in a rolled up carpet in order to seek an audience with Julius Caesar without getting caught.
Who is Cleopatra?
100
This branch of the Republic is made up of 300 aristocratic (patricians) members. They advised Consuls and established financial and foreign policies. 
Who is the Senate?
100
This is a 200+ year period where the Roman Empire thrived during a time of peace and success.
What is Pax Romana?
100
The poor condition of the Roman Empire in later centuries caused citizens to lose this value, contributing towards the downfall of the empire.
What is patriotism (or loyalty)?
200
The Roman military was forced to recruit these types of soldiers from foreign lands. Although they accepted lower pay than Romans, they felt little sense of loyalty to the empire.
Who are Mercenaries? 
200

He was a Carthaginian general who was a brilliant military strategist who fought against Rome during Punic Wars

Who is Hannibal?
200

These were two officials of the Roman Republic (like kings) who commanded the army and directed the government. Their power was limited by their one year term and the ability to veto one another. 

Who are Consuls?
200
This person created a civil service of plebeians and former slaves. This means he paid workers to manage affairs of the government, such as managing grain supply, tax collection and the postal system. This would help maintain the empire's stability long after his death during the time of Pax Romana. 
Who is Augustus (also known as Octavian)?
200
For a period of roughly 50 years, Rome experienced unstable and poor leadership; categorized as this type of problem.
Political Problem
300
This occurs when there is a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise in prices. This greatly weakened the Roman economy and would contribute to its downfall.
What is Inflation?
300
When this person died, the Roman Republic died with him. Unfortunately for him, only 1 out of 23 stab wounds were actually fatal.
Who is Julius Caesar?
300

Economic inequality (gap between rich and poor), soldiers fighting for pay and allegiance to a specific commander, and the assassination of Julius Caesar led to the end of this and the start of this.

What is the end of the Roman Republic and the start of the Roman Empire?
300
The most important industry of the Roman Empire's economy was agriculture (90% of population). In addition, a vast trade network of roads, navy protected shipping routes, and this commonly used item helped make trade between different parts of the empire much easier. 
What is common currency (or common coinage)?
300
The military became weak and less disciplined due to the hiring of mercenaries. Rome's military now struggled to fend off Germanic tribes who were indirectly forced to invade because of this man and his 100,000 soldiers.
Who is Attila the Hun?
400
This a class of Roman society made up of commoners like farmers, artisans, and merchants. They had to revolt in order to get representation in the Roman Republic.
Who are Plebeians?
400
In order to restore order and increase the strength of the vulnerable Roman Empire, this person split the empire into the Latin speaking West and the Greek speaking East.
Who is Diocletian?
400
These 2 assemblies of the Republic represented the more democratic feature of the Roman Republic. Both of these assemblies were allowed to make and vote on laws. One was made up entirely of soldiers while the other was composed of plebeians.
What are the Tribal and the Centuriate Assemblies?
400
This group of people made up the Roman Empire's main labor force and about 1/3 of the population.
Who are slaves?
400
The center of power of the empire, its capital city, was moved from Rome to this city in the East by Constantine. The East and its new capital city would survive while the West would eventually fall.
What is Byzantium (or Constantinople)?
500
A person who is willing to die or be severely punished for what they believe in. During the Roman Empire, these people were influential in converting followers.
Who are Martyrs?
500
He traveled to Rome from Jerusalem and is considered the first Pope of the Christian Church.
Who is Peter?
500
The Senate, Centuriate, and Tribal assemblies are most comparable to this US branch of government.
What is the Legislative Branch?
500
150 holidays a year were celebrated by giving out bread, attending fights and mock naval battles at the Colosseum, and chariot races. This was a diet of food and entertainment designed to distract the Roman people from their terrible housing, unemployment, and hunger; a policy known by this name.
What is Bread and Circuses?
500

Diocletian restored order to the empire through reforms: he divided the empire by East and West, doubled the size of the Roman military and this.

What is he set fixed prices for goods (or checked inflation)?