Cultural Contributions
The White House and Capitol are based on this ancient architecture.
What is Greek and Roman architecture?
This first Emperor of Rome was Julius Caesar’s grand-nephew.
Who is Augustus?
Hannibal famously marched his troops across this mountain range to invade Italy.
What are the Alps?
This was the chief governing body of Rome
What is the senate
This economic issue contributed to the fall of Rome due to overreliance on slave labor.
What are economic troubles?
This religion includes Allah and the Koran.
What is Islam?
This leader is known for establishing the Pax Romana.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
Rome fought this city-state in the 1st Punic Wars.
What is Carthage?
This title was adopted by Octavian to avoid the title of King.
What is Augustus?
This type of corruption among leaders led to instability in Rome
What is political corruption?
This age in Roman history was marked by expansion and Latin literature
What is the Augustan Age?
A group of senators murdered this leader to prevent his power from becoming absolute.
Who is Julius Caesar?
The Roman army was crucial for this reason, enabling Rome to expand and protect its borders.
What is military strength?
To prevent the army from gaining too much power and to keep it dependent on Rome for supplies
What was the purpose of Augustus changing the structure of the army?
This factor involved military overspending and invasions by barbarian tribes.
What is military overspending?
Programs to improve and beautify Rome with marble structures
What type of building programs did Augustus initiate?
This leader's assassination was a pivotal moment in Roman history.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This leader restructured the army to prevent it from gaining too much power.
Who is Augustus?
This period of peace in the Roman Empire lasted for over 200 years.
What is the Pax Romana?
The widening wealth gap contributed to this problem in Rome.
What are economic troubles?
The eastern part of the Roman Empire eventually became this empire
What is the Byzantine Empire?
This Carthaginian general famously crossed the Alps with war elephants.
Who is Hannibal?
Continuous attacks from these tribes weakened Rome’s defenses.
What are the Goths, Vandals, and Huns?
it made Christianity a legal religion in the Roman Empire
What is the Edict of Milan?
Frequent changes in leadership led to this in the Roman government.
What is insability and weakness?