Geography
What continent was Rome started on?
Europe
What is the republic?
Vote for who you want.
What did Trajan do?
Grew the Roman empire so big that it had to be split
Who reunited Romans through Christianity.
Constantine
When did Rome start?
753 BC
What river was Rome built on?
Tiber river
What is monarchy?
Got to be king through relatives.
What did Constantine do?
Reunited Roman empire with Christianity.
What were the beliefs of Christianity in Rome?
What were the beliefs of Christianity in Rome?
When did Rome's prime time end
AD 476
Where was the Roman Empire located?
Central Rome
How was an emperor chosen?
because they were born in the right family.
What TWO of the emperors names?
Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian.
How did Christianity make it to Rome?
In 313 AD, Constantine issued the Edict of Milan,
one reason why Rome fell
The arrival of the Huns and the migration of the Barbarian tribes
Why was Rome divided geographically?
political and social instability, revolts, invasions and incursions into the empire.
Most powerful type of gov. in Rome?
the Senate
What did Julius Caesar do?
Julius Caesar was a political and military genius who overthrew Rome's decaying political order and replaced it with a dictatorship.
main reason that helped Christianity spread in the Roman Empire?
Everyday Citizens Spread the Word.
What was the main reason the Roman empire fell
Corruption, the division of the empire, and invasion by Germanic tribes
How did Rome fall geographically?
Barbarians and Vandals
What was weak in Romes gov.?
Economic problems, government corruption, crime and private armies, and the rise of Julius Caesar as dictator
What did Nero do?
He became infamous for his personal debaucheries and extravagances and, on doubtful evidence, for his burning of Rome and persecutions of Christians.
When did Christianity officially start.
323 AD it had become the official religion of the Roman Empire.
Main reason for Rome's rise
Military expansion drove economic development, bringing enslaved people and loot back to Rome