Geography and Founding
What river was Rome founded around?
Tiber River
What type of government did Rome have?
Republic
What was the long period of peace in Rome called?
Pax Romana
Man at the center of Christianity who was crucified
Jesus
Huns
What type of landform is Italy?
Peninsula
What were the Twelve Tables?
Code of law that covered criminal and civil issues
Gladiators
Roman ruler who ended the persecution of Christians in Rome
Constantine
Economic reason for the fall of Rome
Inflation (items too expensive)
Who were the founders of Rome according to legend?
Remus and Romulus
What city was burned to the ground during the Punic wars?
Carthage
What was the purpose of aqueducts?
To bring water to the city
The name for the priest who oversees several local churchs
Man who divided the Roman empire in an attempt to save the empire
Diocletian
Who were the people at the bottom of the social pyramid in Rome?
Plebeians
Why did conquered people usually accept Roman rule?
They allowed them to become citizens
Laws
Name for when Jews were forced from their homeland
Diaspora
What was the period of time like after Rome fell?
It was a period of chaos and no central government
Patricians
Plebeians from unfair treatment by the Patricians
Under what ruler did Rome have great accomplishments in art?
Augustus
The declaration Constantine made officially accepting Christianity as a Roman religion
Edict of Milan
Why were many Germanic people were coming into Rome in the late 300's?
They were running away from the Huns