Movements
What was the period of peace and prosperity that lasted about 200 years in the Roman Empire called?
Pax Romana
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Augustus (Octavian)
What was Rome’s first set of written laws called?
The Twelve Tables
What wars were fought between Rome and Carthage?
The Punic Wars
What building material did Romans invent that is still used today?
Concrete
Which group of people gave plebeians a voice in the Senate
Tribunes
Who crossed the Alps with war elephants to fight Rome?
Hannibal
What type of government did Rome create where citizens voted for leaders to make laws?
A Republic
What was the outcome of the Third Punic War?
Carthage was destroyed and became a Roman province
What structure carried fresh water into cities?
Aqueducts
What was the name of the wealthy landowner class in the Roman Republic?
Patrician
Which emperor divided the Roman Empire into East and West to make governing easier?
Diocletian
What theory did Ptolemy develop about the universe?
The Earth was at the center of the universe
What happened in 476 CE that marked the end of ancient Rome in the West?
The fall of the Western Roman Empire
What famous building in Rome has a large dome and honors all the gods?
The Pantheon
What religion began spreading in the Roman Empire and eventually became dominant?
Christianity
Which emperor issued the Edict of Milan, granting freedom of religion in the empire?
Constantine I
What medical scholar compiled writings that influenced medicine for centuries?
Galen
Who did Octavian defeat in the civil war to become first emperor?
What network connected the Roman Empire and allowed for trade and travel?
Roman Roads
What decree issued by Constantine I legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire?
The Edict of Milan
What plebeian reformers were killed for trying to help the poor?
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
Which Roman scientist studied animals, plants, and geography, and wrote volumes about the natural world?
Pliny the Elder
What is the period called at the time of Julius Caesar's assassination?
The Ides of March
What structure hosted gladiator games and public events?
The Colosseum