5.1
The earliest Romans settled along this river...
What is the Tiber river?
What did Rome absorb from Carthage after the end of the first Punic war
What is Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia
The basic military unit in Rome and the number of men
Legion, 5000 men
During the life of Jesus many people thought he was the _________________ or a savior to lead the people into freedom
What is a messiah
The capital city of the Eastern part of the Roman empire...
What is Constantinople?
What were the two mountain ranges of Italy? And the two main social classes?
Alps and Apennine
Plebeians and Patricians
After the Punic Wars, the Romans were committed to a policy of _________________, or establishing control over foreign lands and peoples
What is Imperialism
Author and purpose of poem "Aeneid"
Virgil, tried to show Rome's past was as epic as Greece
The life of Jesus was written about in the...
What are gospels/New Testament
The name of the emperor who decided to divide the emperor in an attempt to restore order....
Who was Diocletian
How Romans dealt with conquered lands
What is treated with justice as long as they followed Roman law and payed Roman taxes, and supply soldiers for the military they could keep their local customs and govt. Some were granted citizenship.
Reason Julius Caesar was assassinated by the senate and the fateful day in history
Senate feared he would declare himself king of Rome and dismantle the Republic,
March 15, 44bc
The most famous domed structure in Rome
What is the Pantheon?
Reason Jesus was sentenced to death/method of execution
Threat to Roman way of life, crucifixion
Which group of invaders sacked Rome in 378 AD/Leader's name
Visogoths/ General Alaric
Name of Roman Law Code and importance of the laws being written
Law of the Twelve Tables (written on 12 tablets)
First time plebeians could appeal a judgment handed down by a patrician judge.
He becomes the first emperor of Rome/establishes this period/ list one of his many achievements
Who is Octavian (changes name to Augustus)"Exalted One"/ establishes Pax Romana- jobs were given based on merit and talent, more fair tax system thanks to a census, postal service, improved infrastructure etc....
This system of law applied to both Roman citizens and non citizens
What is the Law of Nations
This emperor ended the persecution of Christians by issuing this....
Who was Constantine and what was the Edict of Milan
The year Rome "fell"/ explain what happened to Eastern Half
What is 476ad
Byzantine Empire continues for 1000 years
Main reason the Romans formed a republic/ways early romans protected themselves from having an abuse of power...
What is to prevent any one individual from gaining too much power. Split offices, term limits, power to veto, annual elections...
The name of the Carthaginian General who nearly defeated the Romans in the 2nd Punic War and his strategy...
Hannibal Barca made a daring trek through Spain, France, then down the Alps with war elephants
This astronomer/mathematician wrongly theorized the earth was the center of the universe, a mistaken idea that was accepted in the western world for 1500 years...
Who was Ptolemy
Describe three ways Christianity spreads.
Apostles, Martyrs, Constantine, Theodosius, missionaries
Explain the political, social, military, and economic reasons for the fall of the roman empire.
Students must thoroughly describe all aspects.