Ancient Rome Culture
Nearing its collapse, most Roman citizens were unemployed because why? Who did most of the work?
slaves did most of the work.
Which emperor is said to have been playing music on his balcony while watching the city of Rome burn to the ground?
(Julius Caesar, Nero, Constantine)
Nero
What two major mountain ranges exist in Italy?
Alps in the north and Apennines in central Italy
Who fought the Patricians for more power in Rome?
(Plebeians, slaves, women)
Plebeians
Romans were fascinated with the art, government, and philosophy of what ancient civilization?
(China, Greece, Egypt)
Ancient Greece
Emperors would give free bread and entertainment to the poor to keep them from rising up
When Mt. Vesuvius erupted, this city was buried under ash.
What is Pompeii/Herculaneum
What was the 200-year era of peace and expansion shortly after the assassination of Julius Caesar?
Pax Romana
Why did Rome became a Republic?
( limit citizens power / limit king's power / to promote judges)
Kings were corrupt/limit king's power
Where did Roman citizens meet for important meetings?
(the Hippodrome, the theatre, the Forum)
What is the forum.
This dictator was assassinated on the floor of the senate
Julius Caesar
How were the newly built roads useful for Romans?
Provide at least one reason
Trade, military movement, easier to travel to Rome
Under Constantine's rule, what happened to the Roman empire?
He moved the capital to ____________
He strengthened what religion?
strengthened Christianity/moved capital to Byzantium
Why was the Colosseum built?
(sports, theatre, school)
What is for sporting events.
The city of Rome was built on what river?
(Tiber, Nile, the Alps)
What is the Tiber River.
Name at least ONE group of barbarians/invaders that ultimately contributed to the fall of Rome
Vandals, Visigoths, Huns, Ostrogoths, Germanic Tribes
Pictures created using tiny pieces of tile and glass.
(stained glass, mosaics, pottery)
What are mosaics.
Dictator for life
Why were Aqueducts built?
What is to carry water to the cities.
This body of water surrounds Italy, and was one of the most important means of transportation in the ancient world
the Mediterranean Sea
Legend says these two brothers were raised by wolves, founded Rome, and then one of them killed the other
Romulus and Remus