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What area(s) did Rome conquer during its first period of expansion?
Italian Peninsula
Who did the patricians overthrow to create the Roman Republic?
What river is the city of Rome located on?
Tiber River
How was Paul of Tarsus important to the early development of Christianity?
Paul was a missionary who traveled throughout the Roman Empire and gained new converts.
How did Octavian become Rome's first emperor, Caesar Augustus?
He defeated Mark Antony in a civil war.
What area(s) did Rome conquer during the Punic Wars?
Carthage, Spain, Sicily, Greece, Macedonia.
Why were the Twelve Tables significant?
They were the first set of laws to be written down, so they could not be changed easily.
How did the Etruscans influence the Romans?
Sports (Gladiator fights/chariot races) and Engineering (Arch/Cuniculus)
In Roman family life, the term paterfamilias means...?
The father or oldest male runs the household.
True or False? The law applied equally to both the rich and the poor.
False. Theoretically the law should have applied equally, but the rich were still favored over the poor.
During the reign of Octavian, Rome enjoyed a 200 year period of peace and stability called what?
The Pax Romana (Roman Peace)
How were the Romans able to build bigger arches than anyone before them?
By mixing sand and stone with cement to make concrete.
How did the Greeks influence the Romans?
Mythology (Religion), Art (Pottery/Sculptures), Architecture (Columns/Temples), and Writing (Alphabet/Poetry)
The Christian belief in this helped convince people that Jesus was the Messiah?
The Resurrection
True or False? Gladiator fights, chariot races, public baths, and festivals were enjoyed by both rich and poor Romans.
True.
True or False? Rome's roads, bridges, and aqueducts were the greatest in the ancient world.
True
What modern day languages is/are developed from Latin?
Italian, French, Spanish
What geographic barriers existed to the north and south of the Roman Empire.
Danube River, Rhine River, Carpathian Mountains to the North. Mediterranean Sea and Sahara Desert to the South.
How did the plebeians respond to unfair working conditions?
They went on strike.
True or False? The wealthy and poor had different religious beliefs.
False
Why did the Roman Empire collapse?
Political instability, Economic/Social Issues, and Weakening Frontiers
Where did most Romans live? In cities or the countryside?
The countryside
Which of the these played a major role in the downfall of the Roman Republic?
A. Famine
B. Invading barbarians
C. Civil wars between competing generals
Civil Wars between competing generals
How did Constantine affect the spread of Christianity?
What qualities would a stoic consider most important?