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Geography of Ancient Rome
The Rise of the Roman Republic
The Roman Empire
Beginnings of Christianity
The Decline of the Roman Empire
100
Name the island off the southwest tip of the Italian Peninsula.
What is "Sicily"?
100
Male Roman citizens who farmed, traded, and made things for a living.
What is "Plebeians"?
100
A period of peace for the Roman Empire that began with the rule of Augustus and lasted about 200 years.
What is "Pax Romana"?
100
What is the form of religion based on the teachings of Jesus?
What is "Christianity"?
100
The Roman Emperor from A.D. 284 that divided the empire into 2 main parts, because he realized that it was too big to be ruled by one man.
What is "Diocletian"?
200
Into what sea does the Italian "boot" extend?
What is "The Mediterranean"?
200
Members of Rome's noble families who controlled the power in the early years of the Roman Republic.
What is "The Patricians"?
200
Ruler of the Egyptian government in Alexandria who backed Caesar in his civil war.
What is "Cleopatra"?
200
Where did Jesus grow up?
What is "Nazareth"?
200
Name the emperor who reunited the Roman Empire under his rule and founded Constantinople as the eastern capital of the Roman Empire.
What is "Constantine"?
300
Name the mountains that form the northern border of the Italian Peninsula.
What is "The Alps"?
300
What were the three basic branches of Rome's republican government?
What is "The Senate, Tribunes (or citizen assembly), and Consuls"?
300
A government in which one person has absolute power.
What is "A dictatorship"?
300
Why, according to the New Testament, was Jesus born in Bethlehem?
What is "Mary and Joseph had to go there to be counted in a Roman census"?
300
What brought about the end of the Pax Romana?
What is "the invasion of northern armies"?
400
Name the river that runs through the Latium Plain on the west coast of Italy.
What is "The Tiber River"?
400
Name the oldest and most powerful branch of the republic that was controlled by Rome's patricians.
What is "The Senate"?
400
How did Rome's civil war turn out (who won)?
What is "Caesar won, took absolute power over Rome, and became the dictator"?
400
A periodic count of all the people living in a region.
What is "Census"?
400
Name one reason why Constantinople was a good location for the new capital.
What is "could be protected, on major trade routes, or far from Rome."
500
Why was the location of Rome a good place for a city?
What is "The hills provide good defense."
500
Name the two sides who fought in the Punic Wars.
What is "Rome and Carthage"?
500
Name the large stadium in Rome where athletic events took place.
What is "The Colosseum"?
500
Jesus' 12 closest followers.
What is "The Apostles"?
500
The science of planning and constructing buildings.
What is "Architecture"?