Emperors
Not an emperor, but a popular leader who was assassinated because they seemed to be a threat to the integrity of the Republic.
Who is Julius Caesar?
While Rome is in modern day Italy, Gaul was in this modern day country
Where is France?
This happens after pretty much any important person in Rome dies.
What is a Civil War?
This is what happens when prices go up and yet people don't seem to be making more money
What is inflation?
This is the name of the two Co-rulers of the Roman Republic
This river makes up the Western border of Illinois
Where is the Mississippi River?
This disciple would be the "Rock" that the church would be built on - technically the first Pope
Who is Peter?
This Greek/Macedonian guy took over all of Greece, Egypt, the Fertile Crescent and all of Persia
Who is Alexander the Great?
This was one of the first empires and built on the Tigris and Euphrates Rive
Where is Mesopotamia/Babylon?
The grandnephew of Julius Caesar and set the standard for future Emperors of Rome
This would be the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire
Where is Constantinople?
Who is Marc Antony?
Most of Rome's population had this problem so the government provided them with bread and circus to avoid rebellion
What is unemployment?
This was the half of Rome that survived into the 1400s
What is the Eastern half?
What ocean holds the Marianas Trench?
Where is the Pacific Ocean?
This role in the Catholic Church supervises multiple churches
What is a bishop?
Greek soldiers from this city state take military tradition ferociously seriously and were the main champions at the battle of Thermopylae
Where is Sparta?
This empire featured the Mandate of Heaven and placed emphasis on family values
Where is China?
Won the Roman Civil War after Diocletian's death and made Christianity legal to worship in Rome
Who is Constantine?
The First Punic war was over control of this large island south of Italy
Where is Sicily?
Rome's primary opponent in the Punic Wars who marched elephants over the Alps and into Italy
Who is Hannibal?
Rome's ________ began to crumble at the end of its time. This facilitates the economy and brings nations together.
What is infrastructure?
While the Greeks like columns and pediments, the Romans like round architectural features like Domes and _____.
What are arches?
This is what you call two angles that are measured and they add up to 180°
What are supplementary angles?
This individual used to persecute Christians but became a Christian missionary that wrote a large chunk of the New Testament
Who is Paul/Saul?
While most westerners love Greek democracy, some can't help but wonder if Europe would have benefited from a benevolent dictatorships from this empire
Where is Persia?
This empire was built on the Nile River
Where is Egypt?
This emperor might as well have said "To show you the power of flex tape, I sawed the Roman Empire in half!"
Who is Diocletian?
While Latin is the language spoken in Western Rome, this is the language spoken in Eastern Rome that the New Testament was originally written in.
What is Greek?
This was poured over the ruins of Carthage so nothing will ever grow there again. It also has the atomic number 11 and 37.
What is salt?
Rome eventually had to be more dependent on these type of soldiers who are only loyal to the highest bidder
What are mercenaries?
This was the Empress of Egypt and was another rival of Augustus Caesar
Who is Cleopatra?
This process is used by the digestive system to convert starches into monosaccharides
What is hydrolysis?
This word defines non-Jewish person
What is a gentile?
Until Alexander the Great and a little bit after, most Greeks were politically organized into these small units of a polis.
What is a city state?
Where is the Indus River Valley Civilization?
Made Christianity the state religion in the Roman Empire
Who is Theodosius?
This is the river that Rome would be founded on by Romulus and Remus.
Where is the Tiber River?
Who are Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus?
This individual when on a war rampage throughout Eastern Europe and prompted Germanic tribes to flee into Roman lands
Who is Atilla the Hun?
This was the name of the common class of Rome that are not Patricians
What are Plebeians?
This is the title of the book written by Mitch Albom
What is a Phrazie
This is the name for Israel & Palestine and the other places where the bulk of the Old Testament takes place
Where is the Holy Land?
This Greek philosopher was the first of the big three we learned about who was forced to commit suicide for "corrupting the youth"
Rome was built on this river.
What is the Tiber River?
Although not a lot in the notes, this emperor was one of Rome's infamous and was especially terrible for Christians
Who is Nero?
While Rome is in modern day Italy, Carthage was in this modern day country
Where is Tunisia?
This was one of Julius Caesar's opponent in the First Triumvirate
Who is Pompey?
This is what happens when you have lots of wars and people keep overworking the soil of their farms
This city was preserved in volcanic ash and that helps modern day Historians learn more about Rome
Where is Pompeii?
This bond is essential for the formation of alpha helixes
What are hydrogen bonds?
This word refers to the scattering of Jews after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD
What is diaspora?
In addition to the legend of Romulus and Remus, Roman history believes that Rome was founded by a Greek who fled this city.
Where is the Amazon?