Roman Social Classes
Government
Which Punic War?
Roman Achievements
Religion
The Fall of the Roman Empire
On the Map
100
The wealthy ruling class
Who are the patricians?
100
The most powerful governing branch; It controlled finances, passed laws, and oversaw foreign affairs
What is the Senate?
100
Hannibal led his soldiers and war elephants through the Alps to attack Rome.
What is the Second Punic War?
100
These were used to promote trade, exchange ideas, and spread the gospel.
What are Roman roads?
100
He traveled throughout Galilee teaching and healing sickness among the people
Who is Jesus?
100
Christians were ____________ under the rule of Diocletian for worshipping God rather than the false gods of Rome.
What is persecuted?
100
One of Italy's advantages because they are located near the Tiber River
What is fertile farmland, fishing, transportation, and trade routes
200
This group was treated unjustly. They did not have the right to vote, hold public office, and had few social privileges. They were also not allowed to marry those in the upper class.
Who were the plebeians?
200
Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar made up this
What is the triumvirate?
200
Romans developed a ship that dropped a spiked plank, so they could board enemy ships.
What is the First Punic War?
200
The main architectural feature of the Colosseum
What is an arch?
200
They believe that the goal of life is to give glory to God; They were persecuted by Nero by being put to death
Who are Christians?
200
The Roman Empire was ____________ when Diocletian divided it in half, ruling over the eastern part and appointing a ruler over the western part, and even more when assistant rulers were appointed.
What is weakened?
200
Boot-shaped peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea
What is the Italian Peninsula?
300
These were written down so that plebeians could be familiar with them.
What are laws?
300
Two patricians served with equal authority in place of a king to manage the affairs of the government, command the Roman army, and serve as supreme judges
What are consuls?
300
Began when Carthage violated a treaty with Rome
What are the Second Punic War and the Third Punic War?
300
This calendar is based on the birth of Christ and adds a day to February every four years.
What is the Gregorian calendar?
300
Peter preached at the feast of ___________, and almost three thousand people repented of their sins and were baptized
What is Pentecost?
300
He unified Rome and legalized Christianity when he became ruler
Who is Constantine?
300
The capital city of the Roman Empire and of present-day Italy
What is Rome?
400
Plebeians were given this power, which means "I forbid"
What is veto?
400
Because of this, everyone could know what the laws were because they were written down. Roman law was built on this.
What was the Law of the Twelve Tables?
400
After three years of battle, Rome destroyed Carthage
What is the Third Punic War?
400
The period of peace that began under Octavian
What is the Pax Romana?
400
They believed that doing one's duty leads to happiness and that fate governs all things
Who were the Stoics?
400
The Roman Empire declined further in the fourth century because soldiers gave their allegiance to their __________ rather than to the empire
What are officers?
400
What is Sicily?
500
Eventually, the Plebeians were allowed to have their own __________ and were able to serve as tribunes and could be elected as consuls.
What is assembly?
500
Voted on new laws, made declarations of war, and elected members of another governing branch
What is the Assembly of Centuries?
500
Rome sent an army led by Scipio to attack Carthage, while Carthage was busy trying to attack Rome. Scipio was victorious at the Battle of Zama.
What is the Second Punic War?
500
They developed a writing system based on the Greek alphabet, paved roads, built arches, drained marshes, and built a sewage system
Who are the Etruscans?
500
They believed that true happiness in life can be found if people are free from fear
Who are the Epicureans?
500
He divided the empire, and the western part fell to barbarians
Who is Theodosius ?
500
What is Carthage?