Vocabulary #1
Vocabulary #2
Rise of Rome
Fall of Rome
China
100
An area of land controlled by a ruler, country, or government.
What is a territory?
100
A large group of lands and people controlled by one ruler or government.
What is an empire?
100
The first emperor of Rome.
Who is Augustus (or Octavian) Caesar?
100
10x BONUS POINTS!
The emperor who legalized Christianity in 313 CE with the Edict of Milan.
Who is Constantine?
100
One of the oldest and long lasting empires in human history.
What is China?
200
The power or right to make decisions, enforce rules, and give orders.
What is authority?
200
The process of passing leadership from one ruler to the next, often based on family or tradition.
What is succession?
200
TRIPLE POINTS!
The original form of government in Rome, where citizens voted to elect leaders to represent them.
What is a republic?
200
The name of the Eastern Roman Empire, following the collapse of the West.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
200
One of the first ruling dynasties of China, often thought to be a myth by historians.
What is the Xia Dynasty?
300
A supreme ruler of an empire, often with absolute power over many lands and people.
What is an emperor?
300
When a government, empire, or system falls apart and no longer functions.
What is a collapse?
300
An important and popular leader of Rome who was assassinated in 44 BCE.
Who is Julius Caesar?
300
Fierce warriors and invaders who sacked Rome in 410 CE, bringing an end to the Western Roman Empire.
Who were the barbarians (or Visigoths)?
300
Invaders who overthrew the Song Dynasty in 1279, leading to the largest amount of land territory in Chinese history.
Who were the Mongols (or Yuan Dynasty)?
400
When a military force enters another land to take control, often leading to conflict.
What is an invasion?
400
To take control of a land or people, usually by force, through war or battle.
What is a conquest?
400
An important innovation of the Roman Empire, which led to its ability to expand far and wide due to easing both trade and travel.
What are roads?
400
A religion that held the belief that all men are created equal, leading to resistance from commoners to the social structure at the time.
What is Christianity?
400
DOUBLE POINTS!
The last dynasty of the Chinese Empire, ending in 1911 when Emperor Puyi stepped down.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
500
BONUS WORD! Double points!
A series of rulers or leaders who are all from the same family, or a period when a country is ruled by them.
What is a dynasty?
500
When people rise up against a ruler or government to resist control or change leadership.
What is a rebellion?
500
The continent that was largely dominated by the Roman Empire.
What is Europe?
500
The title of the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who gained power and influence as Christianity spread.
Who is the Pope?
500
Under the Zhou Dynasty from 1046 BCE to 256 BCE, this philosophy spread and became influential across much of Eastern Asia.
What is Confucianism/Taoism?