Roman Gov
Christianity
Rome's decline
Greece/Maya
Previous Units
100

This was an upper class person

Patrician

100

True or false: Christianity was accepted in Rome right away

False

100

When Rome was weakened, what was it in danger of?

Political instability, invasion, etc.

100

Greece's natural barriers

Mountains

100

A religion that believes in one god is...

Monotheistic

200

The first written roman laws were placed where?

The Forum (marketplace)

200

The emperor Nero blamed Christians for what disaster?

A fire

200

Rome was really big. This weakened them because...

It was too large to control/rule effectively. 

200

Maya's natural barriers

Rainforests

200

True or false: Civilizations always have social hierarchies 

True

300

The first written Roman laws

The twelve tables

300

This term refers to someone who dies for what they believe in

Martyr 

300

Christianity became popular and emphasized peace. This weakened Rome because...

Less money was spent on the military and people began to focus on the military less.

300

This city-state invented democracy 

Athens

300

The Abrahamic religions are Christianity, Judaism, and what?

Islam

400

The highest position in the government were two of these

Consuls

400

Emperor Constantine made Christianity legal and also did what?

He converted to Christianity 

400

Taxes got really high. This weakened Rome because...

It made people feel hopeless and they felt like there was no point to working. 

400

The ancient Greeks created the Olympics to honor what god

Zeus (and Hera)

400

Hinduism and ______ were both founded in India

Buddhism 

500

A temporary leader who had total control in emergencies

Dictator

500
The earliest image of Jesus featured him with what animal as his head?

Donkey

500
A lot of people did not care about Rome. This weakened them because...

People were not willing to defend Rome

500

Mayan rulers could assert their power by putting their image on what?

The calendar 

500

The ______ Revolution refers to when humans began farming, instead of being mainly hunter-gatherers

Neolithic