Vocabulary
Republic to Empire
Origins & Spread of Christianity
Legacy
Vocabulary
100

Roman general, ended the Roman Republic, siezed power and became dictator


Who is Julius Caesar

100

There are this many periods of the Roman Expansion

What is 4

100

Remote territory at the end of the Mediterranean Sea

What is Judea

100

One reason why Rome fell

What is 

  • Political instability

  • Economic and Social problems

  • Weakening frontiers

100

The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

What is Christianity 

200

Julius Caesar’s grandnephew/adopted son, Rome’s first emperor


Who is Caesar Augustus

200

The Punic Wars were fought against these places

What is Carthage and Rome

200

Early converts to Christianity were part of this Religion

Judaism

200

The updated name for New Rome

What is Constantinople

200

Someone who tries to convert others to believe in a particular religion or set of beliefs 

What is a missionary

300

A ruler with absolute power


What is a dictator

300

This person was a slave who led a revolt against Rome

Who is Spartacus

300

This gave Christians freedom to practice their religion

What is the Edict of Milan

300

The last emperor of this region was driven out of his throne

What is the West

300

A man whose life and teachings would become the foundation of Christianity

Who is Jesus

400

200 years of peace and stability in the Roman Empire

What is the Pax Romana

400

This is an achievement of the fourth period 

What is ...

  • Encouraged education, art, and literature

  • Repaired more than 80 temples

  • Grand construction projects

  • First police and firefighters

  • Pushed borders out

400

This is how Romans would treat people who were Christian before it became acceptable

What is jailed and executed
400

This is how many years the East carried on after the fall of the West

1000 years

400

Roman emperor from 312-337, first roman emperor to become a Christian

Who is Constantine

500

A series of wars fought between Rome and Carthage for control of the Mediterranean

What is the Punic Wars

500

Caesar introduced this when he became dictator

Reforms

500

People who wrote about the life and teachings of Jesus

Who is Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

500

The year the capital of the Roman Empire moved

What is 330 C.E

500

A simple story that explains moral or religious lessons

What is a parable