Decline/Fall of the Roman Empire
Romans referred to anyone outside the borders of Rome as...
What is barbarians?
This 200 year period of peace and prosperity began the Roman Empire
What is the Pax Romana?
He was the first emperor of the Rome
Who was Augustus?
The leader of an empire is called a ______________.
What is an emperor?
This was the new capital city of the Eastern empire
What is Constantinople?
These two things were why Christianity appealed to the Roman people
What is welcoming of everyone and a personal relationship with God?
This was often a public meeting place for Romans to socialize and relax
What are baths?
He was the first Christian emperor of Rome and gave Roman the freedom to worship any religion without persecution
Who is Constantine?
These were the trained fighters who were the main form of entertainment in the Colosseum.
Who are gladiators?
This is the name of the religion that was spread from the teachings of Jesus
What is Christianity?
The Roman empire was difficult to defend because...
What is they over-expanded and then could not afford to allocate more resources to defense
These were originally built to help the military to travel easier. They were built out of concrete and used drainage ditches
What are Roman roads?
He was the Roman emperor known for dividing the Roman Empire into two halfs
Who is Diocletian?
To treat someone harshly because of their beliefs
What is persecute?
This famous piece of architecture was constructed to be a temple to worship all of the Roman Gods
What is the Pantheon?
This half of the Roman Empire officially fell in 476 CE
What is the western empire?
This was how fresh water was able to travel throughout Roman cities
What are aqueducts?
He was the emperor who persecuted Christians and blamed them for fires that burned down parts of the city of Rome
Who is Nero?
Before Constantine, many Christians were blamed for the problems of Rome. That is called....
What is a scapegoat?
This architectural design was widely used by the Romans and can be seen in architecture around the world today
What are arches?
List three reasons that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire
Invasion by barbarians, Political instability, Over-expansion, Overspending, Rise of the Eastern empire, Christianity
Romans would attend this place to watch public shows for entertainment. Very similar to a football stadium today
What is the Roman Colosseum?
He was one of Rome's more successful emperors. He was not born into power and grew the empire to its largest size
Who is Trajan?
This is a term for project built by the government for the people
What is a public work?
This material was used in the roads and architecture. It was very strong and allowed for heavier structures to be created
What is concrete?