Daily Life
The Roman empire was a patriarchal society meaning that the government was controlled by _____.
Men
The Roman Empire relied on a professional army called a ______ to maintain order.
Legion
Man made channels that carry water into the city.
Aqueducts
______ in Rome resulted in a series of Emperors being murdered so that "the highest bidder" would become the next emperor.
Corruption
Name 3 Roman values
Thrift, Discipline, Self Sacrifice, Devotion to family, Devotion to the Republic
Who could be educated in Rome?
Boys and men. Women and girls were expected to fulfil duties within the home and were not educated.
Pax Romana means _____
Roman Peace- a period that lasted 200 years
Where the people of Rome would go to see the gladiators fight.
The Coliseum
_______ , decreasing incomes and increasing costs of living, caused economic instability that weakened Rome.
Inflation
________ were the basic unit of society.
Families
The Romans gave new names to the same gods from what other culture?
The Greeks
The chief executive of Rome was called ______.
Consul
The official language of Rome
Latin
Which later developed into the Romance languages Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
After the fall of Rome, the western portion became the ______.
Holy Roman Empire
What is the major river that flows through Rome used for trade.
Tiber River
Early Romans believed in many gods. Is this monotheism or polytheism?
Polytheism
Who invaded Rome with his Roman legion and became sole Consul and Dictator for life?
Julius Caesar
He would be later stabbed 23 times on the senate floor by the other senators who believed he had too much power and that killing him would revive the Roman Republic.
Provide 3 examples of items that the Romans were able to obtain through trade.
tin, iron, lead, silk, spices
After the fall of Rome, the eastern portion became the _____.
Byzantine Empire
What are the names of the twin brothers raised by a she-wolf said to have founded Rome
Romulus and Remus
(Romulus is said to have killed Remus)
Early inhabitants of Rome were the ______.
Etruscans
________ was the king of the Franks who was given power by Pope Leo III and became the first Holy Roman Emperor.
Charlemagne
Name 5 achievements or influences from Rome
Bath houses, plumbing, concrete, roads, aqueducts, architectural arches, Roman coins, Latin alphabet, etc.
In what year did the Roman Empire officially fall?
476 A.D.
The two groups of Roman citizens were ________
The plebeians and the patricians