Pax Romana
A ruler with absolute power over an empire
What is an emperor
Longstone channels called ____ carried clean water from hilltops into cities and towns.
What are aqueducts
Christianity is based on the teachings of ____.
Who is Jesus
Christians were buried dead in hidden underground chambers called ____?
What are catacombs.
He was leader of the Hun Empire who swept across Europe terrorizing Roman cities?
Who is Attila
In 31 B.C., he became Rome’s sole ruler. Four years later, the Senate gave him the name____.
Who is Augustus
Many towns and cities use this pattern today.
What is a Grid Pattern
He often used ____ (short stories about everyday life) to make his religious or moral points.
What are parables.
On the eve of a battle for control of the empire, a young Roman leader prayed for help. He believed his prayers were answered with a vision of the Christian cross. He went on to win the battle. As a result, he immediately put an end to Christian persecution.
Who is Constantine
What is the Greek word Romans used to describe all people outside of the empire?
What are Barbarians
____ were the only soldiers stationed in Rome, and they were committed to upholding the emperor’s authority.
What is the Praetorian Guard
What innovation helped expand the empire and increase trade?
What are Roman roads
He was a well educated Roman citizen and was most responsible for spreading Christianity.
Who is Paul.
In A.D. 64, ____ blamed Christians for a great fire that that burned Rome.
Who is Emperor Nero
What where the three main tribes of barbarians that would finally tear the Western Roman Empire apart?
What are the Visigoths, Vandals, and the Huns.
Augustus also cleverly prevented any threat that might have been posed by this group by cutting its size in half, creating standardized pay and conditions, and enforcing a new oath of loyalty to the emperor himself.
What is the army.
The structure of the U.S. government reflects elements of the Roman Republic, including ____ (2).
What are representative assemblies and the system of checks and balances.
The Christian Bible is made up of two parts the ____.
What is the Old Testament and the New Testament
Who officially closed all the temples to the Roman gods and made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
Who is Theodosius
The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the ____.
What is the Byzantine Empire.
This was roughly 200-year period of relative stability, economic growth, and expansion across the Roman Empire,
What is Pax Romana
Romance languages, which developed from Latin, included ____ (name all 5).
What is Romanian, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese
Paul wrote many letters or ____ explain explaining Jesus’s teachings
What is an epistle
Describe the catholic hierarchy in order. (4)
What are popes, bishops, priests, and catholics.
He created the tetrarchy and divided Rome into 2 halves and assigned a Co-Emperor to govern each half of the Empire
Who is Diocletian