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Roman Republic
Roman Empire
Roman Contributions
Art and Architecture
Miscellaneous
100
What is a Republic?
People elect leaders to represent them.
100
What is an empire?
An empire is a nation that is ruled by an emperor and seeks to expand its territories
100
Romans created these to help soldiers travel quickly
Paved Roads
100
This was the large stadium where Gladiators fought
The Colosseum 
100
These were the mythological starters of Rome who were raised by a she-wolf
Romulus and Remus
200
Why did the Romans create a Republic?
They were ruled by a cruel Etruscan King and never wanted another cruel King
200
Who was a famous general that tried to become emperor? His death started a Civil War
Julius Caesar
200
These are raised structures that transport fresh water to the city
Aqueducts
200
The Romans were found of this culture, so they made the Gods their own and made copies of their art
The Greeks
200
This made Christianity the official religion of Rome
Council of Nicaea
300
The Roman Republic contained what branches?
A Senate and two Counsels
300
Who was Caesar's son that started the Roman Empire
Octavian who later became Augustus
300
The idea of using elected leaders as representatives was later used by this country
The United States of America uses a representative republic
300
The Romans invented this type of architecture which allowed buildings to be open and reach new heights
Arches
300
When this emperor saw a cross in the sky, he decided to convert the Roman Empire to Christianity 
Constantine
400
Poor people who could vote, but not be elected were called 
Plebeians 
400
Augustus's rule created a 200 year period of peace and expansion called...
Pax Romana
400
When this city was covered by ash we learned about Roman life
Pompeii
400
This type of art is using tiles to create pictures. Romans enjoyed life-like art
Mosaics 
400
This is a person who dies for their religion
Martyr
500
Rich people who could vote and be elected to serve were called
Patricians
500
Diocletian split the empire into these two parts to try and save it from collapse
Western Roman Empire and Easter Roman Empire
500
When Romans conquered a territory, they would do this to the denizens. This allowed for the spread of a common culture
They would allow the conquered people to become citizens
500
This volcano helped preserve art and whole city
Mt. Vesuvius
500
List 4 reasons why the Western Roman Empire Collapsed
1) Constant Attacks

2) The Empire became too big to defend
3) The split of the Empire into the West and East weakened it
4) Weak emperors made poor decisions
5) Too many Civil Wars
6) Money was spent on too much fighting
7) Lead Pipes
8) Visigoths (Vikings) attacking the Empire