Roman Government
What form of government did Rome have where citizens elected representatives?
Republic
What rival city did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
Carthage
What language was spoken throughout the Roman Empire?
Latin
Who was the founder and central figure of Christianity?
Jesus of Nazareth
What city became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?
Constantinople
What were the two leaders elected from the Senate to run Rome for one year?
Consuls
What island was fought over in the First Punic War?
Sicily
What Roman poet wrote The Aeneid? |
Virgil
What holy book tells the life and teachings of Jesus?
The New Testament
What body of water separates Europe and Asia at Constantinople?
Bosporus Strait
What were the written Roman laws carved onto twelve stone tablets called?
The Twelve Tables
What Carthaginian general crossed the Alps with elephants?
Hannibal
What Roman structures carried water into cities?
Aqueducts
Christianity is what type of religion that believes in one god?
Monotheistic
What form of Christianity was practiced in the Byzantine Empire?
Eastern Orthodox
What social class in Rome was made up of wealthy landowners who could hold office?
Patricians
What Roman general conquered Gaul without permission from the Senate?
Julius Caesar
What Roman structure served as a large arena for entertainment and gladiator fights?
Colosseum
What Roman emperor legalized Christianity in 313 CE?
Constantine
What group conquered Constantinople in 1453?
Ottoman Turks
What social class made up the common people of Rome?
Plebeians
What alliance between Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus helped them gain power?
First Triumvirate
What Roman public space served as a marketplace and meeting place for government?
Forum
What group helped spread Christianity across the Roman Empire?
The Apostles
What church leader headed the Eastern Orthodox Church?
Patriarch