Roman Geography
Roman Gov't
Fall of the Republic
Christ.
Decline and Fall of Rome +
Punic Wars
Punic Wars
100
What Mountains are in the northern area of the Italian peninsula?
The Alps
100
What were the first laws of Rome known as?
The 12 Tables
100
Why was Julius Caesar killed?
He was a threat to the Republic
100
What was the minority Religion in Rome before the rise of Christianity?
Judaism
100
In what way was the Roman Empire split in attempts to help the declining empire?
East and West
200
What sea did Rome border?
The Mediterranean Sea
200
What kind of government is a Republic?
Representative Democracy
200
What is a Triumvirate?
A group of three people ruling
200
Which is a similarity between Judaism and Christianity?
Monotheism
200
Why were the Punic Wars fought?
Control of trade in the Mediterranean sea
300
Rome was built on the ______________ River.
The Tiber River
300
The Republic of Rome divided its population into classes known as -
patricians and plebeians
300
What did Caesar Augustus do?
Took over Rome and made it an empire
300
Why was Jesus seen as a threat to Rome?
He was called the Messiah
300
Who did Rome fight during the Punic Wars?
Carthage
400
Which numbered peninsula was the location of the capital of the Roman Empire?
2
400
Who had the right to citizenship in the Roman Republic?
Male Plebeians and Patricians
400
What does Pax Romana mean?
Peace in Rome
400
Who was the Roman Emperor that converted to Christianity and legalized it?
Constantine
400
Where did Emperor Constantine move the capital of Rome?
Constantinople
500
__________________ is to Rome as Puerto Rico is to ________________.
Carthage, The United States
500
What is this structure called?
Aqueduct
500
What is Inflation?
The cost of things go up and the value of money goes down
500
What two books make up the Bible?
The Torah and The New Testament
500
After the fall of Rome, the most unify force in the lives of people of western Europe was the -
church