Geography/Early History
What peninsula is the city of Rome located on?
The Italian Peninsula
Who was killed on the Senate floor on March 15th, 44 B.C.?
Julius Caesar
What is the religious book of Christianity?
The Christian Bible (The Bible)
An Emperor was considered to be a "________ for life"
Dictator
_____ are people who spread the word of their religion by traveling to other areas and preaching and building religious buildings (churches, mosques, etc.)
Missionaries
Name the three early groups that helped form Roman life/culture.
Latins, Etruscans, Greeks
What name was given to the more powerful, richer people of the Roman Republic?
Patricians
REVIEW! Egypt built large ______ to bury their pharaohs in.
What was built to distract poorer people from their lives?
The Colosseum
Name one of the three BAD emperors that contributed to the fall of Rome.
Caligula, Commodus, Nero.
What river runs through Rome?
The Tiber River
The _________ were a set of wars between Rome and Carthage.
Punic Wars
A ______ is a unit of 5000 Roman soldiers.
Legion
Who became the first emperor of the Roman Empire?
Octavian/Augustus
______ invaded Rome and led to its eventual downfall.
What sea is Rome's main waterway?
The Mediterranean Sea
Who represented the Plebians on the senate floor?
Tribunes
Mark Antony and ______ tried to take over Rome but were defeated by Octavian.
Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra
Rome built a vast system of ______ across its empire.
Roads
Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Empire from Rome to ________.
Byzantium (I will also accept Constantinople)
In the creation story of Rome, ______ and ______ were two boys raised by a she-wolf and eventually created Rome.
Romulus and Remus
When three Romans ruled together as three, it was called a ________.
Triumvirate
REVIEW! What was the war between Sparta and Athens called?
The Peloponnesian War
What was the era of prosperity and peace in Rome called?
Pax Romana
Which Emperor legalized the worship of Christianity?
Emperor Constantine