Roman Engineering & Tech
This Roman invention carried fresh water from far away into cities
What is an aqueduct?
This wealthy, land-owning elite class held most political and religious power in early Rome.
Who were the patricians?
The Roman region where Jesus lived was called this, and it was under Roman rule with a strong Jewish identity.
What is Judaea?
This philosophy had enormous influence on China and shaped Han government and society.
What is Confucianism?
Name two major reasons historians give for Rome’s fall (pick any two).
A: What are weak leadership, economic troubles, military defeats, civil wars, invasions, or the empire being too large to govern? (Any two.)
Romans built over 50,000 miles of these to move armies, goods, and messages quickly.
What are Roman roads?
This class included common people like farmers, merchants, and laborers, with less political power early on.
Who were the plebeians?
Many Jews hoped for this figure to restore the kingdom of Israel—some expected a military leader.
What is a messiah?
In Confucianism, this framework explains social roles like ruler/subject and parent/child.
What are the Five Relationships?
Name one Germanic group that invaded and helped weaken Rome.
Who were the Visigoths or the Vandals?
This Roman technology used flowing water to turn wheels and power machines (especially for grinding grain).
What is a water mill?
After Julius Caesar’s assassination and civil war, this leader became Rome’s first emperor in 27 BCE.
Who was Augustus (Octavian)?
This Roman official was associated with Jesus’s crucifixion around 30 CE.
Who was Pontius Pilate?
Daoism teaches harmony with the Dao, which literally means “_____.”
What is “the Way”?
This internal problem repeatedly weakened Rome by dividing power and causing instability.
A: What are civil wars?
Romans were early users of this “bound book” format with pages, unlike scrolls.
What is a codex?
Created around 450 BCE, these were Rome’s first written laws displayed publicly to make rules clearer and fairer.
What are the Laws of the Twelve Tables?
This missionary traveled across the Roman Empire spreading Christianity to Gentiles (non-Jews).
Who was Paul of Tarsus?
This Han ruler expanded territory and helped open a major trade route that linked regions across Eurasia.
A: Who was Emperor Wu (Han Wudi)?
According to the timeline, the Western Roman Empire’s final collapse happens in this broad period.
A: What is 410–476 CE?
Rome posted daily official notices and news publicly using this early “newspaper.”
What is the Acta Diurna?
This big political shift happened when Rome moved from elected leadership toward rule by one powerful leader.
What is the transition from Republic to Empire?
Issued in 313 CE, this made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire.
What is the Edict of Milan?
Name two regions the Silk Road connected through trade (choose any two).
What are China, Europe, Persia, India, or Africa? (Any two.)
Both Rome and Han China built vast road networks, maintained large armies, and governed huge territories. What is the common historical term for this kind of powerful, expansive state?
A: What is an Empire?