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100
This piece of land, shaped like a boot, was the center of the Roman Empire.
What is the Italian Peninsula
100
In the beginning, Roman religion was _______________.
What is polytheistic
100
These made it easier for the army and merchants to move around the Empire.
What are roads
100

The first Emperor of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire was

Who was Constantine?

100
Romans developed this to buy and sell things
What is currency/money/coins
200
This body of water was surrounded by the Roman Empire.
What is the Mediterranean Sea
200
Rome adopted many gods from the ____________.
What is Greeks
200
These moved water into the cities so that Romans could bathe and... do other things.
What are aqueducts
200
The first emperor of the Western half of the Roman Empire was...
Who is Augustus/Octavian
200
The roads that they built and the Silk Road helped Romans to make money by doing lots of this.
What is trading
300
This was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
What is Constantinople/Byzantium
300

Christianity became a legal religion in 313 under the emperor ___________________.

What is Constantine?

300

Three leveled ships.

What were triremes?

300

Rome's government went from a ____________ to a ___________ to a ________________.

What was a Monarchy, Republic and an Empire (or dictatorship)?

300
Rome made money this way, even though it made some citizens unhappy
What is charging high taxes
400
The Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire had territory on these two continents.
What are Europe and Asia
400

In the Roman Empire, Christians split into these two groups.

What are Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox?

400

Begun in AD 72, this large amphitheater could seat up to 65,000 people.

What is the Roman Colosseum?

400

Legendary founder of Rome.

Who was Aeneas?

400
Be glad they aren't your neighbors! The Roman army got very rich by...
What is conquering new territory
500

The five patriarchal cities.

What are Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Jerusalem and Alexandria?

500

Two examples of Christian art or symbolism were the _____________ and the _____________.

What are the Chi-Rho and the fish?  (also accept the cross)

500
This shape makes a building stronger and able to hold more weight.
What is an arch
500

Although he was one of Rome's most famous politicians, and some thought a dictator, he was never an emperor.

Who is Julius Caesar?

500
Trade increased in the Roman Empire during this 200 years of peace called the
What is Pax Romana