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100

This piece of flat land, which included seven hills, that became the location of Rome

What is the Latium Plain

100

How long the Roman Republic lasted (roughly)

What is 500 years?

100
These made it easier for the army and merchants to move around the Empire.
What are roads
100
Rome's government went from a ____________ to a ___________ to a ________________.
What are kingdom, republic, and empire.
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

The most powerful government force in the Roman Republic? 

What is the Senate? 

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
Many Romans joined this monotheistic religion.
What is Christianity.
300

This group of people held the most power in Roman Society

What are Patricians (wealthy men)?

300
The first Emperor of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire was
Who is Constantine
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

Like watching sports with 30,000 other people? You can thank the Romans for this type of building.

What is a stadium.

400
True or False: Citizens of an empire can vote.
What is False
400

Be glad they aren't your neighbors! The Roman army got very rich by...

What is conquering new territory

500

The powerful Roman military was organized into these, which included around 5000 soldiers

What is a Legion?

500

True or False: Many Roman poor and women liked Christianity because of its message that all people are equal under God.

What is True

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, he was never an emperor, but did conquer Gaul (France)

Who is Julius Caesar

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