Cycle of Empires (Roman Style)
Roman Facts
Caesar Salad
Religion
Blast from the Past
100
Birth: The Romans built Rome in this modern-day country.
What is Italy?
100
Poor/average Romans were called this:
What are Plebeians?
100
Julius Caesar was murdered with this kind of weapon.
What is knives?
100
The ____________ killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross, because they saw him as a threat.
Who are the Romans?
100
A ______________ source is made by someone who directly witnessed a historical event.
What is primary?
200
Collapse: As Rome fell apart, many Romans surprisingly turned to this religion for guidance and comfort.
What is Christianity?
200
Rich Romans were called this:
What are Patricians?
200
____________ killed Julius Caesar because ______________________.
Who is the Senate?
What is he acted like a king?
200
People in this religion follow the teachings of Jesus.
What is Christianity?
200
A ______________ source is made by someone who did not witness a historical event. They write about it later using other sources.
What is secondary?
300
Growth: At first, Rome had a type of government called a ________________. After Julius Caesar, it became a _________________.
What is Republic....Empire.
300
This is one way the Romans have influenced us today.
What is...(1) Latin letters, (2) concrete, (3) building roads, (4) causing problems in the Holy Land, (5) making a written Constitution, (6) creating a Republic, and more...
300
Name a reason why the plebeians loved Julius Caesar.
What is...
1. He gave land to the poor.
2. He made Rome bigger.
3. He promised change.
300
People in this religion believe that a holy savior will be sent by God someday...but not yet.
What is Judaism?
300
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400
Decay: In Rome's later years, the emperors got lazy and paranoid. They paid ________________ to guard the border.
Who are barbarians or foreigners?
400
The Romans wrote down all their crazy laws in a document called the ________________.
What are the 12 Tables?
400
The Roman Republic was supposed to be fair and give everyone a say. But by the time Julius Caesar was born, many plebeians were angry with Republic.
Name a specific reason why.
What is...Inequality: The rich patricians held most of the power in the Senate. The plebeians were ignored.
...AND stalemate: Important decisions/laws couldn't be made, because there were always 2 consuls at the same time -- they could block each other's actions.
400
Name one thing that Judaism and Christianity have in common.
What is both believing in one God?
What is both not taking revenge / loving thy neighbor?
400
Continent #4 is called _____________.
What is Europe?
500
Name the 5 steps of the Cycle of Empires (in order)
What is...Birth, Growth, Golden Age, Decay, Collapse.
500
Both early Rome and the United States share this form of government.
What is a republic?
500
This man took over when Caesar was killed. He became the first emperor of Rome.
Hint: "It's summertime!"
Who is Augustus?
500
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have ties to this special place.
What is the Holy Land?
500
________________ is when a source/witness is not fully reliable, because their point of view favors one side or perspective.
What is bias?