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Ancient Rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Area of land surrounded on three sides by water | Peninsula |
| Jewish book of religion | Torah |
| Early settlers of Ancient Rome | Etruscans |
| Leader or savior of a particular group or cause | Messiah |
| Government ruled by king and queen | Monarchy |
| Ruled by consuls | Republic |
| A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. | Democracy |
| Believing in one god | Monotheism |
| Rejection of a plan | Veto |
| Wealthy citizens | Patricians |
| Poorer citizens | Plebeians |
| Housing for Patricians | Villas |
| Ancient form of sports/entertainment stadium | Colosseum |
| Official count of an area’s population | Census |
| Religion centered around the Bible; followers persecuted | Christianity |
| Religion centered around the Torah | Judaism |
| When people are treated unfairly w/out good reason | Persecution |
| More money but the money is worth less | Inflation |
| Rome's mild climate was beneficial to it flourishing | True |
| Rome had a hard time accessing water | False |
| Downfall of Rome: | Inflation, hired mercenaries being disloyal, and corrupt leaders |
| Emperor who allowed others to ruin senate, didn't ask senate's permission, and loved killing people | Commodus |
| Tried to prevent Rome's downfall by making the army bigger, reinforcing borders, improving the tax system, and dividing the empire into two to make it easier to rule | Diocletian |
| Widespread Religion of poor people | Christianity |
| Augustus; aka | Octavion |
| How often is a Census? | Every 5-10 years |
| Women, children, and slaves were not considered citizens | True |
| If you did not register in Census you could.... | Be sold into slavery or lose property |
| Eldest male in household is typically... | Head of house |
| How much of the population was slaves? | 1/3 |
| Aqueducts | Roman sewer system |
| Justinian Code of Conduct: | Laws created for society |
| What countries adopted the Justinian Code of Conduct? | USA; Britain, France |
| Romulus and Remus: | Founded Rome |
| How did Diocletian attempt to save the Roman empire? | He built more towers and forts to improve the empire’s defense |
| Which is a similarity between Christianity and Judaism? | They have religious texts |
| Which emperor divided the Roman Empire into the eastern Roman Empire and the western Roman Empire? | Diocletian |
| Which is a reason that Augustus didn’t force those he conquered to transition to Roman values and beliefs? | Wanted to keep the peace, wanted to access the raw materials and goods from the areas he conquered and wanted to encourage those who were conquered to buy Roman goods |
| Key feature of a republican government | Elected officials |
| Followers of Jesus believe that he was the.... | Messiah |
| What factors led to the fall of Rome? | Invasion, corrupt rulers |
| The Romans were heavily influenced by...... | The Greeks |
| What happens to laws when the consul uses veto power? | Either law is revised or discarded |
| The Etruscans were the early settlers of the land of the Roman Empire. What was the original form of government that they enforced? | Monarchy |
| The Roman government gave family support to the upper class to..... | Encourage them to increase their family size |
| What influenced the assassination of Julius Caesar? | An increase of his power |
| How did Ancient Rome influence the American government? | Justinian Law Electing officials |
| What led to the decline of the Roman Republic? | Augustus became emperor Private armies fought against each other Constantine gained power of both the East and the West of the Roman Republic Consuls didn’t acknowledge each other’s power Power struggle between social classes |
| This emperor wanted to reunite the west and eastern part of the empire once more | Justinian |
| How long did the Byzantine empire last? | 1000 Years |
| Eggs of this animal were smuggled into the Byzantine empire and helped make it rich | silk worm |
| In the Byzantine empire, this group were in the majority | Greeks |
| change | reform |
| poem that expresses strong emotions about life | ode |
| Work that pokes fun at human weakness | satire |
| This musical emperor is said to have "fiddled while Rome burned" | Nero |
| Julius Caesar was seen as a _________ to Rome's LOWER class | hero |
| Two brothers who worked for reform in the early republic. Both were killed. | Tiberius and Gaius |
| top officials of roman republic | consuls |
| triumvirate | a political alliance of three people |
| This Roman gladiator led a slave revolt | Spartacus |
| This Roman church was built as the religious center of the Byzantine Empire. It still stands today. | Hagia Sophia |
| This empress helped bring more rights to women | Theodora |
| This city became the trade center for Europe and Asia | Constantinople |
| This emperor moved the capital from Rome to the eastern part of the Empire | Constantine |
| a disease that spreads widely and causes many deaths | plague |
| Most people in Rome were: | poor |
| public speaking | rhetoric |
| the father of the family was called this | paterfamilias |
| This language was common in Rome | Latin |
| the study of the human body | anatomy |
| Rome's military was divided into smaller groups | legions |
| Rapidly increasing prices | inflation |
| People began to do this when Rome made coins with less gold | barter |
| a system of money | currency |
| This wall was built in Britain to keep out invaders | Hadrian's Wall |
| The power to reject came from Rome. Presidents have this power in the U.S. | veto |
| These wars allowed Rome to control all land around the Mediterranean Sea | Punic Wars |
| These were produced in abundance in Italy | wine and olive oil |
| This former dictator of Rome was admired by George Washington for not abusing power | Cincinnatus |
| a leader with complete control over all of the government | dictator |
| the Romans invented this using volcanic ash | cement |
| a style of art using pieces of glass or tile | mosaic |
| This social class held the power in Rome | patricians |
| rich landowners in Ancient Rome | patricians |
| This landmark is where the gladiators fought | Colosseum |
| artisans, shopkeepers and owners of small farms belonged to this social class | plebians |
| Rome fought Carthage in wars called: | The Punic Wars |
| This emperor allowed Christians to worship freely | Constantine |
| Antony fell in love with this Egyptian leader | Cleopatra |
| Rome's first set of written laws | Twelve Tables |
| The "Golden Age" of Rome | Pax Romana |
| A system of government where citizens choose their leaders | Republic |
| The eastern portion of the empire that remained after the west fell | Byzantine |
| People who are chosen to speak on your behalf | representatives |
| This landmark was built as a temple for the Roman gods and goddesses | Pantheon |
| This month on our calendaris names after Rome's first emperor | July |
| Rome's lower class of citizens | Plebians |
| The Pantheon has this architecture form that is common in capitol buildings in the United States | dome |
| The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius buried this city | Pompeii |
| Gladiators were usually from this social class: | slaves |
| These were built to move water into towns | aqueducts |
| This famous landmark was once a place people gathered to watch fierce battles and fights | Colosseum |
| Octavian changed his name to this: | Augustus |
| A leader killed by a group of senators. HIs enemies feared he wanted to be KIng. | Caesar |
| The meeting place in Rome, also used as a marketplace | Forum |
| The upper class in Rome | Patricians |
| What mountain range separates Italy from the rest of Europe? | Alps |
| Rome is a city in this country | Italy |
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