6th Grade-chapter Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| 1. What was unusual about the childhood of Romulus and Remus? | They were cared by a female wolf |
| 2. Why was the Tiber River important to the people of Rome? | Foreign ships could bring goods up the river to Rome. |
| 3. What skill did the Etruscans introduce that later helped the Romans use their water supply more effectively? | building aqueducts |
| 4. Which best describes a republic? | Citizens have the right to vote, or choose their leaders |
| 5. Which best describes the government of the early Roman republic? | The Senate was made up of patricians |
| 6. Who was Hannibal? | A North African general who invaded Italy |
| 7. For what is Augustus best remembered? | He brought order, good government, and peace to Rome. |
| 8. Which best describes the term Pax Romana? | two centuries of peace beginning with the rule of Augustus |
| 9. Which is part of both the U.S. legal system and Roman Law? | People are innocent until proven guilty, Judges interpret the laws, people have rights the government can't take away |
| 10. Which of the following were major achievements of the Romans? | building roads, establishing new laws, uniting people in the Roman Empire |
| 11. Which best describes Christianity? | religion based on the teachings of Jesus |
| 12. What is the relationship between the Jewish faith and Christianity? | Jesus, founder of Christianity, was born into a Jewish family |
| 13. How did the Apostles Peter and Paul contribute to the spread of Christianity? | They spread the teachings of Jesus throughout the Mediterranean |
| 14. In the context of this chapter, which BEST defines persection? | being punished for religious beliefs |
| 15. Why was it a disadvantage to hire mercenaries to fight in the Roman army? | They felt little loyalty to Rome |
| 16. Which statement is true of Constantine? | He built a New Roman capital, he outlawed the persection of Christians, he united the eastern and western parts of the Roman Empire |
| 17. Which is something the Visigoths did to capture Rome? | cut off food supply, robbed homes of the wealthy, burned what they could not take |
| 18. What are 4 reasons the westside part of the Roman Empire fell? | Barbarian attacks, Bad leadship, Emperors stealing from the treasury, Roman general fighting for power, Civil wars, food shortages, plague |
| 19. Describe how the Roman republic was originally set up, including the different levels of power in the government. | The Roman citizens were divided by the patricians and the plebeians |
| 20. What were some of the ways the Romans tried to make friends with peoples they conquered? | They granted Roman Citizenship |
| 21. Describe how the Roman Empire changed after the Five Good Emperors came into power? | Poor leadership led to the fall of Rome. |
| 22. What sequence of events led to Christianity becoming the main religion in the Roman Empire? | Jesus taught Christianity, Persection of Christians, Constantine outlawed persection, Theodosius made Christianity the official relgion |
| 23. How did the division of the Roman Empire lead to the division of Christianity? | The Empire breaking into two parts caused a division in the power of the church from the Pope westside and the Emperor eastside |
| 24. What events led to the downfall of the city Rome? | The Visigoth barbarians captured and burned Rome. |
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