Ancient Rome Ch. 9-16

Question 1

On the top of the hill, dedicated to the king of the gods.

Answer 1

temple of jupiter

Question 2

The church full of mosaics, built in Constantinople, by Constantine and Justinian

Answer 2

Hagia Sophia

Question 3

Well-built, connected the provinces to Rome

Answer 3

Roads

Question 4

Archaeologists study it; was destroyed by a volcano

Answer 4

Pompeii

Question 5

Where the Romans watched gladiator games

Answer 5

Colosseum

Question 6

Where the Romans watched chariot races

Answer 6

Circus Maximus

Question 7

Emperor who built Constantinople and stopped persecuting Christians.

Answer 7

Constantine

Question 8

Emperor of the Eastern empire who wrote down a code of laws.

Answer 8

Justinian

Question 9

Emperor who split the empire into two parts to make it easier to rule.

Answer 9

Diocletian

Question 10

People from outside the empire whom the Romans thought were crazy and uncivilized

Answer 10

Barbarians

Question 11

476 AD, when the barbarians destroyed the Western empire.

Answer 11

Decline of Rome

Question 12

Someone from another country

Answer 12

foreigner

Question 13

A person who belongs to the country and is protected by its laws

Answer 13

citizen

Question 14

The Peace of Rome, when everything went well

Answer 14

Pax Romana

Question 15

When Rome became weak because of corruption

Answer 15

The sack of Rome

Question 16

What people accused Nero of doing during a fire; it can also mean to ignore the problems.

Answer 16

Fiddling while Rome burns.

Question 17

What did Romans watch at the Colosseum?

Answer 17

Gladiator games

Question 18

What did Romans watch at the Circus Maximus?

Answer 18

Chariot Races

Question 19

How was Pompeii destroyed?

Answer 19

By a volcano

Question 20

Why is Pompeii important to archaeologists?

Answer 20

Its buildings and objects were well preserved for centuries.

Question 21

What was the Pax Romana?

Answer 21

two hundred years of peace in the Roman Empire.

Question 22

During the Pax Romana, Rome grew

Answer 22

wealthier and larger.

Question 23

Why did the Romans persecute the Christians?

Answer 23

The Christians had different religious beliefs.

Question 24

How did the Roman army change as the empire declined?

Answer 24

It grew weaker, and many soldiers stole food to survive.

Question 25

the first Roman emperor to accept Christianity.

Answer 25

Constantine

Question 26

The Western Roman Empire ended in what year?

Answer 26

476 CE