Legacy of Rome Flashcards
Rome was the capital of the world’s greatest empire for how many years?
500
The people of the Roman Empire were not connected to each other by what factor?
religion
The Roman Empire was centered around what sea?
the Mediterranean Sea
What was not a border of the Roman Empire?
Mexico
The fall of the Roman Empire divided ancient times from what other time period?
the Middle Ages
A problem that did not help to cause the fall of the Roman Empire was:
no trade with China
What problem did the leaders of the Roman Empire never solve
how to peacefully transfer power from one emperor to the next emperor
How was the large size of the Roman Empire a weakness of the Roman Empire?
The borders were too long and hard to defend.
After the Roman Emperor, Constantine, moved his capital to Byzantium, what happened to the Roman Empire?
It was divided into two parts.
In the Roman Empire, why did the owners of small farms sell their homes and go to the cities?
They could not compete with the large farms that used slave labor.
What earlier ancient civilization greatly influenced Roman art?
Greece
A painting on a wall is called:
a mural.
A painting on a wall that uses moist plaster and water based paint is called:
a fresco.
A picture made up of small bits of colored glass or stone is called:
a mosaic.
While Greek statues were idealistic and showed only the most beautiful people, roman statues were more:
realistic. (like the person really looked)
In the areas of architecture and engineering, the Romans borrowed from what earlier civilization?
Greece
Romans used concrete to build a new, big type of stadium. the famous stadium in Rome that is still standing today is called the:
Colosseum
The Romans used a mixture of sand, broken stone, cement, and water to make a material that allowed them to make bigger arches than any other ancient civilization. This mixture was called:
concrete
A roof shaped like a half-sphere is called:
a dome.
What was not an architectural technique perfected by Roman architects and engineers?
the quipu
A important legacy of the Roman Empire used by diplomats, nobles, churchmen, and scholars in the Middle Ages was:
the Latin language.
Modern French, Italian, and Spanish are called romance languages because they derived (developed from) what language used in the ancient Roman Empire?
Latin
A combination of letters at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word is called:
a prefix.
In, im, and il mean:
not.
E pluribus unum is an example of:
a Latin proverb.
The study of wisdom, knowledge, and the nature of reality is called:
philosophy.
A Roman who believed a person should live in agreement with nature; have courage, self-control, and a sense of duty to the community; and bear pain and suffering quietly was called:
a Stoic
Romans believed a universal law came from:
nature.
The Romans believed that natural law gave all people:
rights.
What American document does not show any influence of Roman ideas about government?
none of the above
