Rome's Fall Flashcards
How do videography room contribute to the growth of the empire?
Fertile land for agriculture, location attracted immigrants, located near mediterranean sea
What is the century
100 years
What is a legion
The largest unit of the army consisting of 5000 men
Who is the praetorian guard
The guard that was supposed to protect the emperor
What was ironic about the praetorian guards role at the end of the empire
They can’t the emperors to replace him with their choice instead of just helping to protect them
Minuteman is the revolutionary war us as ______ _________ is to Ancient Romans
Citizen soldier
Name three inventions made by the Romans let me trade in life more comfortable for the people
Roman numerals
Created sturdy roads
Latin roots
Who won the Punic wars
Rome
How many Punic wars took place
Three
Who cross the Alps on elephants and attempted to invade Rome
Hannibal
Octavius is the same person as
Augustus
Legislative branch
Makes laws
Executive branch
Carries outlaws
Judicial branch
Enforces laws
What is the difference between a republic and a democracy
Republic is elected officials making decisions while democracy is every citizen making decisions
Who is the patricians
Rich
Who were the plebeians
Poor
What was the name of the first written on room
12 tables
Who took power when Roman republic falls
Augustus/Octavius
Paz Romana is a 200 year period when
Room was at peace
Who leads Rome into Pax Romana
Augustus Cesar
What religion was persecuted at first and then spread around the world because of the Romans
Christianity
Define monotheism
Believe in only one God
Polytheism
Believe in more than one God
Name reasons why the Roman empire falls
Plague swept through Goths fled into Roman Territory People abandon their land Germanic tribes attack the Roman borders Famine Civil War Too big to control Limited military Downfall in economy
Who moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople and was the first pope of the Roman Catholic Church
Constantine
Jesus was this religion
Jewish
Who divided the Roman empire into two parts
Diocletian
Who fled into room in territory
The goths
What was the beginning of the dark ages
The death of Julius Caesar
Romans often gathered in the _______ to discuss ideas and shop
Polis
The Romans used _______. To bring water into Roman cities
Aqueducts
What is the five romance languages that came from Iatin
Spanish French Romanian Portuguese Italian
The Emperor ______ removed the ban on Christianity and even became a Christian
Constantine
One of the solutions to make wrong easier to manage was to _______ into two parts
Divide
The Romans used _________ or tiny pieces of colored glass to decorate homes and temples
Moscales
