Key Vocabulary The Republic Legacies Christianity Important People Early Rome The Roman Empire Potpourri
An open area in a city filled with public buildings, temples, and markets forum 100
The top officials of the Roman republic consuls 100
These large concrete channels brought fresh water to Roman cities aqueducts 100
A person willing to die for his/her beliefs. martyr 100
He took control of Rome but was assassinated by the Senate on the Ides of March Julius Caesar 100
The first form of government Monarchy 100
He was the first emperor Augustus or Octavian 100
A system of rules by which a government is organized constitution 200
The most powerful part of the Republic. Senate 200
This early set of laws served as a model for later law codes The Twelve Tables 200
The two parts of the Christian bible Old Testament and New Testament 200
This brilliant general led Carthage in the Punic Wars Hannibal 200
These geographic features made Rome’s location perfect Seven Hills and Tiber River 200
Octavian defeated them for control of the Empire. Antony and Cleopatra 200
If you are wealthy and own land you are in this class patrician 300
A main idea of the Republic system of government A separation of power is important 300
Latin was the foundation of these types of languages. Romance 300
The two apostles most responsible for the spread of Christianity 300 Peter and Paul
He reformed the Roman army by making it larger - allowing poor citizens to join Marius 300 Daily Double How much would you like to wager?
Greek and Etruscan 300 The earlier advanced cultures that most influenced Rome
Colosseum and Circus Maximus 300 The stadiums that hold the gladiator games and chariot races
A poem humorously mocking our President would be an example of this Satire 400
The three branches of the Republic Assembly, senate, magistrates 400
Rome’s three most important practical achievements Roads, concrete, aqueducts 400
The first Roman emperor to accept Christianity Constantine 400
The three generals that waged civil wars that led to the end of the Republic Sulla, Pompey and Julius Caesar 400
The Roman army used these two advantages to conquer neighboring people 400 New fighting formations and superior weapons
After the fall of the western empire, this one began Byzantine Empire 400
A long period of peace and prosperity in Roman history Pax Romana 100
The belief that the law should be equally applied to all citizens Rule of Law 200
The Roman emperors used these to keep the people’s mind off of their difficult lives. Gladiator games and chariot races 300
The three factors that most caused the decline of the Roman Empire Economic problems, civil wars, and foreign invasions 400 Daily Double How much would you like to wager?