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4. Pax RomanaDaily Life Fall of the Empire Efforts to Save the Empire Vocab 100 200 300 400 500

5. Pax Romana is Latin. It’s English translation means this.

6. Answer – 100 Peace in Rome/ Roman Peace

7. This emperor, the first of the Roman Empire, was credited for creating the Pax Romana.

8. Answer – 200 Augustus (Octavian)

9. To increase trade and wealth throughout the Roman Empire, no taxes were placed on imported goods. What are these taxes called?

10. Answer – 300 Tariffs

11. During the Pax Romana Roman law became this, meaning that laws and legal procedures were the same throughout all parts of the empire.

12. Answer – 400 Standardized

13. Two principles of law, later adopted by the U.S., were developed during the Pax Romana. One was equality under the law, and the other was this.

14. Answer – 500 Innocence until proven guilty

15. This person was head of the Roman family; his word was law.

16. Answer – 100 The Father

17. To cleanse, relax, work out, and socialize, Romans frequently visited these establishments.

18. Answer – 200 Public bathhouses

19. Only homes of the upper class were equipped with these. The lower class relied on street vendors.

20. Answer – 300 Kitchens

21. Education for most Roman boys and girls ended at this age.

22. Answer – 400 Twelve

23. As a way to pass the time, Roman adults gambled with these objects.

24. Answer – 500 Dice

25. The causes of the Roman Empire’s decline can be summarized into these three categories.

26. Answer – 100 Political, Economic, and Foreign

27. An economic problem faced in the Roman Empire was rapidly increasing prices, known as this.

28. Answer – 200 Inflation

29. A foreign problem the Roman Empire faced was constant invasion from these people; they destroyed Roman farms and disrupted Roman trade.

30. Answer – 300 Germanic Tribes

31. A political problem the Roman Empire’s leadership faced was deciding what would happen when an emperor did this.

32. Answer – 400 Died

33. This invention helped Germanic tribes defeat different Roman legions throughout the Roman empire, which eventually contributed to Rome’s fall.

34. Answer – 500 Iron stirrups

35. These two emperors tried their best to save the Roman Empire.

36. Answer – 100 Diocletian and Constantine

37. This emperor divided the Roman Empire into two parts, but decided he would rule over the wealthier eastern part.

38. Answer – 200 Diocletian

39. Attempting to keep the Roman Empire up and running, this emperor ordered sons to follow their father’s trades.

40. Answer – 300 Constantine

41. Constantine moved the Roman Empire’s capital from Rome to this city in present-day Turkey.

42. Answer – 400 Constantinople

43. Attempting to keep the empire up and running, this emperor ordered workers in Rome to stay in the same jobs until they died.

44. Answer – 500 Diocletian

45. Absolute ruler of an empire.

46. Answer – 100 Emperor

47. Slaves, prisoners of war, or criminals who fought animals or each other. Some became celebrities and won their freedom.

48. Answer – 200 Gladiators

49. This policy claimed that an emperor’s right to rule came from the gods, not the people.

50. Answer – 300 Rule by divine right

51. A 200,000 seat oval arena in Rome where the public viewed crazy and exciting chariot races.

52. Answer – 400 Circus Maximus

53. The exchange of goods or services without the use of money.

54. Answer – 500 Barter