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Vocabulary Religion Lasting Influence Rome Declines Grab Bag 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points Leaders

What did Romans call people who didn’t speak their language or share their culture?

Barbarians

To make their empire easier to govern, Romans organized their lands into ______.

Provinces

Although ____ could vote and had other rights within Rome, they also had certain responsibilities to fulfill (e.g. serving in the army)

Citizens

What was the new capital of Rome after the 300s A.D.?

Constantinople

This flexible material let Romans construct massive buildings

Concrete

Before the coming of Christianity, where did the Romans borrow most of their religious ideas from?

The Greeks

Who was the first emperor to convert to Christianity?

Constantine

Who is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church?

The Pope

What was the split in Christianity known as?

The Great Schism

Why did Christianity split into the Catholic and Orthodox Churches?

The Pope and the Byzantine Emperor each believed they had the final say on religious issues.

Who was the Roman general who made himself dictator for life and ended the era of the Roman Republic?

Julius Caesar

Who was the first Roman emperor?

Augustus (Octavian)

During the Emperor Augustus’ reign, a period of peace known as _________ began.

The Pax Romana

This emperor divided the Roman Empire into parts to make it easier to rule over

Diocletian

Who was the last emperor to rule over a unified Western and Eastern Roman Empire?

Theodosius

____ helped: Legions travel faster Connect the Empire together Improve trade

Roads

_____ let Romans carry water to their cities from the countryside.

Aqueducts

This was a building in Rome where gladiatorial games and other events were staged

The Colosseum

What ideas or principles did Roman laws place importance on?

Fairness, equality before the law, idea that an accused person is innocent until proven guilty

This was a list of all Roman laws put together by a Roman emperor that inspired legal codes in many modern countries today

Justinian’s Code

By the late 100s A.D., ________ began to invade the Roman Empire in large numbers

Barbarians

How did hiring mercenaries weaken the Roman Empire?

They were loyal to whoever paid them the most, would sometimes change sides in battle, and might not fight as hard as Rome’s legions

The Roman Empire never had an established method of choosing an emperor’s successor. Why might this have weakened the Empire?

Not having a set way to choose the next emperor led to power struggles between generals and politicians every time an emperor died.

List 3 reasons for the fall of Rome

Barbarian invasions, reliance on mercenaries, bankruptcy, inflation

How did the shrinking size of Rome’s empire and barbarian invasions affect farmers and the food supply?

Less land meant farmers couldn’t grow enough food to feed the people, which led to starvation

What did paved stone roads allow Rome to accomplish?

Increase trade, provide faster communication, and protect its borders better (roads = faster marching by armies)

This was a list of laws posted in the central part of Rome during the Roman Republic

The Twelve Tables

Both Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity believed in…

God in 3 forms (Nicene Creed), Jesus as the son of God, etc.

In exchange for protection and Roman luxuries like roads and aqueducts, what did Rome’s provinces provide in return?

Food, taxes, and soldiers to fight in Rome’s armies

Why did Constantine decide to move the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium (later called Constantinople)?

It was easier to defend (more natural boundaries) and located along trade routes

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