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(Willis) R. Empire 1
(Willis) Roman Empire Part 1
Question | Answer |
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What tells about the life and teachings of Jesus? | The New Testament |
Unlike the Romans, what group of people worshipped one god? | Jews |
The Romans created lasting structures by using________. | Arches |
The end of the Western Roman Empire was brought about when a _________ overthrew the emperor and named himself king. | barbarian general |
Octavian took the tile of Augustus which means_________. | Revered One |
In 58 BC to 50 BC Julius Caesar conquered nearly all of_____. | Gaul |
Easter and Christmas are similar because neither is based on an exact ________ in history. | date |
Apostle Paul traveled the Roman world spreading ________ teachings. | Christian |
In AD 40 the _____ marched into Rome and sacked the city. | Visigoths |
The Romans called their new capital_____. | Constantinople |
The language mostly spoken in the Byzantine Empire was______. | Greek |
You could infer that ________ wrote his own history so that people would remember his own greatness. | Caesar |
After the killing of Caesar, who worked to capture Caesars killers? | Octavian |
Marc Anthony and Octavian became enemies because Marc Antony divorced Octavian’s _______ to marry Cleopatra and co rule Egypt. | sister |
Under what ruler did the Roman’s conquer Britain? | Claudius |
Galen is most associated with what scientific field? | Medicine |
The purpose of Roman roads were to allow the _________ to travel through the empire. | Roman Army |
The Romans invented_____ which helped strengthen their structures. | Cement |
The Roman’s used a _______ approach to science and engineering? | Practical |
The Roman’s created a huge open area within a building by using_____. | Arches |
Many modern languages are based on the Roman Language ________, and it has influenced how people write and speak even today. | Latin |
The Roman language spread all across the empire because the Romans conducted ________ in their own language. | business |
The Jews rebelled against Roman rule because Rome invaded and occupied ________. | Judea |
The Roman’s believed that by banning Jewish rituals, people would give up______. | Judaism |