click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
World History-Rome
Study for Benchmark.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the years of the Roman Republic? What were the years of the Roman Empire? | A:The Roman Republic from 500 B.C- 27 B.C B:Roman Empire from 27 B.C-A.D. 400. |
| Who was Augustus? | Augustus was Rome's first emperor. He ruled from 27 B.C to A.D 14 |
| What was the Pax Romana? | The Pax Romana is a 200 year period of peace and prosperity. |
| What was the language of Rome? What languages from this language? | The language of Rome was Latin. Languages like Spanish,French, and more were influenced by Latin. English root words came from Latin. |
| How was the declaration of Independence influenced by Roman ideas about governement? | The declaration of Independence was influenced by Roman ideas about government by using the ideas of natural law and natural rights. |
| How was the U.S legal system copied Roman laws? | Romans wrote the laws in the 12 tables. like the Romans we expect our judges to decide cases fairly, and consider a person innocent until proven guilty. |
| How was Rome a republic? | The citizens would choose their representatives to make laws for them. |
| What is Ancient Roman engineering famous for? (2 or more things) | The Romans were famous for aqueducts, bridges and roads that covered 50,000 miles. |
| What civilazation greatly influnced Roman art and architecture? | The Greeks influenced Roman art and architecture. |
| What was the effect of the Roman Empire on Christianity? | It helped the new religion to grow and spread. It started in the A.D 300's |
| What led to the decline of Rome("gsem" with examples) | Governement Problems: the romans had many problems including poor leadership and corrupiton they were wasting too much money on parties. Social problems: lack of schooling and slavery. Econimic Problems: Taxes, roads, bridges, and inflation |