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Rome Study Guide
Chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did Roman rulers oppose Christianity? | Because Christians would not worship Roman gods. |
| A _____________ is a government in which power resides with citizens who have the right to select their leaders. | republic |
| Who is considered to be the first pope of the Christian church? | Peter |
| What was the period of peace and prosperity that lasted 207 years? | Pax Romana |
| Which emperor divided the empire into Greek-speaking East and Latin-speaking West? | Docletian |
| What were Rome's military forces called? | legions |
| What were the Roman channels that brought water to cities and towns around the empire? | aqueducts |
| Greco -Roman culture is also referred to as what kind of culture? | classical |
| Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium? | Constantine |
| Which Christian leader wrote letters that formed the Epistles of the New Testament to groups of believers? | Paul |
| What were the common citizens of Rome called? | plebeians |
| Which Roman ruler held the title of dictator or absolute ruler at the time of his assassination by members of the Senate? | Julius Caesar? |
| What is the main source of information about the life of Jesus of Nazareth? | the Gospels in the Christian Bible |
| Christianity embraced all people: men and women, rich and poor; Rome's excellent roads encouraged the exchange of ideas; Jesus promised eternal life: These are all reasons for what? | The easy spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire. |
| In early Rome, the chief executives of the government were called what? | consuls |
| Why did the emperor divide the Roman Empire? | to make control of the Empire more efficient |
| The huge amount of money spent on defense, coupled with inflation, the invasions by Germanic tribes and by Huns, and the disruption of trade were all causes of what? | decline of the Roman Empire |
| The forced dispersal of Jews was called the | Diaspora |
| As a result of the 207 year ______ _________, the Roman Empire experienced peace and prosperity. | Pax Romana |
| Spanish, French, and Italian had their roots in the ________ language. | Latin |
| Why was Augustus the most able emperor of Rome? | He stabilized the frontier, erected splendid public buildings, and created an enduring government. |
| Architecture, engineering, law, and language were part of the legacy of the _________ ___________. | Roman Empire |
| _________ and the ___________ ___________ are still strongly influenced by the achievements of Rome. | Europe and the United States |
| Who led a force of more than 50,000 soldiers and 60 elephants across the Alps to invade Italy? | Hannibal |
| Who were the wealthy, aristocratic landowners who held most of the power in the early republic? | Patricians |
| Who gave the Romans their alphabet and their knowledge of architecture, including the arch? | Etruscans |
| Who first settled the land on the bend of the Tiber River that was to become Rome? | the Latins |
| What were the officials called that shared the powers of ruling the republic and whose time in office was limited to one year? | consuls |
| In the early Roman republic, this was someone whose power was absolute but whose time in office was limited to a six-month period | dictator |
| The family of languages that developed from Latin are called what? | Romance languages |
| Who wrote the Aeneid? | Virgil |
| How were the people of Pompeii killed? | volcanic eruption |
| Roman _______________ were slaves that were forced to battle to the death before an arena full of eager spectators. | gladiators |
| Under whose rule did Rome enter a 200-year period of peace and great prosperity known as the Pax Romana? | Octavian |
| The First __________ was a group of three rulers, including Crassus, ___________, and Pompey | Triumvirate; Caesar |
| This person was a daring Roman general during the Second Punic War | Scipio |
| Common farmers, merchants, workers, and artisans that made up the majority of Roman citizens. | plebeians |
| A _____________ was someone elected to represent the lower class of Roman citizens. | tribune |
| A person is innocent until proven ___________ was an important principle of Roman law. | guilty |
| The design of the Roman aqueducts made significant use of the architectural structure of the ________. | arch |
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