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Rome Study Guide
History Alive pg. 5-15
Chapter 1 Section 1
1. What/who protected the borders of the Roman
Empire? (pg 5)
Chapter 1 Section 2
2. Which method was commonly used to choose
a new Roman emperor? (pg 6)
3. In the later empire, why did large numbers of
Roman small farmers move to the cities?
(pg 6)
4. What was the major problem the empire had
as it grew? (pg 6)
5. What major events happened in 330 C.E. and
410 C.E? (pg 7)
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6. What action did Constantine take to reduce the
importance of the city of Rome within the
Roman Empire? (pg 7)
7. What happened in 476 C.E. that led to Rome’s
demise? (pg 7)
Chapter 1 Section 3
8. What type of Roman sculpture inspired some
American artists? (pg 8)
9. What is mosaic art? (pg 8)
10. Quickly sketch a typical Roman structure
(pg 9+10)
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Chapter 1 Section 4
11. What does an aqueduct do? (pg 11)
12. What was the purpose of building roads?
(pg 11)
Chapter 1 Section 5
13. What languages are most closely related to
Latin? (pg 12)
Chapter 1 Section 6
14. How does Latin influence modern English?
(pg 12-13)
15. What traits did the Stoics value? (pg 14)
16. Which feature of American democracy
comes from the Romans? (pg 15)
Chapter 11
17. What are the five geographic formations that
protected the Roman Empire at its height
from northern attacks? (pg 7)
18. What made Byzantium a good location for a
capitol city? (pg 7)
Summary: To what extent have the contributions of ancient Rome influenced modern society?