Ancient Rome Exam Review Sheet
Please be comfortable in your understanding of the following: (Test Next Class!!)
Terms to Know:
Apostles
Republic
Patrician & Plebian
Gladiators
Consul
Paul
Etruscans
Pax Romana
Inflation
Diaspora
First Triumvirate
Cleopatra & Marc Antony
Romulus & Remus
Pompeii
Twelve Tables
Second Triumvirate
The Colosseum
Punic Wars
Jesus
Caligula and Nero
Aqueduct
Hannibal & Scipio
Theodosius
Christianity
Augustus
Mercenaries
Pontius Pilate
Circus Maximus
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Carthage
Attila the Hun
Peter
Legions
Diocletian
Constantine
A volcano destroyed the beautiful city of ______________________________
An absolute ruler who takes over for a short period of time - _________________________
Brought fresh water into the cities of Rome - _________________________
First people that settled in the land of Italy - ______________________
Four Reasons for the FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE:
a. __________________________________________________________
b.
__________________________________________________________
c.
__________________________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________________________
General who crossed the Alps during the 2nd Punic War - ____________________________
Gladiators and most difficult jobs were given to the - ______________________
Led Rome as general against Hannibal in the 2nd Punic War - ______________________
Main river of Rome - ________________________
Roman aqueducts used the ___________________ as an architectural design
The 12 followers of Jesus- ________________________
The 200 years of peace in the Empire - _____________________________
The commoners of Ancient Rome - ______________________
The Empire of Rome was divided by this Emperor - ________________________________
The female ruler of Egypt - ______________________
The first Emperor of Rome - _______________________
The first Triumvirate and second Triumvirate:
1.______________________
1. _______________________
2. _____________________
2. _______________________
3. ______________________
3. _______________________
An absolute ruler has all the -___________________
City of Africa that tries to destroy Rome - _________________
Disciple who changed his name and followed Jesus (was Saul) - ____________________
Emperor who declares Christianity the official religion - ____________________________
First code of Roman Laws - __________________________
Fisherman and follower of Jesus (The rock of Christianity) - _____________________
Forced exile of the Jewish People - __________________________
Group that scared the Germanic tribes into moving into Rome - _______________________
Island of the edge of Italy that was fought over - _______________________
Man assassinated by the Senate after being declared dictator - _______________________________
Mountain range that protects the peninsula of Italy - ________________________
Octavian changes his name to this when becoming emperor and starting the Pax Romana - ___________________
Roman governor who sentenced Jesus to be crucified - _______________________
The early Kings of Rome were from these people - _______________________
The main source of the life of Jesus comes from - ________________________
The new capital of the Roman Empire when it moves east - ________________________________
The Roman Army - _______________________
The sea that was fought over during the Punic wars (helped trade) - ____________________________________
The upper class, wealthy people of Rome - _____________________________
Two heads of the Republic - ____________________________
Where Gladiators fight - _______________________