Ancient Rome Study Guide
Key Terms/Ideas
Romulus and Remus
Tiber River
Etruscans
Republic
Patricians
Plebeians
Tribunes
Twelve tables
Consuls
Senate
Legion
Hannibal
Scipio
Carthage
Punic Wars
Julius Caesar
Triumvirate
Augustus Caesar
Pax Romana
Gladiators
Bread and circuses
Jesus
Apostles
Peter
Paul
Diaspora
Bishop
Pope
Heresy
Mercenaries
Diocletian
Constantine
Atilla the Hun
Greco-Roman culture
Pompeii
Virgil
Tacitus
Colosseum
Aqueducts
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The rise of the Roman Republic and characteristics of government
Compare Roman and US government
Explain the transition from Republic to Empire
Julius Caesar’s reforms
Characteristics of the Empire
Slavery in Rome
Roman religion
Rise and spread of Christianity
Fate of the Jews in Judea
Why did Christianity become a major world religion?
Why did the Roman Empire fall?
What did Diocletian and Constantine do to prevent Roman collapse?
What are the legacies of the Roman Empire?