Roman Notes
p. 344-355
List the name of the sea around which Roman united diverse peoples into one political system and
maintained the longest period of peace in Western civilization:
List three modern languages that Latin developed:
a.
b.
c.
List the river along which Rome evolved from a small community of shepherds and farmers:
List the three continents the Roman Empire extended into:
a.
b.
c.
List the city that archeologist uncovered in which some of the splendors of ancient Rome were found:
List the volcano that erupted and covered this city:
List the name of a great Roman general who wrote about his army’s conquest of Gaul:
List the name of the apostle who spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire, making it more
than a local religion:
List the name of the structures that brought water into Roman cities:
List the name of the ancient Trojan hero who fled from Troy to Italy:
List the names of the twins who were his descendants:
a.
b.
List the name of the twin for whom Rome is named:
List the name of the people who ruled Rome from 616-509 B.C.:
List the name of the kings whom the Romans defeated in order to establish their republic:
List the wars in which the Romans defeated the Carthaginians to gain control of the Mediterranean:
List the five countries Rome ruled by 60’s B.C.:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
List the name of the ruler who seized control for two years and was then assassinated:
List the name of the first emperor of Rome:
List the names of the two people the first emperor defeated to become emperor:
a.
b.
The first emperors marked the beginning of a 200- year period of stability called:
The name of this period means:
List the name of the age known as the golden age of art, architecture, and literature:
List the name of the emperor who invaded Britain:
List the name of the emperor who blamed Christians for burning down Rome:
List the name of the wisest of Roman emperors:
List the date when Christianity became the official religion of the Roman empire:
List the name of the powerful upper class:
List the name of the head of the family in this class:
List the name of the class that wasn’t part of the upper class:
List the percentage of poor people in the Roman empire during the Augustan Age:
List the two classes of soldiers in the Roman army:
List the name of the escaped gladiator that led an uprising of 70,000 slaves:
List the three major roles for woman who ran their households:
a.
b.
c.
List five rights Roman women had even though they weren’t citizens:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
List the Greek and Roman ideals that each culture supported:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
List the construction material that Romans invented:
State which architectural aspect impressed Romans most:
List the name of the “U” shaped arena:
List the name of the arena that staged the violent events:
List three main principles of Roman law:
a.
b.
List three artistic Roman inventions:
a.
b.
c.
List three Greek gods that were given Roman names:
a.
b.
c.
List seven Roman writers whose work exemplified being Roman:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
List the five romance languages that grew out of the Roman language of Latin:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.