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Efforts to
Save the
Empire
Vocab
Pax Romana
Daily Life
Fall of the
Empire
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Pax Romana is Latin. It’s English
translation means this.
Answer – 100
Peace in Rome/
Roman Peace
This emperor, the first of the Roman
Empire, was credited for creating the
Pax Romana.
Answer – 200
Augustus (Octavian)
To increase trade and wealth
throughout the Roman Empire, no
taxes were placed on imported goods.
What are these taxes called?
Answer – 300
Tariffs
During the Pax Romana Roman law
became this, meaning that laws and
legal procedures were the same
throughout all parts of the empire.
Answer – 400
Standardized
Two principles of law, later adopted by
the U.S., were developed during the
Pax Romana. One was equality under
the law, and the other was this.
Answer – 500
Innocence until proven guilty
This person was head of the Roman
family; his word was law.
Answer – 100
The Father
To cleanse, relax, work out, and
socialize, Romans frequently visited
these establishments.
Answer – 200
Public bathhouses
Only homes of the upper class were
equipped with these. The lower class
relied on street vendors.
Answer – 300
Kitchens
Education for most Roman boys and
girls ended at this age.
Answer – 400
Twelve
As a way to pass the time, Roman
adults gambled with these objects.
Answer – 500
Dice
The causes of the Roman Empire’s
decline can be summarized into these
three categories.
Answer – 100
Political, Economic, and
Foreign
An economic problem faced in the
Roman Empire was rapidly increasing
prices, known as this.
Answer – 200
Inflation
A foreign problem the Roman Empire
faced was constant invasion from these
people; they destroyed Roman farms
and disrupted Roman trade.
Answer – 300
Germanic Tribes
A political problem the Roman
Empire’s leadership faced was deciding
what would happen when an emperor
did this.
Answer – 400
Died
This invention helped Germanic tribes
defeat different Roman legions
throughout the Roman empire, which
eventually contributed to Rome’s fall.
Answer – 500
Iron stirrups
These two emperors tried their best to
save the Roman Empire.
Answer – 100
Diocletian and
Constantine
This emperor divided the Roman
Empire into two parts, but decided he
would rule over the wealthier eastern
part.
Answer – 200
Diocletian
Attempting to keep the Roman Empire
up and running, this emperor ordered
sons to follow their father’s trades.
Answer – 300
Constantine
Constantine moved the Roman
Empire’s capital from Rome to this city
in present-day Turkey.
Answer – 400
Constantinople
Attempting to keep the empire up and
running, this emperor ordered workers
in Rome to stay in the same jobs until
they died.
Answer – 500
Diocletian
Absolute ruler of an empire.
Answer – 100
Emperor
Slaves, prisoners of war, or criminals
who fought animals or each other.
Some became celebrities and won
their freedom.
Answer – 200
Gladiators
This policy claimed that an emperor’s
right to rule came from the gods, not
the people.
Answer – 300
Rule by divine right
A 200,000 seat oval arena in Rome
where the public viewed crazy and
exciting chariot races.
Answer – 400
Circus Maximus
The exchange of goods or services
without the use of money.
Answer – 500
Barter