Roman Empire

a long stone channel that carries clean water

• arch

• aqueducts

• gladiator

• emperor

a grouping of tiny colored stone cubes set in mortar to create a picture or design

• mosaic

• fresco

• parable

• missionary

Roman emperor that introduced Christianity to the empire, moved the capital to Constantinople

• Augustus

• Constantine

• Paul

• Diocletian

Roman emperor famous for blaming the burning of the city of Rome on Christians

• Attila

• Virgil

• Theodosius

• Nero

The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...

• barbarian invasions
• strong leadership
• inflation
• political corruption

Rome's government began as a _______ and changed to an ___________.

• democracy, republic

• republic, empire

• empire, republic

• tyranny, empire

What was a problem caused by the increasing size of the Roman Empire?

• the empire ran out of water
• the empire became too large to manage and protect
• the empire could not make enough weapons
• the empire could not make enough buildings

What religion was adopted by the Roman Empire after being persecuted for many years?

• Islam
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Hunnism

Rome’s 200 years of peace was called the...

• Age of Augustus.
• Resurrection.
• Pax Romana.
• Crucifixion.

What Roman architectural contribution allowed the construction of higher, more stable structures such as the aqueducts and the Colosseum?

• columns
• arches
• lintels
• marble