These people from northern Italy ruled over the city of Rome with dictators until the Romans kicked them out and formed a republic.

This is a person who has absolute power over a nation and does not share it with anyone else.

Rome was founded at a location with

This geographical feature helps to protect Rome from European invaders.

He was the chief Roman god- the god of the heavens and lightning.

He was the Roman god of war.

She was the Roman goddess of wisdom.

She was the Roman goddess of love.

The Romans wrote some of their major laws on these.

He was the last Etruscan king to rule over Rome.

A type of government in which the people choose their leaders and representatives is a/an

Immediately after the Etruscans were expelled (kicked out) of Rome, the ________________ began.

The ________________ were the wealthy Romans who had the most power in the Roman Republic.

The ________________ were made up of the working class Romans. They weren't slaves, but they weren't wealthy either.

The Romans elected 300 patricians to the ________________, which was the law-making group of the Roman Republic.

The Romans elected two _____________ to share the executive powers of the Roman Republic. Their job was to enforce the law (similar to our President).

The Romans built many of these to bring fresh water into Rome.

The Romans built many of these so that the armies could move faster around the empire, but they also helped bring trade and culture into Rome.

This was the central location in Rome where people would meet to discuss important topics and buy goods from merchants.

The Romans fought the Punic Wars against the city-state of ___________________.

The First Triumvirate was composed by Crassus, __________, and _____________.

Julius Caesar gained great fame and fortune when he defeated barbarians in the region of ____________, which is modern-day France.

Julius Caesar was assassinated on ______________________.

One of Julius Caesar's assassins was his former protege and friend _____________________.

After Julius Caesar's death, his grand-nephew ____________________ took power and became Caesar Augustus.

A battle between groups from the same country is called a _______________________.

There were between 4,000 and 7,000 soldiers in each Roman ________________________.

One of the worst Roman emperors was __________________, who killed hundreds or thousands of Christians in many different acts of violence.

__________________ means "a punishing or ridiculing of someone unfairly."

There were many Christians who were celebrated as _________________, which means people who died for their beliefs.

The Roman emperor _____________________ was the first Roman emperor to become a Christian.

The Roman emperor _________________ was a Christian emperor who became famous for his fairer law codes.

The first Christian Roman emperor created a new capital for the empire in the east in modern-day Istanbul, but he named it _____________________ after himself.

The Roman Empire declined for many reasons, but one of the main ones was ________________________.

The __________________ people first migrated from west-central Africa to the south and east, carrying their culture and language to the rest of Africa.

A movement of people from one place to another permanently is called _____________________.

Much of sub-Saharan Africa is made up of grasslands with few shrubs or trees. This type of grassland is known as the _____________________.

The largest desert in the world is in northern Africa. It is called the ________________.

When people tell stories about their ancestors instead of writing it down, it is called ______________.

People often claim to be part of the same _________ when they trace their family tree back to the same person.

The first large West African kingdom we studied was this one, which was the smallest of the three.

The West African kingdoms became wealthy from trading _____________, _____________, and ______________.

The second large West African kingdom we studied was ______________, who had a great king called Sundiata.

The Muslim king of Mali who showered gold on people as he traveled to Mecca for his hajj was ___________________.

The third great West African kingdom we studied- and the largest of the three- was ___________________.

The ancient city-states of Ile-Ife and Benin were large city-states in this modern-day country.

This is a language and a blend of African cultures with Arabic language and cultures.