__________________________ looks like a high-heeled boot sticking out into the Mediterranean Sea.

The Romans believed their history could be traced back to a great Trojan hero named _______________ .

According to Roman legends, Rome’s founders were twin brothers named __________________and Remus.

Many historians believe that the Romans learned their _______________________and numbers from the Etruscans.

The government the Romans created in 509 BC was a_____________________ .

During particularly difficult wars, the Romans chose rulers with absolute power called ___________________ .

________________________ were the common people in Roman society.

The noble or more powerful citizens of Rome were called_________________ .

In 494 BC the peasants, craftspeople, and traders of Rome formed a___________________ and elected their own officials.

According to legend, __________________ was chosen as dictator to lead the Roman army and quickly defeated his foes in a single day

After __________________killed his brother, he named the city they built after himself Rome.

___________________were the common people of Rome that included the peasants, craftspeople, traders, and other workers.

__________________________ was a great hero from Troy that fled to Italy and formed an alliance with a group called the Latins that fought the other people of Italy.

________________was killed by his twin brother in a fit of anger after they began to fight.

A ruler with almost unlimited power is called a _____________________.

A government with three parts

The most powerful elected officials in Rome

Held office for one year to prevent abuses of power

A council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city’s leaders

The Roman language

To prohibit actions by other government officials

Responsibility to ensure the prosperity of the city

Keeps one part of a government from becoming too strong

Rome’s public meeting place

Where Rome’s richest people lived

Philosopher who tried to stop the chaos in Rome’s government

A public speaker

The most powerful Roman general

Outlying areas controlled by Romans

Used by Romans for money

The first 200 years of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire

A raised channel used to carry water from mountains to the cities

He wrote poems about Roman mythology

Latin languages that included Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian

A legal system based on a written code of laws

The fiercest of the wars Rome fought were the ____________________ .

________________________________ led an army through Spain and across the Alps toward the city of Rome; however, he was never able to capture Rome itself.

To help end unemployment, ____________________ encouraged poor people to join the army.

Roman soldiers were organized in ________________, which were groups of up to 6,000 soldiers.

Marius and ________________________________ were engaged in a civil war in which he won and named himself dictator.

Former slaves led by______________________ ultimately defeated the Roman army and took over much of southern Italy.

After about 400 BC the __________________ Republic grew quickly both in geographic size and economic power.

Roman soldiers were organized into _____________, or groups of up to 6,000.

The most difficult wars Rome fought were the ______________ Wars, a series of wars against Carthage, a city in northern Africa.

__________________, the brilliant general from Carthage, was never able to conquer Rome itself.

____________________________was a former gladiator who led thousands of slaves in a rebellion.

When the _______________ conquered people, they generally allowed them to keep their own religious beliefs and customs.

At the beginning of the first century AD, a new religion appeared in Judea called _________________.

The Jews were waiting for the ___________________, which means “God’s Chosen One.”

The _______________ is the holy book of Christianity.

_____________________ was a type of execution in which a person was nailed to a cross.

Christians refer to Jesus’ rise from the dead as the____________________.

The ________________ were 12 men whom Jesus chose to receive special training.

_______________________________ of Tarsus traveled throughout the Roman world spreading Christian teachings.

People who die for their religious beliefs are called__________________.

______________________ means punishing a group because of its beliefs.

When the _______________ conquered people, they generally allowed them to keep their own religious beliefs and customs.

At the beginning of the first century AD, a new religion appeared in Judea called _________________.

The Jews were waiting for the ___________________, which means “God’s Chosen One.”

The _______________ is the holy book of Christianity.

_____________________ was a type of execution in which a person was nailed to a cross.

Christians refer to Jesus’ rise from the dead as the____________________.

The ________________ were 12 men whom Jesus chose to receive special training.

_______________________________ of Tarsus traveled throughout the Roman world spreading Christian teachings.

People who die for their religious beliefs are called__________________.

______________________ means punishing a group because of its beliefs.

“I raided the eastern part of the Roman Empire in the 400s.” Who am I?

“I convinced the emperor to stay in Constantinople during riots that threatened to drive him from power.” Who am I?

“I worked to reunite the Roman Empire and invented a new legal system.” Who am I?

“I split the Roman Empire into two parts in the late200s.” Who am I?

The new capital of the Roman Empire was called ___________________.

Convinced that the empire was too big for one person to rule, __________________ divided it in two.

The Huns, led by a fearsome leader named_________________, raided Roman territory in the east.

Emperor ______________ reconquered parts of the fallen empire.

Constantinople is called ______________________ today.

The ___________ Empire arose from the eastern part of the Roman Empire.