In what year did Caesar Augustus die?

By the year ____ , the western half of the Roman Empire had collapsed.

Which of the following was NOT one of the three main problems that led to the fall of Rome?

What was the name of the emperor's private army that sometimes chose leaders based on personal gain or bribes?

To support the army, citizens had to pay ______ taxes, which hurt the economy.

Many people were driven into ______ as a result of economic and social problems in Rome.

Wealthy landowners used enslaved people and ______ labor instead of hiring citizens.

Small farmers thrived and there were plenty of jobs in the cities during the late Roman Empire.

What was one reason the Roman Empire was difficult to defend effectively?

Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium in 330 C.E.?

After Constantine, the empire was usually ruled by how many emperors?

Which city became the capital of the eastern Roman Empire?

In 410 C.E., who attacked and looted Rome?

In 476 C.E., what happened to the last western emperor?

Communication between leaders and generals in the Roman Empire could take only a few hours.

The western Roman Empire broke into separate kingdoms after 476 C.E.

How long did the eastern Roman empire continue after the fall of the western empire?

What was the eastern Roman empire called after the fall of the western empire?

Rome’s fall did not mean the end of ______ civilization.

Roman ideas and culture continued to influence Europe through the ______ period and even into modern times.

Ideas from ancient Rome still affect us today in which of the following ways?

Roman art was heavily influenced by which culture?

What is the term for art that blends Roman and Greek influences?

Rome helped preserve and pass on the tradition of ______ art, which had a major influence on Western art.

Which of the following were common decorations in wealthy Roman homes?

What type of paint was used for Roman wall paintings?

Roman wall paintings often depicted what kind of landscapes?

Roman wall paintings created the illusion of looking through a ________.

What is an example of a decorative object added to everyday Roman life?

Which of the following was NOT a Roman mastery in art?

What is a cameo in Roman art?

Roman cameos were often used as ________ and decorative pieces.

During which period was Greco-Roman art rediscovered?

Which famous artist revived Greco-Roman styles during the Renaissance?

The Sistine Chapel ceiling in Rome was painted in the 1500s and depicts what kind of scenes?

Statues in which U.S. city show strong Roman influence?

Romans were skilled and clever _______.

Romans borrowed ideas from _______ and others.

Romans improved ideas in ways future _______ and _______ would imitate.

Romans learned to use the arch, the vault, and the _______.

A vault is an arch used for a _______ or to support one.

A dome is a vault shaped like a _______ that rests on a circular wall.

Roman buildings like _______ had large arched vaults.

The famous Roman temple with a huge dome is the _______.

Romans used _______ to build bigger arches than before.

Romans invented a new kind of _______ (large open-air structures).

The Colosseum in Rome could seat thousands of _______.

The Colosseum had _______ built with concrete for easy access to seats.

The feature of easy access to seats in stadiums is still used in modern _______ stadiums.

Medieval architects copied Roman designs in _______ and _______.

The Capitol building (home of U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C.) is an example of a modern building with _______ influence.

Many modern churches, banks, and _______ buildings show Roman influence.

What was the purpose of triumphal arches in ancient Rome?

Which famous triumphal arch is located in Paris, France?

Fill in the blank: The Arc de Triomphe celebrates victories of _______ in the early 1800s.

What did Romans improve that helped them build the best ancient roads, bridges, and aqueducts?

How many miles of roads connected Rome with the empire?

Roman roads were built in layers of _______, sand, and gravel.

Some parts of Europe still use roads built over old Roman roads.

What did Roman aqueducts supply to homes?

Roman aqueducts are still seen in which of the following regions? Select all that apply.

After the fall of Rome, Latin continued to be used by which group?

Several modern European languages developed from Latin. Which of the following is NOT an example of a language that developed from Latin?

English is a Germanic language but was influenced by ______-speaking Normans.

English has borrowed many words from ______.

How many letters does the English alphabet have?

Our calendar comes from the one adopted by ______.

Which month honors Caesar Augustus?

September is known as the ______ month.

November and December are the ______ and ______ months.

Latin remains important in which of the following fields?

A prefix is added to the ______ of a word.

The Latin root 'manus' means ______.

Words like manual and manipulate come from the Latin root ______.

Which of the following is a Latin proverb still used today?

We still use ______ numerals today.

What number does the Roman numeral 'I' represent?

What number does the Roman numeral 'V' represent?

What number does the Roman numeral 'X' represent?

What number does the Roman numeral 'L' represent?

What number does the Roman numeral 'C' represent?

What number does the Roman numeral 'D' represent?

What number does the Roman numeral 'M' represent?

Roman numerals are commonly seen on which of the following?

Roman philosophy, law, and ideas about citizenship were influenced by which ancient civilization?

Stoicism is a Greek ______ of thought popular in Rome.

Stoics believed that a ______ intelligence ruled all of nature.

Roman law covered which of the following?

Roman law believed that every person had _______.

Modern legal systems in France and Italy are partly based on ______ law.

Which document contains ideas of natural law/rights that appear in the U.S.?

In Roman law, judges tried to make ______ decisions that respected people's rights.

Roman law wasn’t always fair. Who were often treated unfairly?

Citizenship in Rome originally meant being a citizen of _______.

All citizens in the Roman Empire were subject to and protected by ______ law.

In the U.S., most citizens are citizens by _______.

At its peak, the Byzantine Empire controlled land on three continents. Name one of them.

Which continents did the Byzantine Empire span?