Chapter 6 Ancient Rome and Early Christianity

Why did the First Punic War begin?

What three people made up the First Triumvirate?

What name did the Romans give the Greek god Zeus?

Why do some people consider 476 A.D. to be the fall of the empire?

After defeating other two leaders, Octavian gives himself the title Augustus which means what?

What caused a separation between Judaism and Christianity?

Who was the first Roman emperor that protected Christians from persecution?

What is the name of the mountains that run down the peninsula of Italy?

What group of people included the wealthy nonaristocratic townspeople and landowners?

What was the name of the people who defeated the Romans at Adrianople and followed Alaric?

What caused confusion in leadership which resulted in instability in the Roman Empire in A.D. 180?

What two branches of government were included in the Roman Republic?

What was the name of the nomadic tribe from Asia that invaded Rome with the leader Attila?

What is the name of the early people that lived in Northern Italy and the Latins overthrew them

Why did many Jews living in the Roman Empire hope for a messiah?

What was the result of the Third Punic War?

What type of person would usually win control over the Republic when it started to decline?

Which of the Julian Emperors loved horse racing and killed his wife, mother, and many senators?

Who were the legionaries?

What was the result of the coining of more money in the Roman Empire?

The Egyptian work of Ptolemy formed the basic knowledge for Roman what?

What was the Pax Romana?

Which Roman leader decided that upon his death the empire would split in two?

Octavian, Marc Antony and what other person were a part of the Second Triumvirate?

What name did the Romans give their enemies the Carthaginians?

Which apostle supposedly founded a Christian church in Rome? You can see his chains in Rome

What was the name given to the eastern empire created after the death of Theodosius?

Why was bread and entertainment important for the Roman Empire?

What year was the city of Pompeii covered by the ash from the volcano Vesuvius?

What were the Twelve Tables?

What is the name of the river that Rome was built around?

What was the basic unit of Roman society?

What was the official language of the Roman Empire?

What caused many small farmers to go out of business in the Republic?

The Roman Catholic church is divided into what which means levels of authority?

What was the road that was built to connect Rome with the southeastern part of Italy?

By crossing what river did Julius Caesar commit treason against Pompey and the Senate?

What was the original name of the city of Constantinople which became the capital of the east?

Why did the Patricians grant the Plebeians more rights?

Julius Caesar did all of the following EXCEPT