Chapter 6: Ancient Rome and Early Christianity, 500 B.C.- A.D. 500

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________ won his victory after losing a lot of his men and most of his elephants at Cannae in 216 B.C.

Small farmers

________ found it difficult to compete with the large estates run by the labor of enslaved people.

Aqueducts

What were designed by Roman engineers to bring water into cities and towns? Answer with a single words or term.

Tacitus

________ is a Roman historian who is notable among ancient historians because he presented the facts accurately.

Caesar

________ led his legions in a grueling but successful campaign to conquer all of Gaul.

Octavian

________ forced Lepidus to retire.

general

A(n) ________ named Daimio devised a plan to attack Carthage.

Agriculture

What was the most important industry in the empire? Answer with a single words or term.

Slavery

________ was a significant part of Roman life.

Thousands

________ were crucified, burned or killed by wild animals in the circus arenas.

Church leaders

________ called any belief that appeared to contradict the basic teachings a heresy.

Siocletian

________ believed that the empire had grown too large and too complex for one ruler.

Classes

________ had little in common.

Inflation

________: a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise in prices.

Dictator

________: a leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army.

burden of proof

The ________ rested with the accuser rather than the accused.

Romans

What were expected to honor them not only in private rituals at shrines in their homes but also in public worship ceremonies conducted by priests in temples? Answer with a single words or term.

Paul

Who was a Jew who had never met Jesus and at first he was an enemy of Christianity? Answer with a single words or term.

Rome

________ took control of the Jewish kingdom in A.D. 6 and made it a province of the empire.

Etruscan

A(n) ________ became king of Rome.

Jesus

________ was raised in the village of Nazareth in northern Palestine.

main reason

The Jewish religion survived and the Jewish political state ceased to exist for more than 1800 years. The ________ was that they refused to worship Roman gods.

final collapse

The decline of the Western Roman Empire took place over many years. Its ________ was the result of worsening internal problems, the separation of the Western Empire from the wealthier Eastern part, and outside invasions.

Republic

________: a form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders.

persons

Some of the most important principles of Roman law were: All ________ had the right to equal treatment under the law.