World History Q2

Senate

In the Roman Republic, power was shared between two elected Consuls and the ______________________ .

Augustus

The Roman Empire began when ______________________ became the first Emperor after defeating Mark Antony.

Twelve Tables

Rome's first written law code was called the ______________________ . It meant laws applied to

all citizens equally.

Rule of Law

The idea that even leaders must follow the law is called the ______________________ .

dictator

Julius Caesar was killed because senators feared he would become a permanent ______________________ .

civil war

After Caesar's assassination, decades of ______________________ followed before the Empire

began.

Pax Romana

The 200-year period of peace and growth under the Empire is called the ____________________.

476

The Western Roman Empire fell in the year ______________ CE.

Byzantine

After the West fell, the Eastern Roman Empire — called the ______________________ Empire — continued for almost 1,000 more years.

roads

Roman engineers built 300,000 km of paved ______________________ which were used for

military movement and trade.

citizenship

Emperor Caracalla gave Roman ______________________ to almost all free people living in the

Empire.

Corpus Juris Civilis

Justinian I organized all Roman laws into one code called the ______________________ .

Latin

Long after Rome fell, ______________________ remained the language of the Church, law, and learning in Europe.

509 BC

When was the Roman Republic founded?

476

The Western Roman Empire ended in ______________________ CE, creating a power vacuum in

Europe.

Roman

After Rome fell, the ______________________ Catholic Church became the most important institution keeping order.

Franks

The Germanic tribe that became the most powerful in post-Roman Europe was the ______________________ .

Carolingian

Charlemagne was called the 'Father of Europe.' His dynasty was called the _____________________ dynasty.

feudalism

The system where land was exchanged for loyalty and military service is called ____________________ .

fief

A piece of land given by a lord to a loyal warrior in exchange for service was called a ____________________ .

vassal

A person who received land from a lord and swore loyalty to that lord was called a __________________ .

serf

A ______________________ was a farmer who was legally tied to the land and could not leave without the lord's permission.

excommunication

When a Pope bans someone from the Church and its sacraments, this is called ______________________ .

Investiture Controversy

The big conflict between the Pope and the King over who could appoint Church leaders is called the _____________________ .

Concordat of Worms

The agreement that settled the Investiture Controversy — separating spiritual and political power — was the ______________.

Viking

The ______________________ raids after Charlemagne's death made feudalism stronger, because local lords had to protect the people.

Manga Carta

The ______________________ (1215) was a document that said even kings must follow the law — it grew out of the feudal contract.

509 BC - 27 BC

During which period did the Roman Republic exist?

27 BC - 476 AD

When did the Roman Empire begin and end?

100 BC - 44 BC

Julius Caesar lived between the years:

Scipio Africanus

Which Roman general defeated Hannibal at Carthage in 146 BC?

Mark Antony

Against whom did Augustus fight in his rise to power?

Lieutenant

What was Mark Antony’s relationship to Julius Caesar?

Edict of Caracalla

What granted Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants in 212 CE?

Justinian the Great

Who ruled the Eastern Roman Empire from 527-565 AD?

300,000 km

Approximately how many kilometres of roads did Roman

engineers construct?

Military movement and logistics

Roman roads were primarily built for which purpose?

Latin

What language did the Romans speak?

Constantine 312 AD

After which event did Rome begin providing both temporal and spiritual frameworks for society?

768-814 AD

Charlemagne ruled as the first Holy Roman Emperor from:

Palace Schools and Script Retorm

Which was part of Charlemagne's cultural and administrative reforms?

1215

When was the Magna Carta signed?

Future King Edward I

Who was Simon de Montfort's primary political rival?

Lord Protector

Oliver Cromwell's title after the English Civil War was:

1789

When did the French Revolution begin?

1642

When did the English Civil War begin?

King Charles I

Which monarch was executed by beheading around the time the Petition of Right was passed?

Gaius Marius

A military reformer who created the professional standing army and saved Rome from Germanic invasions.

Lucius Sulla

The first Roman general to march on Rome. He won the Mithridatic War and ruled as dictator.

Julius Caesar

Conqueror of Gaul who crossed the Rubicon and became dictator, effectively ending the Roman Republic.

83 - 30 BC

When was Mark Antony alive?

Augustus

Transformed the Republic into an Empire and ushered in the 200-year Pax Romana.

Constantine