Unit 5, Chapter 11 Review
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Powerful general who conquered nearly all of Gaul (France) for Rome and later declared himself dictator for life
Julius Caesar
Caesar’s two closest allies
Pompey and Crassus
The name of the alliance formed between Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
The First Triumvirate
Who killed Julius Caesar?
The Senators (in 44 BC)
Which two leaders came to power after Caesar's death?
Marc Antony and Octavian
Who was Marc Antony married to?
Octavian’s sister, Octavia
Marc Antony divorced Octavia in order to marry…
Cleopatra
Who was Cleopatra?
The queen of Egypt
After becoming the sole ruler of Rome, Octavian was given the name...
Augustus
What year marked the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire?
27 BC (The Roman Empire began with the naming of Augustus)
How many miles of roads did Rome build?
50,000 miles (enough to circle the earth twice!)
Who was the primary Roman god? (Zeus in Greece)
Jupiter
Which region/people did the Romans conquer in 63 BC, leading to much resentment and uprising?
Judea / Jews
Which new religion developed in Judea?
Christianity
Who did the Jewish people believe the Messiah would be?
Someone to free them from Roman rule and restore their lands
After Jesus' death, Christianity began to spread all over the world. What happened to Christians in the Roman Empire?
They were persecuted because Christianity was banned in the Empire
Which emperor was the first to become Christian and lifted the ban on Christianity in the Roman Empire?
Constantine
What was the name of the underground hiding place Christians would use to worship in secret?
The Catacombs
What did the emperor Diocletian do?
He split the Roman Empire in half and ruled the Eastern half
Constantine moved the capital of the empire to a new city. What was that city called?
Constantinople (in modern-day Turkey)
Who were the Huns?
A fierce tribe of warriors from Central Asia who attacked and raided nearby kingdoms
The Huns pushed a tribe from Germany into the Roman Empire. What was this tribe?
The Visigoths
In what year did the Visigoths sack Rome?
410 AD
Who was the great, fearsome leader of the Huns?
Attila
What event marked the end of the Western Roman Empire?
Odoacer overthrowing the last emperor of Rome and naming himself king of Italy (476 AD)
What was the main reason for Rome's fall?
The size of the empire was too great to rule effectively
The emperor Justinian I organized all Roman law into one system called...
Justinian’s Code
The city of Constantinople was captured by...
The Ottoman Turks
The capturing of Constantinople marked the end of the Eastern Roman Empire. This happened in what year?
1453
The Eastern Roman Empire is also called...
The Byzantine Empire
In 1054 AD, what happened in the East?
Some Christians split off from the Catholic Church, forming the Orthodox Church
What was the name of Justinian's wife?
Theodora