Created By: Brent Strickland University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

The Roman Empire The ROMANS Created By: Brent Strickland University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Special Thanks to Matt Hamlyn for permission to use the game board frame

Emperors

Government

Christianity

Daily Life

Rome’s Rise & Fall

Architecture & Technology

Architecture & Technology Christianity Daily Life Rome’s Rise & Fall Emperors Government $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

1-100 A powerful Roman dictator that took control of the senate and was later murdered by 8 of them , because they felt he had too much power.

1-100A 1 - 100 Julius Caesar

1-200 After Caesar, this first Emperorof Rome, came to power because the senate and people were so grateful for Rome’s peace that they left him be in total control. He divided the empire into provinces and assigned governors.

1-200A Octavian Augustus 1 - 100

1-300 A terrible Roman emperor, that proclaimed himself a god and was cruel and unfair to the people.

1-300A Caligula 1 - 100

1-400 This emperor murdered his mother and wife, burned down half of Rome and tried to destroy Christianity by killing believers.

1-400A Nero 1 - 100

1-500 A “good” emperor, he worked hard to build a better government by making laws to protect women, children, and slaves. He issued a code a laws that were the same throughout the entire empire.

1-500A Hadrian 1 - 100

2-100 A type of government, created by the Romans where citizens vote to select their leaders. We still use this form of government today. 1 - 100

2-100A Republic 1 - 100

2-200 The Roman senate consisted of what kind and how many men?

2-200A 300 patrician men 1 - 100

2-300 “I forbid it” in the Roman government meant that a consul member could _______ an action or law.

2-300A Veto 1 - 100

2-400 The two men who led the Roman government by dividing their power equally were called.

2-400A Consuls 1 - 100

2-500 As long as conquered peoples followed the Roman laws they were allowed to keep their own_______________.

2-500A customs and religions 1 - 100

3-100 Christianity is a religion based on the teaching of _____________. 1 - 100

3-100A Jesus 1 - 100

3-200 Paul was a Christian that wrote letters to other countries about the teaching of Jesus. These letter were called______________.

3-200A Epistles 1 - 100

3-300 Four men wrote the stories of Jesus' Life Called the 4 gospels, what are their names?

3-300A Matthew Mark Luke John 1 - 100

3-400 Who was the emperor that declared Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire?

3-400A Constantine 1 - 100

3-500 In the beginning who were the main followers of Christianity?

3-500A Poor and Slaves 1 - 100

4-100 Roman rich upper-class citizen were known as ________________, while the poor lower class citizen were called _________________. 1 - 100

4-100A Patricians Plebeian 1 - 100

4-200 In Romans times who were the people that helped with the housework, farmed the fields in chains and also fought as Gladiators?

4-200A 1 - 100 Slaves

4-300 These Romans were know as patricians; they lived in villas, ate fancy feasts and originally the only ones that could serve as senate members.

4-300A The Rich or Upper-Class 1 - 100

4-400 These people were in the majority they needed food and jobs from the government, many lived in tall apartment buildings and were jobless.

4-400A The Poor or plebeians 1 - 100

4-500 Above all, the Romans placed the greatest emphasis on ___________life.

4-500A Family 1 - 100

5-100 What were the names of the twin brothers that were raised by a wolf and later fought over the name for their city till one lay dead. 1 - 100

5-100A Romulus and Remus 1 - 100

Created By: Brent Strickland University of Arizona Cooperative Extension