Ancient Rome

What two things is Constantine famous for?

• building the Colosseum and conquering Egypt

• being the first emperor and conquering Egypt

• letting Christians worship and moving the capital to the East

• building the Colosseum and moving the capital to the East

The Roman Empire surrounded which sea?

• Caribbean

• South China

• Caspian

• Mediterranean

The Romans were famous for their roads.

• True

• False

What is NOT true of childhood in ancient Rome?

• All children went to school.

• Sometimes girls got married at 12 or 13.

• Some children were slaves.

• Children often wore a special amulet called a bulla.

What happened to the eastern half of the Roman Empire?

• It was conquered by barbarians soon after the western half.

• It was conquered a little bit before the western half.

• Because it was the poorer half, many people starved to death.

• It lasted almost 1,000 years longer than the western half.

Check all of the reasons that historians have given for the fall of the western Roman Empire.

• the rise of Christianity

• soldiers becoming less loyal

• high taxes

• invasions by outside groups

What architectural features were common in Roman buildings. Check all that apply. (Think about the Colosseum).

• water features

• columns

• arches

• turrets

What is an aqueduct?

• a picture made of small pieces of tile or glass

• the leader of an empire

• a way to get fresh water to cities

• a road for the army to travel on

Who was Augustus?

• the first Roman emperor

• a Roman author

• an early Christian leader

• the first Chinese emperor

Romans seldom traded with their provinces.

• true

• false