Roman Empire: Rise & Fall

Most of Rome's large buildings and monuments were made from this material?

• Mud bricks

• Concrete

• Stone

• Stucco

What is it called when your money loses value and it costs more to buy the things you need?

• Inflation

• Expansion

• Currency

• Barbarism

Which religion slowly replaced the Romans polytheistic of worshiping many gods?

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

In 410 C.E., the ________, led by Alaric, breached the walls of Rome and sacked the capital of the Roman Empire.

• Visigoths

• Franks

• Mongols

• Vikings

A 200 year period of peace and prosperity, ushered in by Emperor Augustus.

• Pax Romana
• Peace in Our Time
• Golden Age
• Flux Capacitor 

Arched, elevated waterways which brought water from the countryside into the city of Rome.

• Aqueducts
• Bridges
• Water Wheels
• Hadrian's Wall

A network of highways, paved with concrete, which made trade and travel incredibly easy in the Roman Empire gave us this phrase.

• "All Roads Lead to Rome."
• "Home is Where the Heart is."
• "It Takes Two to Tango."
• "I'm On the Right Track."

People, often poor or enslaved, who who would fight each other to the death for the amusement of the masses.

• Gladiators
• Senators
• Caesars
• Proconsuls

Philosophy, religion, science and art were all concepts borrowed from the _______ and adapted to fit Roman culture.

• Greeks
• Egyptians
• Romans
• Persians

A curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it.

• Arch
• Span
• Vault
• Cornice