Rome Builds An Empire

3. Two-hundred-year period of “Roman Peace” begun under Augustus Caesar: Pax________
6. Brutal emperor who killed his mother and two wives; committed suicide after sentence to death by the Senate.
7. Emperor Trajan made money available so that these poor could get an education.
9. The five good emperors built arches, monuments, bridges, roads and these raised ‘water tunnels.’
10. Son of Augustus; effective emperor
12. The name of the unit of guards that protected the emperor himself.
14. Collectors of this now were permanent government officials who were paid a wage.
16. A network of paved __________allowed Romans to communicate, move goods, and move legions of Roman soldiers.
17. According to the map of “Trade Routes of the Roman Empire” (A.D. 200’s), what was shipped to Rome from Spain, Southern Gaul, and Asia Minor?
18. Jewish holy house destroyed by Roman soldiers in 70 A.D.
19. According to the map of “Trade Routes of the Roman Empire” (A.D. 200’s), what was shipped from Palestine to Rome, besides timber?

1. According to the map of “Trade Routes of the Roman Empire” (A.D. 200’s), what was shipped to Rome from Sicily, Sardinia, and southern Gaul?
2. The five _____ emperors who ruled during the early 100’s A.D. were Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonious Pius, and Marcus Aurelius.
4. Ocean to the west that formed the western border of the new empire.
5. Desert to the south that formed the southern border of the new empire.
8. “I became emperor in 69 A.D., harshly put down uprisings, and began construction of the Colosseum."
11. Spell out how many years Augustus ruled.
12. Title of the governor assigned to oversee each of Rome’s provinces.
13. River in the east that formed the eastern border of the new empire.
15. A common system of what, besides a standard system of weights and measures, made it easier to trade and exchange goods throughout the huge Roman empire?