Rome Review

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Across
  1. 3. Brought water into Roman cities and utilized arches to tower over the ground
  2. 4. Rome's upper-class that made up the Senate
  3. 7. Increased cost of items after Roman victory during the Punic Wars; also caused the downfall of the Empire
  4. 9. The Roman Republic was led by two _________ that had to agree on every decision
  5. 10. New Roman capital that also serves as the Byzantine capital
  6. 15. First Triumvirate member that named himself "Dictator for Life"
  7. 16. Patricians and Plebians are both considered to be Roman _____, while slaves are not
  8. 17. REVIEW: government where a religious figure is in charge; example: Egypt's pharaohs were thought to be gods
  9. 20. Roman "Golden Age" at the start of the empire under Augustus
  10. 23. Roman scientist that theorized the geocentric theory (where Earth was in center of universe)
  11. 24. Rome's law code; "Innocent until proven guilty"
  12. 25. Series of wars between Rome and Carthage in Africa; Rome wins all three wars
  13. 26. Half of Rome that fell to invasions from Germanic tribes (the other half becomes the Byzantines)
  14. 27. Name of the Roman middle class that made up the Assemblies
  15. 28. Location of gladiator battles and other forms of Roman entertainment; located near the Forum
  16. 29. Carthaginian general that invaded Rome with elephants
Down
  1. 1. REVIEW: Mesopotamian king that created the first law code; "Eye for an eye"
  2. 2. Legalized Christianity in Rome
  3. 3. REVIEW: Mauryan emperor that spread Buddhism with his missionaries
  4. 5. Also called Octavian, he was the first emperor of Rome
  5. 6. REVIEW: form of government that Athens had; rule by the citizens DIRECTLY
  6. 8. Rome's first form of government, with the Senate and Assemblies
  7. 11. REVIEW: form of government China had under the Civil Service Exam; rule by the most qualified
  8. 12. REVIEW: form of government that Sparta had; rule by a group of people
  9. 13. Domed temple dedicated to the Roman gods
  10. 14. Byzantine emperor whose laws became the basis for European law
  11. 18. Augustus marked the end of the Republic and the start of the Roman _________
  12. 19. Rome's language of Latin would influence later ________ languages, like Spanish, French, and Portugese
  13. 21. REVIEW: Persia had an Imperial _____________, which was a divided government where the satraps (governors) would report back to the emperor
  14. 22. Byzantine domed church that would later become a mosque after being conquered by the Ottoman Turks
  15. 23. REVIEW: Athenian statesman that wanted to glorify Athens and direct democracy
  16. 30. Mountain range that borders Rome to the north and provided security against invasion (exception: Punic Wars)