Rome Vocabulary Review

3. After over a thousand years of expansion, the Roman empire began to ______
6. The Huns planned a successful ___________ of Rome.
7. The ___________ gradually gained more power in the Roman republic after the Conflict of Orders.
9. In a ____________, the people elect their leaders.
13. The Romans ______________ the Christians because they did not worship Roman gods.
14. In a _____________, people do not elect leaders like in a republic. There is one leader who holds all the power.
17. Because the Roman army had become weak, they were vulnerable and could not defend themselves against outside _____________.
19. Before Rome became a republic, it was ruled by the _____________ king.
20. Some Roman citizens were able to ______________ from the expansion of the Roman empire, but others did not.

1. Many groups __________ Rome and, eventually, Rome fell.
2. A _____________ is a war between different groups that live in the same country.
4. Rome's _____________ took 500 years, but, over time, it came to rule the entire area around the Mediterranean Sea.
5. Rome fought many wars to ___________ its territory.
7. The ____________ were the wealthy Roman citizens who held more political power.
8. When something is ____________, it is helpful.
10. From the ____________ of many poor Romans, the Roman government was unjust.
11. When Rome became an _______________, only the emperor had power and the people no longer elected their own leaders.
12. Many people were forced to be _____________ in ancient Rome.
15. The __________ of Christianity was a territory of Rome called Judea.
16. We study Rome in history because it has had a big ____________ on the United States.
18. Even though Christians were persecuted, their religion ___________ and they gained more believers.