Transcript Jeopardy Example

Architecture,
Art Law &
Literature
Religion in
the Roman
Empire
Decline of
The Roman
Empire
Famous
Romans
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How is Roman art different from
Greek art?
More realistic
Greek sculptors idealized the human form,
using athletes as models of perfection.
Romans created more realistic portraits
Constructed by the Romans to
carry water from reservoirs in the
country to the cities
Aqueducts
These canal-like stone structures that
tunneled through mountains and
spanned valleys
Pictures formed of chips of
coloured stone that made up the
floors in homes of the wealthy
Mosaics
Name this building
The Colosseum
Roof formed by rounded arches
Dome
What was different about the
coins in Palestine from the coins
in the rest of the Empire?
The face of the Emperor was not
imprinted on the coins
Hebrew Law forbade Jews to worship
images.
As a result of a Jewish uprising in
Jerusalem against the foreign rule,
Rome abolished the Jewish state
in this year
70 C.E.
Rome abolished the Jewish state
which had existed since ancient
times.
The belief of many gods
Polytheism
Monotheism – belief in one God
A person who dies or endures
suffering for their beliefs
Martyr
The official policy of religious
tolerance in the Roman Empire
Edict of Milan
In 313 C.E. Emperor Constantine declared
that the Roman Empire would be neutral
with regard to religious worship and
officially removed all obstacles to the
practice of religions
Small farmers who gave their
land to wealthy nobles in
exchange for protection
Coloni
A time of extended peace in the
Roman Empire
Pax Romana
The Pax Romana ended after the
death of Marcus Aurelius in 180 AD
Emperors took this action to raise
money for the treasury
Devalued the coin
Gold coins were replaced with copper
coins with only a thin layer of gold
thus these coins were worth less
The Emperor that decided that
Rome should no longer be the
capital
Constantine
Constantine announced that the capital
was moving Rome to Byzantium in 324
CE. The name of the city was changed
to Constantinople (“City of
Constantine”) and it became the capital
of the Roman Empire in 330 CE.
The Roman Emperor who was
known as the “Reformer”
Diocletian
He wrote History of Rome and his
goal was to glorify Rome and its
achievements
Livy
“I do honestly believe that no country has
ever been greater or purer than ours or
richer in good citizens and noble deeds”
The author of the 37 volume
Natural History
Pliny the Elder
Physician whose medical
encyclopedia was used in Europe
until the 1400s
Galen
This astronomer claimed that the
earth was at the centre of the
universe and that the sun and
planets revolved around it
Ptolemy
His theories were not disproved until
the 1500s
Emperor during the “Golden Era”
of the Roman Empire
Marcus Aurelius
A saviour chosen by God
Messiah
Christians believe that Jesus is the
messiah that the Jews are waiting for
Fierce Nomadic tribe from
Central Asia who attacked
German tribes of Eastern Europe
The Huns
King of Italy in 476 CE (after he
captured Rome)
Odoacer
Created from a mixture of lime
and earth
Concrete
A short sword
used by
gladiators
Gladius