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| Idea or story that many people believe but which is not true |
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| Legend/Myth named these two as the founders of Rome |
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| A record that was created at or near the time of an event |
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| An account written some time after an event has occured |
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| Buildings, tools and other objects that shape how people live |
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| Things made by human hands |
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| Roman town destroyed by a volcano |
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| Understand or explain the meaning of somethhing |
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| A governmet where citizens elect people to make laws for them |
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Many different peoples and groups Slaves take jobs from Romans Riots and revolts |
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| The growth of the empire created economic and social problems for Rome |
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| Strong Military leader who became dictator for life |
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| To murder a well known or important person |
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| Caesar's adopted son who became ruler of Rome |
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| Name taken by Octavian meaning great and holy one |
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| A period of peace and prosperity for Rome |
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Emperors whocame after the adoption system was put in place by Nerva |
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| Divided the Roman Empire into two parts to make it easier to rule |
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| Having the skill or ability to do something |
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| Membership in a political community that brings both rights and responsibilities |
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| To take part in an activity or event |
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| The use of a position of trust for dishonest gain |
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| A widening gap between rich and poor in a country |
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| whenever the people of a certain society (people living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups) are depriverd from their basic social rights, |
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| large estates formed when the Romans reallocated land confiscated from the conquered communities where Romans went to escape social problems |
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| Army made up of foreign soldiers not as strong |
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| A term for an uncivilized person, having an inferior level of civilization, brutal, cruel, warlike. Barbarians are different from savages in that they choose to remain primitive despite contact with more civilized societies, such as the Romans. |
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| The peoples of ancient northern and western Europe speaking such languages. |
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| Nomads who originated in Mongolia. They were known for their raids on China |
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| The western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France |
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| A branch of the Goths that played a major role in the political events of the late Roman Empire. |
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| A Germanic tribe in ancient and early medieval times. |
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| king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire. |
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| Early Frankish king; converted Franks to Christianity |
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| To show that something is important |
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| A monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ |
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| The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of buildings |
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| Structures built by a government for public use |
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| The discipline of acquiring and applying scientific and technical knowledge to the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. |
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| A curved structure capable of spanning a space while supporting significant weight |
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| An artificial channel that is constructed to carry water from one location to another; A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts |
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| Built so the army could move quickly from place to place |
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| The first written code of Roman law, |
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| Consisting of many different cultures and religions |
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| the body of laws governing relations between nations |
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| To exchange information with other people using words or signs |
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The awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people |
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| To kill someone, especially as punishment for a crime |
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| The systematic mistreatment of an individual/group by another group. |
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| Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople |
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