World history

Year Rome was an empire

27 BC- AD 180

What year did the Roman Empire fall

476 BC

Year Rome was a republic

509 BC

Name one contribution factor for political to the fall of the western Roman Empire

Division of empire

Inflation

A decline in the value of money, accompanied by a rise in the prices of goods and services.

Attila

A powerful chieftain of the Huns with 100,000 soldiers who terrorized both halves of the empires.

Who is considered the first emperor of Rome?

Augustus

Who fought rome in the Punic Wars

Carthage

What was the name of the new capital?

Constantinople

Why did the Germanic people begin invading Roman lands?

In an effort to flee from the Huns, the various Germanic people pushed into Roman lands.

What three groups of people make up the Romans?

Latins, Greeks, and Etruscans

Name one contribution factor for social to the fall of the western Roman empire

Low confidence in empire

Name one contribution factor for military to the fall of the western Roman empire

Low funds for defense

What date was Julius Caesar assinated

March 15, 44 BC

Apostles

One of the followers of Jesus who preached and spread his teachings (12 of them)

First pope

Peter

Name one contribution factor for economic to the fall of the western Roman empire

Poor harvests

Name the river the city of Rome was built on

The Tiber River

What was the effect of moving the capital of the Empire to Bazantium?

The new capital stood on the Bosporus Strait, strategically located for trade and defense purposes on a crossroads between West and East.

Why did the roman army need to use mercenaries?

To defend against the increasing threats to the empire, the government began to recruit mercenaries, foreign soldiers who fought for money.