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In order to get what they wanted from the Roman government, the Plebeians refused to join the _________.
Shower!
Just kidding, its Army
Rome was close to the Tiber _______, which provided fresh drinking water.
River
When he was a child, Hannibal promised his father that he would always hate ________.
Rome
A Triumvirate is a type of government where _________ leaders share power equally.
Three
The Romans copied most of the Greek _______, and simply gave them new Roman names.
Gods
According to legend, ________ killed his twin brother and founded the city of Rome.
Romulus
Caesar was very popular with the lower class Romans, known as the _________, during his time as Consul of Rome
Plebeians
Caesar was stabbed to death by a group of his senators, including his best friend _________.
Brutus
In the year 79 AD, the city of Pompei was almost completely destroyed by a _________.
Volcano
Most plebeians lived in tall __________ buildings, made of wood, that would often collapse or catch fire.
Apartment
The Americans copied many parts of the Roman _______ system, including “innocent until proven guilty”.
Justice/Legal
While serving as Roman Consul, Mark Antony began a love affair with __________ that would result in both of them committing suicide together.
Cleopatra
In 27 BC, Octavian gave himself the title of _________, and made himself the first ever Emperor of Rome.
Augustus
Cincinnatus is best known for his sense of __________.
Civic Duty
Most ___________ were slaves that were forced to fight against their will for the entertainment of the Roman people.
Gladiators
For 200 years after Augustus became emperor, the Roman Empire experienced peace. This period of time was known as the ____________ .
Pax Romana
In the year 509 BCE, the Romans established a _________, a type of government where regular citizens participated in law making.
If there was a time of crisis, a ________ could be appointed to lead Rome with absolute power.
Dictator
The ________ ordered the killing of Tiberius, because he was trying to help poor Romans.
Senate
While crossing over the Swiss Alps, __________ lost about half of his army and most of his elephants to the harsh conditions.
Hannibal
The Carthaginians were descendants of the _________, who had a trading empire in the Mediterranean.
Phoenicians
The Romans got fresh water in their cities by building __________, which carried the water from the mountains to the city using gravity.
Aqueducts
Instead of building walls to protect the city, the Romans hired _________ soldiers to help defend their settlements.
Germanic
Emperor Constantine decided to move the Roman capital from Rome to ___________, a city that he named after himself.
Constantinople
The first ever set of written, recorded laws in Rome was called the ________.
Twelve Tables