The Roman Republic
The Roman Empire
Greece and Persia
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General Knowledge
100
On Roman holidays, the government would hold gladiator spectacles in this arena
The Colosseum
100
What is the name of the law code that the Patricians created?
The Alps
100
What do you call a collection of islands?
Archipelago
100
What word describes people who do not have a permanent home but instead travel to find resources?
Nomads
100
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
200
Carthaginian general who led Carthage’s forces against the Romans in the second war
Hannibal
200
What do you call the time of peace in Rome?
Pax Romana
200
Who fought in the Peloponnesian war?
Athens and Sparta
200
What is the sacred language of Hinduism?
Sanskrit
200
Which element has the symbol "Au" on the Periodic Table?
gold
300
What were the two groups of people who fought for power in Rome?
Plebians and Patricians
300
What is the purpose of an aqueduct?
To carry water into the city
300
Which god has the same name in both Greek and Roman mythology?
Apollo
300
A government based on religious authority is called a _______________.
Theocracy
300
Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?
Brazil
400
Who is Julius Caesar's nephew, and the first emperor of Rome?
Octavian Augustus
400
What are two factors that led to the decline of the Roman empire?
The empire was too big, Roman money wasn’t worth very much anymore, Hiring mercenaries (paid soldiers) to be in the Roman army, Diseases, Bad emperors, Lots of invasions by Germanic peoples
400
What is the name of the Persian religion?
Zoroastrianism
400
What leader wrote a law code with 282 specific laws that covered issues affecting his empire?
Hammurabi
400
What is the name of Spongebob’s best friend?
Patrick Star
500
What is the name of the law code that the Patricians created?
The Twelve Tables
500
Who makes the laws in Rome?
The Senate and Assemblies
500
What type of government do the Persians have?
Imperial Bureaucracy
500
What do you call this writing?
Hieroglyphics
500
Which country invented chocolate?
Mexico