GEOGRAPHY
In what sea was Rome a peninsula?
Mediterranean
Rome borrowed their Gods and Goddesses from the Greeks and gave them a new name
True or False
True
A structure that carries water over long distances
aqueduct
A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic
A) Patrician
B) Plebian
A) Patrician
A rule of three people
Triumvirate
The river in Italy that runs through Rome
A) Mississippi River B) Tiber River C) Rubicon River
B)Tiber River
his followers believed he rose from the dead after being crucified
Jesus
The Roman invention of what was instrumental during Pax Romana?
Concrete
An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
A) Patrician
B) Plebian
B) Plebian
This group was the middle class of the Roman Empire
A)Equites B) Servants C) Excel D) Equals
A)Equites
Capital of Italy
Rome
he made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire
A) maximus decimus meridius B) King Solomon
C) Theodosius D) King Tut
C) Theodosius
Roman Arena for gladiator fights
Coliseum
What were the wars called that were fought for 20 years between Rome and Carthage?
Punic Wars
This term means "I forbid"
Veto
what continent did the Romans live?
Europe
Remus and Romulus (founders of Rome) were raised by?
A) wolves B) kittens C) snakes D) pack of wild dogs
A) wolves
this was a slave who was forced to fight other slaves or wild animals often death, they often fought in a coliseum
Gladiator
Who made himself dictator for life and was seen as a hero to the plebeians because he gave them land & food, but was power-hungry to the patricians?
Julius Caesar
They registered citizens according to their wealth
A) Censors B) Senators C) Ceasar D) Kings
A) Censors
Which river did Julius Caesar cross that marked the beginning of a war with Pompey and the Senate?
A) Rubicon River B) Tiber River
C) Po River D) Yellow River
A) Rubicon River
who were the founders of rome?
Romulus and Remus
What did the thumbs up mean in the gladiator fights?
execute
Rome's first code of laws
Rome's first code of laws
What form of government was Ancient Rome?
A) Democratic B) Republic C) Fascist D) Communist
A) Democratic OR B) Republic