Ancient Rome

Geography

100

I am the body of water surrounding the Italian peninsula.

What is the Mediterranean Sea?

200

I am the country in which Rome is found.

What is Italy?

300

I am a geographical feature that is defined as a piece of land surrounded on 3 sides by water.

What is a peninsula?

400

I am the mountain range that runs down the spine of the Roman Empire

What is the Appenine Mountains

500

Besides for Rome, name three major cities in modern day Italy.

Possible answers:
Venice, Pisa, Florence, Milan, Naples, Bari, San Marino, Pompei, Genoa, Turin

Government

100

The 2 most powerful officials in the Roman Republic.

What are consuls?

200

I am the law making body of the government that was originally given to the Plebeians

What is the Assembly of Centuries

300

After declaring to not defend Rome in battle, the Plebeians were rewarded with....., which could now veto the Patricians

The (Royal) Tribune

400

I am the set of written laws created by the Roman Republic.

What are the Twelve Tables?

500

In my PowerPoint, I stated that after the Tribal Assembly, the Plebeians eventually merged in with the Patricians in terms of status. So now the problem in Rome wasn't Plebeians vs Patricians, but was now what..... versus......what

Rich vs. Poor

Social

100

Which came first, the Roman Republic or Roman Empire?

What is the Roman Republic?

200

Many slaves and people forced into debt became fighters known as

What is a gladiator?

300

I am the common folk of Rome. I am a farmer, merchant or artisan.

What is a plebeian?

400

I am the top 10% of the Roman people and I own lots of land.

What is a patrician?

500

Tough one: The spear that represented power among the Patrician class was known as a...

What is a Fasces

Punic Wars

100

Veto in Latin stands for...

"I forbid"

200

Why was Rome so caught off guard when Hanibal arrived from the NORTH?

No one though he could cross the ALPS

300

I am the religion that began during the Roman Empire.

What is Christianity?

400

The First Punic War was fought over what island?

What is Sicily?

500

The Third Punic War, which happened 50 years after the end of the Second, resulted in who being victorious?

The Romans

Roman Random

100

Rome is the largest city in Italy, with a population of 2.8 million people, which city is the second largest?

Milan

200

The modern day Italian flag was inspired by what countries flag design?

What is France

300

Although I never said it, it is on the PowerPoint, but the flag of the Roman Empire is yellow with what on it?

What is a black eagle

400

Finish the famous Roman phrase, "Et tu..."

What is Brute, or Brutus

500

Soccer is the #1 sport in Italy, with the World Cup being that grand prize. How many times has the Italian National Team won the World Cup?

FOUR