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Mr Paquette
100
Rome is located on the Italian peninsula. This is what a peninsula is
What is a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides?
100
This person wrote letters to all the new Christian churches in the Roman empire, spreading the message of Jesus
Who was St. Paul?
100
This structure was vitally important to the Romans. It brought fresh water from the mountains through a huge, man-made channel into the city.
What was the Aquaduct?
100
A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.
What is a Republic?
100
Of the two, Roman laws or the laws of the United States, these came first:
What are Roman Laws?
100
A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the teachings of Jesus. The religion offered hope to all social classes (especially women and slaves) across the ancient world
What is Christianity?
100
This is how old he is
What is 51?
200
These were the twins who, according to legend, were nursed by a she-wolf and went on to found the city of Rome
Who were Romulus and Remus?
200
Romans were polythiestic. This is what 'polythiestic' means
What is worshiping more than one god?
200
The name of this Roman achievement
What is the coliseum?
200
A powerful military general, he decared himself 'first among equals' and became a dictator. He was assassinated in 44bc by a group of senators
Who was Julius Caesar?
200
A Roman athlete, usually a slave, criminal, or prisoner of war, who was forced to fight for the entertainment of the public - they had celebrity status in Rome.
What is a Gladiator?
200
A monothiestic religion based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Mohammed as revealed by the archangel Gabriel
What is Islam?
200
This is how many daughters he has
What is 2?
300
These mountains run along the northern part of the Italian peninsula and protected Rome from invasion
What are the Alps?
300
Rome would allow the conquered to keep this, but also required them to sacrifice to the Roman gods as well.
What is their own religions?
300
Originally built for Rome's armies to travel through the empire and to transport troops, they also became very important for maintaining the empire.
What are Roman Roads?
300
wealthy landowners with the most power in Rome, could make laws & acted as judges for life
Who were the Patricians?
300
Christians faced many persecutions in the early years. This is the term for someone who dies for their faith
What is a Martyr?
300
Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337), Christianity became more widely accepted as a result
Who was Constantine?
300
This is his favorite video game series
What are the Zelda games (Windwaker and Skyward Sword)
400
The Roman Empire easily conquered huge areas of land using trade routes begun by this Greek king.
Who was Alexander the Great?
400
This Jewish holiday was taking place the weekend Jesus was crucified
What is Passover?
400
These were the laws of Rome written to protect the rights of its citizens - The idea for America's Bill of Rights came from these laws
What are the 12-Tables
400
The common people of Rome who made up 95% of the population ond wanted laws written to protect their rights
Who were the Plebians?
400
This is why the coliseum was built
What is, to entertain the citizens of Rome?
400
Similar to the 10 commandments, this is used as a guide to how Muslims should live their lives.
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
400
These are what he has college degrees in (name one)
What are Education and History (secondary education with a middle level endorsement)
500
This is the physical feature where Rome was built and their source for fresh water
What is the Tiber River?
500
This was the difference in the way Romans and Greeks viewed the God of War (Ares/Mars)
What is that the Greeks hated him, and Romans loved him?
500
What is this place
public toilets
500
Weak emperors, attacks by Germanic invaders, moving the capitol to Constantinople: Christianity taught pacifism, so less people joined the army
What are the reasons for the collapse of the Roman Empire?
500
This is how the Muslim people spread the religion so quickly
What is military conquest? (Spread by the sword)
500
When Muslims pray, they are to face this city, the birthplace of Muhammad
What is Mecca?
500
These are the traits the three gold triangles represent
What are: Courage, Strength, and (above all) Wisdom?
600
Rome was built on this many hills
What is 7?
600
This was the Roman version of Poseiden
Who was Neptune?
600
Water from the Aquaduct brought fresh water into Rome. This was used for several innovations in the city. These are two of them
What are public toilets, public baths, fountains?
600
Eventually the commoners were fed up with their lack of political rights in Rome, so they stopped working. The disagreement was eventually called this.
What was the 'conflict of the orders'?
600
This is the term for a large number of Roman soldiers (5,000 to be exact). And Rome had 33 of them at it's peak
What is a legion?
600
The Islamic religion is supported by 5 pillars, or columns, of faith and duty required of all its believers. These are them. (all 5)
What are: Creed, prayer, charitible giving, fasting during Ramadan, and hajj?
600
This is how long he has been teaching here at Whittier Middle School
What is 7 years?