Ancient Rome

Roman Geography

100

Rome is a city in modern day Italy.  It has a sea on 3 sides of it and mountains tom the north. What kind of landform is Italy. (And don't say it is a boot)

Peninsula 

200

At the highest point of the Roman Empire, the Empire controlled land on 3 different continents.  Name all 3 for points.

Asia, Europe and Africa

300

These mountains are to the north of Italy.  They protects Italy from invaders until Hannibal march his troops and elephants over them.

Alps

400

This river runs directly to Rome

Tiber

500

To the south of Italy is a sea that touches 3 different continents.  What sea is this? (Try to spell best you can)

Mediterranean Sea 

Emperors of Rome

100

This man was first a Senator, then a Consul, then was made Dictator for Life 

Julius Caesar

200

Diocletian did what with the Roman Empire, to help it run more effectively?

Made 2 Empires or Split Rome into 2 different places

300

This Emperor passed the Edict of Milan, which made Christianity legal and persecuting Christians illegal

100 Bonus His mother supposedly had a piece from what?

Constantine 

The Jesus Cross

400

This Emperor killed his mother, 2 of his wives, a bunch of Christians and supposedly played his fiddle while Rome burned to the ground, which is probably not true.  But overall a W guy

Nero

500

This Emperor made Christianity the official Religion of Rome

Theodosius 

All things Rome

100

Before the Roman Empire, the government is Rome was what?  It is style of government where the people elect representatives .  This USA is this as well. 

100 Bonus What kind of government did Athens have?

Republic

Direct Democracy 

200

These people were elected from the Plebeian class and could veto laws. 

Tribunes 

300

For full points give 2 examples of new Roman Technology during Roman times

Aqueducts, arches, roads, and concrete

400

In the US and Rome citizens have some guaranteed rights. What object those rights come from in Rome?

100 Bonus What document does rights in the US come from?

Twelve Tablets

Bill of Right

500

Rome was always at war and took over most of the Mediterranean.  Some of the first wars were the Punic Wars.  These wars were fought between Rome and Who? 

Carthage

Mono in Poly out

100

The Romans had multiple gods but the Christians and Jew only have one.  What does this make them?

Monotheistic 

200

Christianity, Judaism and Islam all come from one man and this makes them all what kind of religions?

Abrahamic 

300

This is the name of God for the Jewish people

Yahweh

400

Jesus, Muhammad, Moses and others who God speaks through and who spreads the Lords word are called what?

Prophets 

500

This city is holy to Muslims, Jews and Christians

Jerusalem 

To the West to the East

100

After the Roman Empire split, this side limped on for 75 more years until it ended in ruin. 

Western Roman Empire

200

The Western Roman Empire really ended after these tribes invaded and sacked Rome

Germanic Tribes

300

In the Eastern Roman Empire the church is called the what? 

For 100 Bonus what is the church called in the Western Roman Empire

Orthodox Church

Roman Catholic Church

400

The Eastern Roman Empire is also called the what empire?

Byzantine Empire 

500

The Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire is what?

Constantinople