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 3 continents that contained the vast Roman Empire.

What is Europe, Africa & Asia?

500

 Hannibal was from what kingdom?

Carthage?

Government

100

The 2 most powerful officials in the Roman Republic.

What are consuls?

200

I am the law making body of the government in the Republic.

What is the Senate?

300

I am chosen to lead during times of war and during emergencies.

What is a dictator?

400

Virgil's poem about the rise of Rome was called_____

What is the Aeneid? 

500

After being a kingdom, Rome became ______ which was marked by participatory government where the people had some input in how the society was run. 

What is a Republic

Social

100

Romen women could do most that Romen men could do….but they could not...

What is vote or hold office?

200

Slaves in Ancient Rome primarily emerged as a result of _________.

Conquest and to a lesser degree debt?

300

The common folk of Rome (farmers, merchants and  artisans).

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

I am the term used to decribe the ruler of the Roman Empire.

What is emperor?

Legacy

100

Roughly how many miles of road did the Romans create?

50,000 miles

200

These structures supplied people with fresh water in the Roman Empire.

What is an aqueduct?

300

I am the religion that began during the Roman Empire.

What is Christianity?

400

The modern stadium is influenced by what Roman structure.

What is the Colosseum?

500

The Romans were known for what inventions/innovations (name at least 3)

- Roads 

- Concrete

- The Vending Machine

- The Newspaper

- The Codex/ First Bound Book

- Arch/ Dome

- Aqueduct

- Our Alphabet

- Valentines Day

- Amphitheaters 

Emperors

100

I was loved so much by the plebeians because I gave them food. I was made dictator for life.

Who is Julius Caesar?

200

I made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.

Who is Constantine?

300

I am the ruler who built a famous wall that marked the northern edge of the Roman empire.

Who is Hadrian?

400

Known as the Philosopher king and wrote a book on stoicism called "Meditations".

Who is Marcus Aurelius?

500

 I divided it into 4 and I abdicated so that there would be a peaceful transfer of power. 

Who is Diocletian?