Roman Geography
What peninsula is Rome located on?
Italian Peninsula
When a country has a basic set of laws, what is that called?
Constitution
How is Julius Caesar killed?
Assassinated on Senate floor
What was the name of the man who started Christianity?
Jesus
What is the bridge-like structure called that would bring water down from the mountains to Rome?
Aqueduct
What river did Rome begin on?
Tiber River
What was the name of the upper class in Rome?
Patricians
What was the name of three wars that Rome fought with Carthage that helped expand their territory?
Punic Wars
Christianity is a religion that only believes in one God. What is that called?
Monotheism
What language do the Romance languages, like Spanish, come from?
Latin
What were the names in Roman mythology of the two brothers who started Rome?
Romulus and Remus
What is the name of the “leaders,” of Rome during the Republic?
Consuls
Julius Caesar famously enters Rome with his army after the Senate tells him not to by crossing which river?
Rubicon River
What was the name of the Roman emperor who converted to Christianity?
Constantine
Rome eventually breaks up into an Eastern side and a Western side. What was the eastern side called?
Byzantine Empire
Rome's neighbors to the South were known for their artistic skills
Greece
What is the name of the lower class in Ancient Rome?
Plebeians
After Caesar, his nephew takes over. Please tell me one of his names
Octavian or Caesar Augustus
Who are the people who sentence Jesus to death?
Romans
What was the name of the period in the 1300’s where Roman art made a comeback with artists such as Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vince
Renaissance
Rome's neighbors to the North were known for their engineering skills
Etruscans
What is the name of the government in Ancient Rome where the people vote for others to represent them?
Republic
Who was the famous general that ended the Roman Republic and was crowned “dictator for life”?
Julius Caesar
What is the name of the man who brings to set up churches all over the Roman empire and is eventually beheaded?
Paul the Apostle
What's the type of “law” called that says some people are naturally born with certain rights?
Natural law