Roman Government
Number of consuls who were in power in the Roman Republic
What is 2?
A religion based on the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth
What is Christianity?
What is Rome?
Land with water on three sides
What is a peninsula?
Capital city of Greece
What is Athens?
Type of government in which people elect leaders to represent them.
What is a republic?
The assembly place of an ancient Roman city
What is the Forum?
Number of wars fought between Rome and Carthage in the Punic Wars
What is 3?
City that was built on the banks of the Tiber River
What is Rome?
Held every four years to honor Zeus
What are the Olympics?
Name given to the more powerful members of the Roman legislature.
Who are Senators?
A political structure which may or may not be written down
What is a constitution?
Name of the sea that separated Rome from Carthage.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Name of the mountains along the northern border of Italy.
What are the Alps?
Greek philosopher and teacher who was known for asking lots of questions
Who was Socrates
Powerful person appointed during a crisis in ancient Rome
Who is a dictator?
Apostle to the Gentiles who worked to spread Jesus' teachings and wrote letters that explained key ideas of Christianity.
Who was Paul?
What is an elephant?
These twin brothers founded Rome near 7 hills and on the banks of the Tiber River.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
Fought against each other in the Peloponnesian Wars
Who were Athens and Sparta
Roman class that threatened to go on strike to get more power in the republic.
Who were the plebeians?
Officials elected by the plebeians to represent them and protect them against unjust treatment by the patricians.
Who were tribunes?
This Roman general finally defeated Carthage at the Battle of Zama.
Who was Scipio?
What is Sicily?
Greek who was known as the father of medicine and who drafted a code for ethical medical conduct
Who was Hippocrates?