Roman Government and Politics
In ancient Rome, this power allowed a single elected official to block decisions made by the Senate.
What is a veto?
These were the highest-ranking class in ancient Rome.
Who are patricians?
These units made up the Roman army and helped expand Roman territory.
What are legions?
Jesus of Nazareth’s teachings evolved into this world religion.
What is Christianity?
The story of Romulus and Remus explained this event.
What is the founding of Rome?
This massive Roman building hosted gladiator battles and other events.
What is the Colosseum?
When Julius Caesar crossed this river in 49 BC, he effectively declared civil war against Rome.
What is the Rubicon?
Name the three systems of Roman government, in order.
1st Monarchy (king), 2nd Republic, 3rd Empire
This language, spoken in ancient Rome, influenced many modern languages including English.
What is Latin?
After the Punic Wars, Rome controlled large areas of land and dominated this major sea for trade.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This emperor was the first Roman ruler to support Christianity.
Who is Constantine?
Historians mark the start of the Roman Empire when Octavian and the Senate changed his name to this.
What is Augustus?
Romans used the Colosseum mainly for gladiator fights and these dramatic events.
What are battle reenactments?
Julius Caesar's best friend, who participated in his assassination, supposedly to save the Republic.
Who was Brutus?
Plebeians formed their own council to protest because they could not do this in the Roman government.
What is hold political office?
This sector formed the backbone of the Roman economy.
What is agriculture?
Rome gained control of this island after its victory in the First Punic War.
What is Sicily?
In what month did Romans like to send their legions into war?
March (named for the war god Mars).
To manage the large empire, Diocletian did this to Rome’s political structure.
What is split it into two halves?
This gladiator famously led a rebellion that nearly destroyed Rome.
Sparticus
Julius Caesar was assassinated on this date, famously called "The Ides of March."
What is March 15, 44 BC?
This code, displayed in the Roman Forum, was Rome’s first attempt at written law.
What are the Twelve Tables?
These were the lowest-ranking class in ancient Rome.
Who are the Plebeians?
Why did the Romans keep expanding their empire?
Romans adopted and modified their mythology after learning from these nearby settlers.
Who are the Greeks?
This was a 200 year period of peace.
What is the Pax Romana?
This volcano erupted in 79 AD and destroyed Pompeii.
What is Mount Vesuvius?
The senators who assassinated Caesar claimed they were doing it to save this form of Roman government.
What is the Republic?
In the Roman Republic, which branch debated policy and proposed laws?
A) consuls
B) assembly
C) senate
The senate
What two advantages did Rome's geography provide?
What is trade and/or protection?
More people were allowed to become Roman citizens so that Rome could get more of this.
What is tax revenue or the number of soldiers in the army.
According to the Bible, Jesus was executed by this Roman method.
What is crucifixion?
This city was buried in Ash. It's rediscovery was important because it revealed many clues about Roman daily life.
What is Pompeii?
This nearby city was also buried under volcanic ash during Mount Vesuvius's eruption.
What is Herculaneum?
One of Caesar's lasting reforms was adjusting this system, which we still use a version of today.
What is the calendar?
The last Roman king, overthrown by Romans who desired a more representative government.
Tarquin the Proud
Only one of the following is not a Romance language derived from Latin.
Romanian Portuguese French German
What is German?
True or False:
Ancient Rome once included Egypt, Greece, and Mesopotamia.
What is True?
Jesus of Nazareth was sometimes called Jesus Christ. What does 'Christ' mean?
What is "the anointed one" or "the Messiah".
This famous gladiator led a massive slave revolt against Rome in 73 BC.
Who is Spartacus?
This ancient writer recorded a detailed eyewitness account of Mount Vesuvius's eruption.
Who is Pliny the Elder?
Who is Cincinnatus?
These three problems led to what?
1. Colonization and enslavement lead to gap between rich and poor.
2. The empire cannot conquer more territory, so loses tax revenue.
3. Value of money goes down because emperors put less precious metal in coins.
The fall of the Roman Empire.
This location in Rome was the center of government, religion, and social life.
What is the Forum?
Why was the Roman military such an effective fighting force?
Soldiers were organized into larger and smaller groups so they could quickly adapt their battle strategy.
Constantine is known for organizing this council to establish consistent teachings among Christian churches.
The Council of Nicaea
After the Roman Empire fell in the West, how long did it continue in the East?
Another 1000 years.
Two reasons that Roman emperors offered free admission and food at the Colosseum.
To distract the poor from their difficult lives and to promote the emperor who paid for the event.
Name the two supporters of Caesar who fought for control of Rome after his death.
Octavian and Marc Anthony