Early Rome
Who were the men that the myth of the creation of Rome was about?
What is....
Romulus and Remus
Who led to the end of the Republic?
Who is...
Julius Caesar
What were the two classes of citizen?
What is...
Plebeian, Patrician
Who did the Romans commit a cultural genocide to first, in order to gain more land away from the mainland? (invade)
Who are...
Carthaginian (Punic)
What Abrahamic religion led to the fall of Rome?
Who are...
The Christians.
Who else shared mainland Italy with the early Romans?
The Latins, Etruscans, and a few Greeks.
Which of these people were in the first triumvirate?
-Cleopatra
-Caesar
-Pius
-Trajan
-Pompey
-Augustus
-Crassus
Who is...
-Caesar
-Pompey
-Crassus
What mythology did the Romans take as their own, and turned into their own religion?
What is...
Greek mythology
What area of Europe did Caesar vow to destroy/invade?
Where is...
Western Europe, but Gaul (France).
What long period came before the fall of Rome?
What is...
Pax Romana
What made the early Romans stand apart from other young nations?
What is...
Letting everybody in, including criminals.
Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus formed this political alliance, the "holy Trinity" of early Rome.
What is...
The first triumvirate
Name an arena that people would go to watch barbaric events.
Where is...
(a. Coliseum (b. Circus Maximus
Romans would build these water pathways so they could build cities away from water.
What are...
Aqueducts
What group of people fell into Rome after their homeland was being invaded?
Who are...
The Germanic tribes.
The elected official who held the highest political office for a year.
Who is...
The Consuls
The general who became famous because of his imperialistic tendencies in Gaul.
Who is...
Caesar
Centre of Roman life
What is...
The forum
Architectural design that was signature to any Roman building.
What is...
(a. Columns (b. Arches
Once the empire split in two, what were the two halves called?
What is...
Western and Eastern empire.
"Conflict" that shaped the Roman Republic
What is...
The struggle of the orders.
The general who started a civil war, that ended the Republic.
Who is...
Caesar.
The Summer homes of wealthy Romans.
What are...
Villas
What did the Romans do to the conquered peoples in order to create a somewhat unified empire?
What is...
(a. Assimilation like crazy (b. captured peoples turned into slaves/ join the army (c. Building pretty cities and landmarks.
What were the capitals of the Western and Eastern Empires?
Where is...
Rome, Constantinople