Roman Republic

Geography

100

I am the river on which the city of Rome was founded. 

What is the Tiber?

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 people of northern Italy who greatly influenced the early development of Rome.

Who are the Etruscans?

500

I am the 3 continents that contained the vast Roman Empire.

What is Europe, Africa & Asia?

Government

100

I am the wars between Rome and the Carthaginian empire.

What are the Punic Wars?

200

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

What is the Senate?

300

I am sometimes chosen to lead the Republic in times of emergency.

What is a dictator?

400

The 2 most powerful officials in the Roman Republic.

What are consuls?

500

I am the set of written laws created by the Roman Republic.

What are the Twelve Tables?

Social

100

I am the name given to the leader of the Roman family.

Who is the paterfamilias?

200

I am a trained fighter used for entertainment. 

What is a gladiator?

300

I am the name for the Roman virtue that encourages self-control and duty to Rome. 

What is pietas?

400

I am the common folk of Rome. I am a farmer, merchant or artisan.

What is a plebeian?

500

I am the top 10% of the Roman people and own large estates. 

What is a patrician?

Legacy

100

This former Italian village continues to be an important major city in the world today. 

What is Rome?

200

I am the form of government in which citizens elect people to make decisions/laws for them.

What is a republic?

300

I am one of 11 that existed in Rome and I supplied the people with fresh water.

What is an aqueduct?

400

There are over 50,000 miles of me.

What are paved Roman roads?

500

I am a form of art made with pieces of tile.

What is a mosaic?

People/Decline

100

I am the politician, orator, and author who opposed Anthony. 

Who is Cicero?

200

We were brothers who rose to power using the influence of the plebians. 

Who were the Gracchi?

300

We made up the First Triumvirate.

Who were Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey?

400

I was loved by the plebians because of the perceived benefits I conferred on Rome. 

Who is Julius Caesar?

500

I am the dictator who gave up his power after only 16 days. 

Who is Cincinnatus?