The major sea that the Italian peninsula sits in the center of
What is the Mediterranean Sea
100
Early roman religion was
What is polytheistic
100
Name the lower class in ancient Rome
What is plebeians
100
Who was named Dictator for Life and then assassinated by the Senate?
What is Julius Caesar
100
What economic factor led to the decline of the Republic?
Devaluation of the Roman currency (inflation)
200
Name the mountain range to the north of the Italian peninsula that protects from invasion
What is the Alps
200
Name the Roman equivalents of Zeus and Hera
What is Jupiter and Juno
200
What was the lawmaking body of the Roman Republic?
What is the Senate
200
Who was the 1st Roman Emperor
Who is Octavian (Augustus)
200
Who did Rome fight during the Punic Wars?
What is Carthage
300
The river that the city of Rome is built along
What is the Tiber River
300
Which god kept the same name from Greek to Roman mythology
Who is Apollo
300
Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey made up the
What is the 1st Triumverate
300
Who was the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps to invade Rome?
Who is Hannibal
300
All of the problems in the Republic led to
What is the creation of an empire
400
In relation to Rome, what direction is Carthage?
What is south
400
What religion did Rome copy or mimic in the creation of their mythology?
What is Greek mythology
400
Rome switched from this type of government to what type of government?
What is republic to empire
400
Who did Octavian defeat to become emperor
Who is Marc Antony
400
One of the physical/size problems faced by the Republic that created many of the other problems was
Rome was too big (over expanded)
500
Rome is located on what peninsula
What is the Italian Peninsula (the boot)
500
What is Athena's name in Roman mythology?
Who is Minerva
500
The codification of Roman laws were the
What is Twelve Tables
500
Why did Rome fight the Punic Wars?
For control of trade in the Mediterranean Sea
500
What is one of the four main reasons the Roman Republic declined?
What is 1. slavery in the agricultural system 2. Small farmers become unemployed/homeless 3. civil war over Julius Caesar 4. devaluation of Roman currency