Beginnings
Roman legend says the founding of Rome began with the birth of these twin brothers.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
You will look for this shape on a map to find Italy.
What is a boot?
This form of government allows voters to elect government officials to represent them.
What is a republic?
This is the meaning of the phrase "Pax Romana"
What is "Roman Peace"?
Most children, regardless of social class, learned these.
What is "reading & writing?"
The Romans invented this building material, which is strong enough to last for centuries.
What is concrete?
The newborn twins' jealous evil uncle tried to kill them by throwing them into this river.
What is the Tiber River?
This landform is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
200 years of peace and progress in Rome started by Augustus Caesar.
What is the Pax Romana?
They were the only people in Ancient Rome who could vote.
Who are male citizens?
The two social classes that Roman citizens were divided into.
What are the patricians and the plebeians?
This Roman architectural form looks like an upside-down "U."
What is the arch?
Legend tells of the twins being saved by this animal.
What is a she-wolf?
The city of Rome is surrounded by these, which create a natural protective wall.
What are The Seven Hills?
These laws, written on bronze tablets, were the basis for all future Roman laws.
What are: "The Twelve Tables?"
This powerful, but small social class was made up of Roman nobility and upper class.
Who were the "patricians?"
This is the worship of many gods and goddesses.
What does "polytheistic" mean?
Three languages are spoken today that are derived from Latin.
What are Spanish, French, and Italian?
(also English)
He killed his brother and named the new city after himself
Who is Romulus?
These mountain ranges are shown on a map of Italy.
What are The Alps and The Appenine Mountains?
At first, this branch of the Roman government was made up only of patricians, but later some plebeians were included.
What is the "senate?
When the senate became angry with his growing power, they murdered him.
Who was Julius Ceasar?
In Rome, these people had ultimate power in the family but also were the ones punished for the crimes of family members.
Who are "Roman men?"
The Roman government was the model for this modern government, which has been called "The New Rome"
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The real story is that Rome was formed when the neighboring Latin villages did this.
What is united together?
These three rivers are located on the Italian peninsula.
What are the Tiber, Rubicon, and Po Rivers?
Before Rome became a republic, the people were ruled by these men.
Who are Etruscan Kings?
He was the head of the branch of government that carried out the laws.
What is the consul?
The level of Rome's technology and growth was not carried on in Europe for several centuries because of these two problems.
What are wars and the plague?
This language is still used today, especially in science, medicine, and law.
What is "Latin?"