Religion
Hannibal and Carthage
Daily Life
Birth of the Roman Empire
This and That
100
The belief in more than one god.
What is polytheism?
100

The city of Carthage was located on this continent.

What is Africa?

100

This group of people made up the wealthy and more powerful social group of Rome.

Who were the Patricians?

100
Series of 3 famous wars fought between Carthage and Rome.

What were the Punic Wars?

100
Rome is located on this peninsula.
What is the Italian Peninsula?
200
The Roman goddess of wisdom; the Roman name of Athena.
Who was Minerva?
200

Hannibal used these animals for transportation and for war.

What are elephants?

200

This group of people made up the poorer and less powerful social group of Rome.

Who were the Plebeians?

200
This man is known for being the most famous dictator of Rome who was betrayed and killed by the Roman Senate, including one of his friends.
Who was Julius Caesar?
200
The Romans used these to transport water into towns.
What are aqueducts?
300
The king of all the Roman gods.
Who was Jupiter?
300

This famous geographical barrier stalled Hannibal's progress into Italy.

What are the Alps?

300

These people were slaves who were forced to fight others in front of hundreds of people for entertainment.

Who were the gladiators?

300
After taking control of the Roman Empire, this man changed his name to "Augustus."
Who was Octavian?
300
This set of laws ruled the Roman Republic.
What were the Twelve Tables?
400
This man traveled around teaching his views to people, thus starting Christianity.
Who is Jesus of Nazareth?
400

The Latin word for Phoenicians.

What is Punic?

400

This tourist attraction was known for its constant arena fights and was located in the heart of Rome.

What is the Colosseum?

400
Julius Caesar's friend who helped assassinate him.
Who was Brutus?
400
The Romans built over 60,000 miles of these to move the military more quickly and to increase trade.
What are paved roads?
500
The temple built by Hadrian to all the Roman gods. It has a giant occulus at the top.
What is the Pantheon?
500

Against all odds, Hannibal defeated one of Rome's biggest armies in this famous battle.

What was the Battle of Cannae?

500

This person made ALL the decisions in a family.

Who was the Paterfamilias?

500
This era represented the period of Roman peace.
What is Pax Romana?
500
These two people ran the government and commanded the army (like the President).
Who were the consuls?
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