Geography
Daily Life
Social Classes
Engineering
Empire to Republic/Slavery
100
Italy is a peninsula. What does this mean?

It is surrounded by water on 3 sides 

100

The person responsible for daily household chores and responsibilities 

The mother/wife

100
How many social classes were in Rome

3

100

Where did gladiators fight?

The colosseum 
100

Who was the leader of the slave rebellion in Rome?

Spartacus 
200

How many active volcanos does Italy have?

3

200

The head of household and made legal decisions 

The father/husband 

200

Name the social classes in order for top to bottom

Patricians 

Plebians 

Slaves

200

What engineering feature allowed for easy transport between cities in the Roman Empire?

Roads 

200
Empires are controlled by...
Only one man 
300

What was the biggest benefit mountains provided Italy?

Protection from invaders 

300
2 main crops grown in Rome

Wheat and barley 

300

What profession would have made armor, furniture, and homes?

Craftsmen 

300

What was the biggest benefit of aqueducts?

They brought fresh water into the city and dirty water out

300

Why was Spartacus such a threat to the Empire?

He was able to gather a slaver army of more than 70,000. (will take any variation of this answer)

400
What geographic feature gave protection and a food source to Italy?

The sea 

400

Group that was taught at home by private tutors

Girls and boys from patrician families 

400
Explain the role of merchants

They traveled within the empire and around the world buying and trading goods 

400

What part of the arch gave the arch its strength?

The keystone

400

What eventually lead to the fall of the Roman Empire?

Civil Wars

500

Name the three active volcanos 

Mt. Vesuvius

Mt. Stromboli 

Mt. Etna 

500

The age boys went to school in Rome

7

500

Entertainment was a new profession that came about in the Roman Empire. List the types of entertainers Rome had. 

Magicians, musicians, actors 

500

List 3 things the public baths were used for

Relaxation

Cleaning 

Socialization 

(other answers considered)

500
The government of the Roman Republic was a...
Democratic society