The republic, a system in which people get to vote for people to vote for them is a ______________________ democracy?
What is an indirect democracy?
100
This guy was the first to become the official emperor of Rome (though he didn't want people to know about it).
Who is Augustus?
100
Rome is located on this T-named river.
What is the Tiber River
100
The Pax Romana began under this emperor.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
100
People in Rome spoke this language.
What is Latin?
200
This is the highest elected office in the Republic. Julius Caesar claimed this title before conquering Gaul!
What is consul?
200
This guy was the first one to put his face on coins along with the title "dictator perpetuo".
Who is Julius Caesar?
200
The Italian Peninsula is protected from Northern invaders by these Mountains (to the north)
What are the Alps?
200
This term refers to the process of becoming Roman, as experienced by some conquered people.
What is Romanization?
200
This specific terms refers to when people lost their faith in the empire during its declining years.
What is moral decay?
300
This mythical brother died in the fight to name Rome.
Who is Remus?
300
This guy split the empire in half.
Who is Diocletian?
300
These Mountains that run through the Italian Peninsula offer Roman protection from their neighbors in the early days.
(Bonus 50 points if you can name the three groups that Rome shared the peninsula with)
What are the Apennines? (Etruscans, Samnites, and Greeks)
300
If you were conquered by Rome, your territory had to give (2 of 4) things to Rome. (50 bonus points if you can name all 4!)
What is: tribute, loyalty to Rome, supply of military power, worship of the Roman Emperor as deity?
300
The Punic Wars were fought between Rome and this City.
(Bonus 50 points if you can name the opponent's military commander)
What is Carthage? (Hannibal)
400
This social class gets their name from the translation "well-fathered ones".
Who are the patricians?
400
This guy was one of Rome's best historians who wrote about the debate in the forum over the Oppian Law.
Who is Livy?
400
Rome faces this sea to its west
What is the Tyrhennian Sea?
400
The Eastern Empire included modern Turkey, parts of modern Africa, and this modern (major) country.
What is Greece?
400
In order for the plebeians to get greater recognition from the patricians they did this serious action to get their point across and prove how valuable they were to the Republic.
What is secede?
500
This structure was the center of political life in the Republic where elections took place and debates were held among the Senate.
What is the forum?
500
This guy caught Rome on fire and laughed and danced about it from afar.
Who is Nero?
500
Athens is just a hop, skip, and a jump across this sea to the east of Rome!
What is the Ionian Sea?
500
These events were held in the Colosseum to clean out the blood from gladiator fights.
What are mock naval battles?
500
This group of invaders sacked Rome in 476. (be specific!)