Geography
The river that runs through Rome.
What is the Tiber?
Ancient Rome practiced this type of religion.
What is polytheistic?
The vast network of ________ allowed Romans to travel, trade, and conquer the lands surrounding them.
What are roads?
He was considered the first King of Rome.
Who was Romulus?
Name two types of crops grown in Ancient Rome.
grapes, olives, wheat, barley, citrus fruits
The Italian peninsula juts out into the _______________ Sea.
Mediterranean
The "father god" of the Ancient Romans.
Who is Jupiter?
A Roman ________ transported fresh water from outside the city and brought it into the city.
What is a Roman aqueduct?
The type of government in Rome after the monarchy ended. It is a form of government in which the people elect representatives to rule and make decisions for them.
What is a republic?
The head of the Roman family.
What is the peninsula?
The god of war in Ancient Rome.
Who is Mars?
The underground ______________ carried waste and water outside the city of Rome.
Perhaps the most famous of all ancient Roman dictators. He was assassinated in 44BC.
Who was Julius Caesar?
The typical age a Roman girl was considered ready for marriage.
What is around 15 years old?
The mountain range located to the north of Italy. The same mountain range Hannibal crossed over to invade Rome.
The messenger god of the Ancient Romans.
Who is Mercury?
The Romans built these types of roofs, which provided an inexpensive alternative to the heavier roofs and columns.
What are domed roofs?
The Law of the ____ Tables was a written code of laws in Ancient Rome.
What is the Law of the 12 Tables?
The second daughter of a man named Julius?
Julia secunda.
The mountain range which is located on the Italian peninsula, it is considered the "backbone" of Italy.
What are the Apennine mountains?
The Roman goddess of love and beauty.
The keystone in these provided the central wedge that locked all the stones into position. Some of these were even built without using mortar (a cement glue that kept stones together).
What are Roman arches?
He is held up as the ideal Roman statesman. George Washington is considered the American version of him.
Who is Cincinnatus?
A teacher in Ancient Rome who would live and work with children of wealthy families.