Ancient Rome

Geography

100

I am the body of water surrounding the Italian peninsula.

What is the Mediterranean Sea?

200

I am the country in which Rome is found.

What is Italy?

300

I am a geographical feature that is defined as a piece of land surrounded on 3 sides by water.

What is a peninsula?

400

I am the 3 continents that contained the vast Roman Empire.

What is Europe, Africa & Asia?

500

I am the natural resource that was supplied to many homes of the rich.

What is water?

Government

100

The 2 most powerful officials in the Roman Republic.

What are consuls?

200

I am the law making body of the government in the Republic.

What is the Senate?

300

I am chosen to lead the Republic in times of war.

What is a dictator?

400

I am the set of written laws created by the Roman Republic.

What are the Twelve Tables?

500

I am the words used to describe the government found in the Roman Empire.

What is a strong, central government?

Social

100

Romen women could do most that Romen men could do….but they could not...

What is vote?

200

Many slaves and people forced into debt became fighters known as

What is a gladiator?

300

I am the common folk of Rome. I am a farmer, merchant or artisan.

What is a plebeian?

400

I am the top 10% of the Roman people and I own lots of land.

What is a patrician?

500

I am the term used to decribe the ruler of the Roman Empire.

What is emperor?

Legacy

100

This roman engineering helped the army travel quickly throughout the empire.

What are Roman Roads?

200

I am one of 11 that existed in Rome and I supplied the people with fresh water.

What is an aqueduct?

300

I am the religion that began during the Roman Empire.

What is Christianity?

400

I am a form of art made with pieces of tile.

What is a mosaic?

500

I am the form of government in which citizens elect people to make decisions/laws for them.

What is a republic?

People/Decline

100

I was loved so much by the plebeians because I gave them food. I was made dictator for life.

Who is Julius Caesar?

200

Identify one problem that Christianity created for the Roman Empire.

There was less money spent on the military; money was given to the church; government was distracted with church issues,

300

I am the economic problem when prices increase and less money is in circulation.

What is inflation?

400

I was one of the fierce nomadic groups that invaded the Roman Empire.

Who are the Huns?

500

I am what happens when there is no strong, central government.

What is chaos, disorder and weak government?