Terms
What is an aqueduct?
What transfers water?
Who is Augustus Caesar?
His name means the exalted and he was the ruler by the time of Christ's birth
What are Highlands?
A climate in high mountainous areas.
What culture influenced the Romans the most?
Greece.
Discuss the legend of the founding of Rome.
Romulus and Remus were twins and abandoned at a young age and were cared by a wolf they grew up after being saved by their uncle. They grew up to make Rome but Romulus killed after fighting about where they should put it.
What is a dictator?
A person who has absolute role in his country government, controlling all of its major decisions.
Who is Julius Caesar?
He was well liked and elected as Consul of Rome.
What is the snow line?
Where's snow on the mountains all year long begins.
What is the name for the 200 years of peace in Rome?
Pax Romana.
Discuss the Punic wars.
There were three. The first four room conquered the island of Sicily. The second card hitch surrendered and Hannibal took 40,000 men. Hundreds of mules and horses and 37 wore elephants across the Alps the third and final from completely destroyed. Courage by burning it and sewing the ground with salt, thus making curtains. Unable to grow food and no longer a threat to Rome
What is the gathering of information?
Census
Who is Hannibal?
A general who led horses and elephants across the Alps in attack on Rome.
What is the timberline?
A point beyond which trees cannot grow due to the cold.
What is the language of ancient Romans?
Latin.
Discuss the rise and rule of Julius Caesar.
One of the greatest military leaders in history. He was well liked by the citizens, but government leaders were not happy at all. He was told to disband his army but instead of listening he brought his army across the Rubicon River.
What is a patrician?
They are born into wealthy families only people for many years that could hold high positions in government or army
What was Daniel's prophecy?
His prophecy was a kingdom as strong as iron would come.
What is temperate?
Neither hot nor very cold.
What was Rome's first province?
Egypt.
What is an atrium?
An opening in the roof.
What is a plebeian?
Common people, peasants, farmers, freed slaves only allowed to vote on laws by 200 BC they had the same rights as patricians.
What was Gaul?
Caesar set out to conquer girl, spent 9 years there. When he conquered it, it became part of the territory. That would be the Roman empire. Modern France.
What is the tropics?
The torrid zone receives the most Sun all year.
What is the name of the three wars Rome fought against the city in North Africa?
Punic wars.
What is salt?
When put in the ground it makes the land useless for growing crops for many years.