ANCIENT ROME 1
The country Rome is in.
Italy
The continent that Rome, Italy is in.
What is Europe?
The common Roman citizens- the workers, farmers, and tradespeople were called...
Plebeians
The members of Rome’s nobility, landowners
Patricians
Caesar crossed which river before entering Rome and starting the civil war?
The Rubicon
How did the wealthy Romans typically eat dinner? (Be specific on how what position they ate in and with what?)
Lying on their sides and eating with their hands.
What was one of the leading causes of the decline of Rome? (Hint: think "neighbors.)
barbarian invasions
How did Julius Caesar die?
political assassination
Slaves or criminals who fought in the Colosseum for entertainment
gladiators
Who ruled Rome before the Roman Republic was formed?
kings
What does Pax Romana mean?
Roman Peace
There were __ kings of Rome before the Roman Republic was founded.
7
What major world religion was started during the Roman Empire?
Christianity
The written laws of Rome that were posted for all to see
the Twelve Tables
Which major sea was almost completely surrounded by the Roman Empire on three continents?
Mediterranean
Who ruled Rome after the Roman Republic was formed? (Hints: the highest position in the Republic, and there were two of them.)
consuls
What was the Romans' greatest technological achievement? (Hint: water.)
Aqueducts
What was the name of the group of leaders who advised and guided the consuls?
Senate
Which emperor divided Rome into two?
Diocletian
What are the Apennines and the Alps?
The mountain ranges in Italy where Rome is located.
What part of the city was the center of Roman public life and government?
the Forum
A system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern on their behalf is known as a --?
Republic
What happened to Rome during the early part of the Roman Empire?
It became wealthy and expanded its territory.
What type of current modern government is most similar to the Roman Republic? Monarchy, democracy, dictatorship?
Democracy
Legend says Rome was founded by these 2 brothers.
Remus and Romulus
Who was the first Roman emperor?
Augustus
Most poor people's homes in Rome were made out of ___.
wood
An enormous stadium in Rome where people went to be entertained by gladiators
What is the Colosseum?
Julius Caesar brought an end to the Roman ___, which led to the beginning of the Roman ___.
Roman Republic
Roman Empire
During the Roman Republic, people with ____ had more voting power.
money
The majority of emperors died from illness, being exiled, civil war, natural or unknown causes, and __________.
assassination
The Emperor ____ was the first one to convert to Christianity.
Constantine
In what year did the western half of the Roman Empire fall?
476 A.D. (CE)
The Eastern Roman Empire continued on after the fall of the Western Roman Empire for almost ___ years (rounded up).
1000
What type of job did most of the people in the countryside have?
farmers
According to the myth about the founding of Rome, how did Remus die?
Romulus killed him when Remus made fun of his wall.