Early Rome and Etruscans
Which group influenced early Roman religion, architecture, and kings?
What is the name of the wealthy landowners who made up Rome’s upper class?
Patricians
Which general became dictator and was assassinated in 44 BCE?
Julius Caesar
Which sea is at the center of the Roman Empire?
Mediterranean Sea
What is the name of the structures that carried water into cities?
Aqueducts
Which river helped Rome grow by providing water and trade routes?
Tiber River
What is the name of the common people who fought for more rights in Rome?
Plebians
Who is the adopted son of Caesar who became Rome’s first emperor?
Which shape makes up modern-day Italy?
Boot
Romans improved this surface for transportation across the empire.
Roads
The Etruscans taught Romans an engineering skill seen in bridges and aqueducts. What is this skill?
Arch Building
What is the name for the leaders who made laws in the Roman Republic?
Senate
Which river did Julius Caesar cross that caused a civil war to start?
Rubicon River
Which three continents made up the Roman Empire?
Europe, Africa, and Asia
What is the belief in many gods called?
Polytheism
Rome was built on which famous seven landforms?
hills
What is the name for the written laws that gave rights to Plebeians?
Twelve Tables
What word, used by Augustus, means “first citizen”?
Princeps
What is the name of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii?
Vesuvius
Which famous Roman building was used for gladiator fights?
the Colosseum
Which early form of government, before the republic, had kings?
monarchy
Which social class included enslaved people and had the fewest rights?
Slaves
Who were the three leaders who formed the First Triumvirate?
Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
Name one modern country that was once part of the Roman Empire.
France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany
The Roman economy depended heavily on which labor system?
Slavery