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Legend says these twin brothers founded Rome.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
What is Carthage?
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Name 3 reasons that contributed to the collapse of the Western Roman empire.
1) high unemployment and inflation
2) The empire stopped growing
3) Invasions by barbarians
4) Growing gap between rich and poor
This leader became sole ruler of Rome after years of civil war (his original name).
Who is Octavian?
The river Julius Caesar crossed which started a civil war.
What is the Rubicon River?
The river into which the twins Romulus and Remus were thrown as babies.
What is the Tiber River?
Carthage was located on the coast of this region.
What is North Africa?
Caesar's murder by conspirators is called this.
What is an assassination?
The long period of peace under Roman rule is called this.
What is Pax Romana?
Italy is a this kind of landform that is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is peninsula?
These were members of Rome's highest social class and wealthy land owners,
Who were patricians?
The large island off the coast of Italy that both Carthage and Rome wanted to control.
What is Sicily?
Caesar eventually became this type of leader with absolute control.
What is a dictator?
Rome eventually controlled lands surrounding this major sea that connected Europe, Africa, and Asia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The three continents that the Roman Empire included.
Asia, Africa, and Europe
These elected plebian representatives helped the plebians gain a voice in government.
Who are tribunes?
The general who use elephants in an attack against the Romans.
Who was Hannibal?
The language spoken by the Ancient Romans (one of the descendants of the English language)
What is Latin?
This building was used to host fight-to-the death competitions among gladiators.
What is The Colosseum?
The Romans were threatened by this group of people who believed in a different religion.
What is Christianity?
These were the common people in Rome.
Who were plebians?
The Punic Wars lasted for more than this amount of time.
What is a century?
The wars that Caesar used to expand Rome's territory and demonstrate his success as a general.
What are the Gallic Wars?
For DOUBLE points:
Write one reason that this building was unique.
What is the Parthenon?
Uniqueness:
- Building material was new for its time
- Was the biggest dome in the world for many years
- Looks like a temple from the front
The Roman emperor who made Christianity legal after having a vision of winning a battle.
Who is Constantine?