Roman Government and Politics
In ancient Rome, this power allowed a single elected official to block decisions made by the Senate.
What is a veto?
These were the highest-ranking class in ancient Rome.
Who are patricians?
These units made up the Roman army and helped expand Roman territory.
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What are legions?
Jesus of Nazareth’s teachings evolved into this world religion.
What is Christianity?
The story of Romulus and Remus explained this event.
What is the founding of Rome?
This massive Roman building hosted gladiator battles and other events.
What is the Colosseum?
When Julius Caesar crossed this river in 49 BC, he effectively declared civil war against Rome.
What is the Rubicon?
This was the name of the political system of ancient Rome before it became an empire.
What is a Republic?
This language, spoken in ancient Rome, influenced many modern languages including English.
What is Latin?
After the Punic Wars, Rome controlled large areas of land and dominated this major sea for trade.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This emperor was the first Roman ruler to support Christianity.
Who is Constantine?
Historians mark the start of the Roman Empire when Octavian and the Senate changed his name to this.
What is Augustus?
Romans used the Colosseum mainly for what?
Gladiator matches
Julius Caesar's best friend, who participated in his assassination, supposedly to save the Republic.
Who was Brutus?
Plebeians formed their own council to protest because they could not do this in the Roman government.
What is hold political office?
This sector formed the backbone of the Roman economy.
What is agriculture?
Rome gained control of this island after its victory in the First Punic War.
What is Sicily?
What was the most popular month to get married in Ancient Rome?
June (named for Juno, goddess of marriage)
To manage the large empire, Diocletian did this to Rome’s political structure.
What is split it into two halves?
Emperors offered free food and entertainment at the Colosseum to distract citizens from this.
What is their difficult lives?
When Julius Caesar's will was opened, who did it name as the one he wanted to rule?
Octavian (Augustus)
This code, displayed in the Roman Forum, was Rome’s first attempt at written law.
What are the Twelve Tables?
These were the lowest-ranking class in ancient Rome.
Who are the Plebeians?
In what month did Romans typically launch new wars?
March (named for the god Mars)
Romans adopted and modified their mythology after learning from these nearby settlers.
Who are the Greeks?
This was a 200 year period of peace.
What is the Pax Romana?
This volcano erupted in 79 AD and destroyed Pompeii.
What is Mount Vesuvius?
The senators who assassinated Caesar claimed they were doing it to save this form of Roman government.
What is the Republic?
Which branch of the Roman government debated policy and proposed laws?
A) The consuls
B) The Assembly of Plebeians
c) The senate
C
Rome's location provided what advantage?
What is trade and/or protection?
More people were allowed to become Roman citizens so that Rome could get more of this.
What is tax revenue or the number of soldiers in the army.
According to the Bible, Jesus was executed by this Roman method.
What is crucifixion?
Even when the Roman Empire fell in the West, in lived on in the East for how much longer?
1000 years
This nearby city was also buried under volcanic ash during Mount Vesuvius's eruption.
What is Herculaneum?
One of Caesar's lasting reforms was adjusting this system, which we still use a version of today.
What is the calendar?
SURPRISE GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS! ANSWER ALL FOUR QUESTIONS CORRECTLY FOR DOUBLE POINTS!
1 This major mountain range forms a natural barrier to the north of Italy.
2 On a map of Italy, this city is located in the central-western region near the Tiber River.
3 This mountain range runs down the length of Italy like a spine.
4 This large island lies just off the southern "toe" of Italy’s boot-shaped peninsula.
1 What are the Alps?
2 What is Rome?
3 What are the Apennines?
4 What is Sicily?
Only one of the following is not a Romance language derived from Latin.
Romanian Portuguese French German
What is German?
True or False:
Ancient Rome once included Egypt, Greece, and Mesopotamia.
What is True?
Jesus of Nazareth was sometimes called Jesus Christ. What does 'Christ' mean?
What is "the anointed one" or "the Messiah".
This famous gladiator led a massive slave revolt against Rome in 73 BC.
Who is Spartacus?
This ancient writer recorded a detailed eyewitness account of Mount Vesuvius's eruption.
Who is Pliny the Elder?
Caesar was made dictator for life. But this other early Roman dictator was admired for returning to his life as a farmer when the war was over.
An American city is named after him.
Cincinnatus
The last king of Rome.
Tarquin the Proud
(He was overthrown by Romans wanting a more representative government)
This location in Rome was the center of government, religion, and social life.
What is the Forum?
Why were Romans so effective in combat?
A) Flexible fighting units could be smaller or larger depending on the combat situation.
B) Roman soldiers were taller and stronger due to diet.
C) All Roman soldiers trained to fight in the Colosseum.
A
Emperor Constantine held the Council of ________ to standardize the teachings of different Christian churches.
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Nicaea
Name one of the three major economic reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire?
1) Growing gap between rich and poor.
2) When it stopped conquering territory, there was no new tax revenue.
3) Emperors started putting less silver and gold in coins, so money was worth less.
The writer Juvenal quipped the government only needed to provide two things to keep people from rebelling. What are they?
Bread and circuses
These two supporters of Julius Caesar fought for control of Rome after his death.
Octavian (Augustus) and Marc Antony