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Roman aqueducts were so remarkable because they
What is crossed miles of uneven land to bring water to cities
100
Julius Caesar was killed by
What is a group of senators
100
Cicero wanted Romans to give power to the
What is the Senate
100
The Punic Wars began because
What is Carthage sent armies to Sicily
100
The brothers who supposedly founded the city of Rome
Who is Romulus and Remus
200
The use of vaults allowed Roman architects to
What is construct huge buildings
200
Octavian took power from Marc Antony by
What is defeating him in battle, so Antony committed suicide
200
The role of dictator in Ancient Rome was to
What is defend the city from invaders
200
Rome won the Second Punic War by
What is attacking Carthage and forcing Hannibal away from Italy
200
The leader of the Huns who invaded the Roman Empire
Who is Attila
300
Cement was an important engineering development because it
What is allowed Roman structures to last for centuries
300
According to legend, Romans traced their history to ______ and the ______
Who is Aeneas and the Trojans
300
Officials displayed the Twelve Tables in the Roman Forum so
What is Romans would know the laws they needed to follow
300
The civil war occurred in the Roman Republic in 49 BC because
What is Julius Caesar led his army across the Rubicon River into Italy
300
Former gladiator who led a slave revolt
Who is Spartacus
400
Roman historians wrote about
What is the way the republic and empire changed over time
400
Diocletian divided the empire in two because
What is he thought it was too big for one person to rule
400
The Roman Empire influenced language because
What is many modern languages developed from Latin
400
The Goths invaded the Roman Empire because
What is they were pushed by other barbarians
400
Senator who was a friend of Julius Caesar before betraying him on the senate floor
Who is Brutus
500
The Romans improved upon Greek architecture by
What is using concrete and vaults to build larger structures
500
The death of the Gracchus brothers changed Roman politics because
What is after their deaths, people began to see violence as a political tool
500
Name the three parts of Rome's government
What is Magistrates (Consuls) Roman Senate Assemblies/Tribunes
500
Three reasons the Roman Empire conquered new territories
What is to tax people and raise money to gain access to resources such as gold to prevent neighboring people from invading
500
Philosopher who called for limiting the power of generals and restoring checks and balances in government
Who is Cicern