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Rome was allegedly founded by...
Who is Romulus and Remus?
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The central square of the city of Rome, like the mall!
What is the forum?
100
The new building material developed by the Romans that is made from water, sand, and lime was called...
What is concrete (or cement)?
100
True or False: Women could vote and own property in Rome.
What is False? Are you crazy? Let women vote and own property? Ridiculous! What do you think this is, Egypt?
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The rich people of Rome...
What are patricians?
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I may not have fiddled while Rome burned, but I definitely persecuted Christians!
Who is Nero?
200
Massive stadium built in Rome that was the scene for Gladiator games...
What is the Colosseum?
200
These tall structures helped hold up roofs. We stole the idea from the Greeks, of course!
What is a column?
200
Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian....
What are Romance Languages?
200
The poor people of Rome...
What are plebeians?
300
This person threatened Rome during the Punic Wars by invading with elephants...
Who is Hannibal of Carthage?
300
The land mass that Rome is in
What is Italian Peninsula?
300
This type of curved structure made roofs be able to hold more weight. We actually invented this ourselves! Take that, Greece!
What is an arch?
300
Period of peace that existed during the height of the Roman Empire was called....
What is the Pax Romana?
300
We represent the Lollipop Guild! Just kidding, but we do represent the plebeians so the patricians don't take advantage of them!
What are tribunes?
400
I brought Christianity to the Roman Empire....well I at least made it not a crime to worship this way!
Who is Constantine?
400
Mark Antony and Julius Caesar both fell in love with a ruler from this culture...Apparently she was hot. But maybe not.
What is Egypt?
400
This carried water far distances all throughout the empire.
What is an aqueduct?
400
A form of government where people elect representatives to make political decisions...
What is republic?
400
So we maybe borrowed our clothing style from Greece. Big deal! We stole a lot of stuff from them. Hey, we beat them! HaHa. #winnersgonnawin. Anyway, this was a long tunic type of clothing worn by Roman men.
What is a toga or a stola?
500
I can't believe my best friend killed me! If I ever see him in Elysium (Roman heaven), I'm gonna stab HIM in the back! --JC (no, not Jesus) Who is HIM?
Who is Brutus?
500
The Roman Empire stretched West to Spain, East to Turkey (Asia Minor), South to Egypt, and North to.....
What is Britain?
500
this allowed for much easier travel across the Roman Empire. The Appian Way was one of them.
What is a paved Roman road?
500
Name the three groups that first settled the Italian Peninsula..
What is the Greeks, Etruscans, and Latins?
500
The written laws of Rome were called the
What is Twelve Tablets?