The Roman Republic
The Roman Empire
Greece and Persia
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General Knowledge
100

On Roman holidays, the government would hold gladiator spectacles in this arena

The Colosseum

100

What is the name of the law code that the Patricians created?

The Alps

100

What do you call a collection of islands?

Archipelago

100

What word describes people who do not have a permanent home but instead travel to find resources?

Nomads

100

What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

Diamond

200

Carthaginian general who led Carthage’s forces against the Romans in the second war

Hannibal

200

What do you call the time of peace in Rome?

Pax Romana

200

Who fought in the Peloponnesian war?

Athens and Sparta

200

What is the sacred language of Hinduism?

Sanskrit

200

Which element has the symbol "Au" on the Periodic Table?

gold

300

What were the two groups of people who fought for power in Rome?

Plebians and Patricians

300

What is the purpose of an aqueduct?

To carry water into the city

300

Which god has the same name in both Greek and Roman mythology?

Apollo

300

A government based on religious authority is called a _______________.

Theocracy

300

Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?

Brazil

400

Who is Julius Caesar's nephew, and the first emperor of Rome?

Octavian Augustus
400

What are two factors that led to the decline of the Roman empire?

The empire was too big, Roman money wasn’t worth very much anymore, Hiring mercenaries (paid soldiers) to be in the Roman army, Diseases, Bad emperors, Lots of invasions by Germanic peoples

400

What is the name of the Persian religion?

Zoroastrianism

400

What leader wrote  a law code with 282 specific laws that covered issues affecting his empire?

Hammurabi

400

What is the name of Spongebob’s best friend?

Patrick Star

500

What is the name of the law code that the Patricians created?

The Twelve Tables

500

Who makes the laws in Rome?

The Senate and Assemblies

500

What type of government do the Persians have?

Imperial Bureaucracy

500

What do you call this writing?

Hieroglyphics

500

Which country invented chocolate?

Mexico