Geogrpahy
True or False: Rome is on a peninsula.
True
What language did the Roman's speak?
Latin
True or False: Ancient Rome started as an oligarchy.
False.
True or False: On a timeline, labeling events in chronological order is when you list the events from most recent to earliest.
False
7 years
Name the sea Ancient Rome is near.
Mediterranean
The Senate of Rome was mostly made up of ________________.
Patricians
After removing the kings, Ancient Rome transitioned to a ______________.
Republic
A greek warship
Trireme
Who fought each other during the U.S. Civil War? What were the two sides?
North (Union) vs. South (Confederacy)
The ______________________ was vital to ancient Rome because it provided a crucial water source for drinking and sanitation, a navigable trade route connecting Rome to the sea and the wider Mediterranean, fertile land through silt for farming, and a natural defense against potential attackers due to its riverine location and the elevated hills of Rome
Tiber River
In the Roman Republic, who had the most power at first?
Consuls
What were the 2 top leaders of the Republic called?
Consuls
Who is the son of Darius I of the Persian Empire? He led the Persian Empire into the Battle of Thermopylae, Battle of Salamis, and Battle of Plataea.
Xerxes
Who was the first African American player in Major League Baseball?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What was his jersey number?
Jackie Robinson
42
The fertile plains of ___________ provided excellent farmland, supporting the growing population.
Latium
Laws written down so all citizens could see them.
The Twelve Tables
The common, working-class citizens who struggled for political rights and social recognition during the Republic.
Plebeians
The ___________________ are one of the oldest Ancient Greek civilizations sand they lived on the island of Crete.
Minoans
What secret route helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the 1800's?
Underground Railroad
How many hills surround Rome?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Name them.
7
Palatine, Aventine, Capitoline, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, and Caelian
What are the 2 brothers name's in the founding myth of Rome?
Romulus and Remus
The last king in the Roman Monarchy was __________________.
Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquin the Proud)
Who is the "father of history"?
Herodotus
How many amendments are in the U.S. Constitution?
27