Geography and Founding
A1: What is the name of the mountain range at the top of Italy?
Bonus: What is the name of the mountain range that runs through Italy?
The Alps and the Apennines
B1: What is the name of the special rock in the Etruscan arch?
keystone
C1: Name 3 facts about the patricians.
5%, wealthy, military/gov't/religion, leaders, vote could outweigh others, landowners, "pater" = father
D1: Who was one of the first leaders of the new republic?
Lucius Junius Brutus
E1: What part of the land did Rome conquer during the 1st phase?
Bonus: Who did they ally with?
the Italian peninsula, Latins were their ally
A2: What river runs through Rome?
Bonus: What river runs through the top of Italy?
Tiber River and Po River
B2: What two dangerous sports did the Etruscans spread to the Romans?
Bonus: What was the name of the stadium where the Romans had chariot races?
chariot racing and gladiator fighting...Circus Maximus
C2: Name 3 facts about plebeians.
95%, poor, shopkeepers/farmers/peasants/etc., "pleb" = common, forced to serve in army
D2: Roman consuls are similar to what US governmental position?
president and vice-president
E2: Why was Rome fighting Carthage in the Punic Wars?
Bonus: What was the name of the general who brought elephants and how many did he have?
Carthage was threatened by Rome's growth and they were fighting for land
General Hannibal with 80 elephants
A3: Who were the two mythical brothers who founded Rome?
Bonus: Who was their father?
Romulus and Remus, father was Ares
B3: Name two ways the Greeks influenced the Romans.
alphabet, Greco-Roman art, religion/gods, architecture, marble statues, government, etc.
C3: What was it called when the plebeians walked out onto the hill?
Bonus: What form of protest is that?
Conflict of the Orders, strike
D3: What was the Senate?
Bonus: How many people were in the Roman Senate and how many people are in the US Senate?
group of men who make laws in ancient Rome
300 in Roman Senate, 100 in US Senate
E3: Who was initially fighting Julius Caesar for power?
Pompey
A4: When Rome was at its largest size, what three continents did it touch?
Europe, Asia, and Africa
B4: What would a cuniculus be used for?
carry water into cities, as a form of irrigation, like a canal/aqueduct
C4: Why were the Twelve Tables important?
Bonus: Name one law from the Twelve Tables.
laws were finally written down so everyone could read them...plebs can't marry pats; need to go to court when called; etc.
D4: What does it mean that "the people's good is the highest law."?
The wellbeing of the citizens is the most important things for a country, that's why they need the right to vote and have a voice.
E4: Name two reasons why the Senate members assassinated Caesar.
Bonus: What was the name of his close friend who betrayed him?
protect the republic, jealous of power, too much help to the poor, etc.
Brutus
A5: What are the names of the seas surrounding the peninsula of Italy. Hint: There are 4.
Adriatic, Ionian, Tyrrhenian, Mediterranean
B5: How did Romans learn about Greek culture?
The Greeks had colonies set up near Rome.
C5: Draw a hierarchy that includes plebeians, consuls, slaves, patricians, and the Senate
From most power to least power.
1. Consuls
2. Senate
3. Patricians
4. Plebeians
5. Slaves
D5: Why are both the Roman Republic and the US today considered republics?
Both have systems where people elect representatives to make laws for them.
E5: What was the Latin name of the period of peace started by Augustus?
Bonus: What was Augustus' original name?
Pax Romana
original name was Octavian