The Founding of Rome
200: Romulus and Remus were left to die at what river, which became the location of Rome?
Tiber
200: What man led Cartage against Rome during the Second Punic Wars?
Hannibal
200: What was the most powerful branch in the Roman Republic?
Aristocratic/Senate
200: What group of people in Rome before the Conflict of Orders were the majority, barred from office, and could not own land?
Plebeians
200: What continent was Carthage founded on?
Africa
400: The Romans trace their lineage back to what survivor of the Trojan War?
Aeneus
400: What man was the model for all dictators, since he went from being a farmer to a dictator and then back to his farm?
Cincinnatus
400: Two parts. How long is a term for a Roman consul AND how many years was required between their terms?
1 and 10
400: What important building material was the most significant contribution of the Roman architects?
Concrete
__________________________________ was Hannibal’s father, who had an intense hatred for Rome after the First Punic War.
Hamilcar Barca
600: What was the name of the Carthaginian queen who cursed the relationship between Carthage and Rome and caused them to be arch-rivals?
Dido
600: Who was the head of the Senate that accused Caesar of treason, which ultimately began the Civil War in Rome that resulted in Caesar having full control?
Cicero
600: What is the biggest difference between a republic and a democracy?
Republic - the majority cannot rule the minority
600: What is the term for the compensation for war damage paid by a defeated state.
Reparations
600: What two range did Hannibal famously cross to enter Italy during the Second Punic War?
Alps?
800: Two brothers fought over control of the first Roman monarchy. _______________________________ won, while ______________________________ was killed and lost.
Romulus, Remus
800: Name the two brothers who were famously murdered while trying to gain more rights for the commoners in Rome.
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
800: What specific group of the aristocratic branch elects the consuls?
Centuriate Assembly
800: What were the two main places for entertainment, one for gladiator events and one for chariot races?
Colosseum and Circus Maximus
800: What Roman general was finally able to beat Hannibal AND what battle did he defeat him at?
Scipio Africanus, Battle of Zama
Aneas was a survivor of what war?
Trojan War
Name all 3 members of the first triumverate
Crassus, Pompey, Caesar
1000: Complete the chart comparing the US and Rome.
Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 3
Rome Senate
USA President Supreme Court
Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 3
Rome Senate
USA President Supreme Court
1000: A tribune’s body was ____________, which means it could not be harmed
Sacrosanct
1000: Name three OR FOUR (HONORS) results of the First Punic War.
1. Carthage had to pay huge indemnities
2. Carthage had to give up Sicily
3. Rome learned how to fight at sea (Greek Captains and Corvus
4. Rome learned to fight on a grand scale