ROME (Single Jeopardy)

Geography

100

Rome can be found on THIS peninsula

Italian Peninsula

200

Rome's first major expansion was against the city-state of Carthage, found on THIS continent

North Africa

300

This volcano destroyed the island city of Pompeii during emperor Titus's rule

Mt. Vesuvius

400

This is the name of the hill that Romulus and Remus established Rome on

Palatine Hill

500

This is the name of the river that Caesar and his legions crossed that started the civil war that changed Rome forever

Rubicon

Government

100

The Roman Republic is this type of government

Democratic republic

200

Before Rome was a republic, it was THIS form of government

Monarchy

300

This is the name of the first emperor of Rome

Augustus Caesar

400

This is the name of the Roman emperor who split Rome into east and west, and established the Tetrarchy

Diocletian

500

This is the name of the Roman emperor who proclaimed the Edict of Milan and led the Council of Nicaea, two important steps in the early years of Christianity

Constantine

War

100

Rome was officially an empire after Mark Antony was defeated in this Northeast African country

Egypt

200

Julius Caesar built his power by successfully conquering modern day France and United Kingdom for Rome, they were known by these names in antiquity

Gaul and Brittania

300

Rome conquered Greece, Macedonia, and Asia Minor after defeating empires of the Diadochi, empires that were once ruled by this famous emperor's generals

Alexander the Great

400

The Roman emperor Trajan famously conquered the ancient city of Babylon, which can found in this region of the Middle East

Mesopotamia

500

There were many tribes who brought about the end of the Western Roman Empire, known as barbarians to the Romans, what were at least of those tribes names?

Goths, Vandals, Burgundians, Visigoths, Celts

Architecture

100

Rome took this architectural features from the Greeks, which often were built in the front of the building and were integral to the support structure

Columns

200

To connect the empire together, Rome built 50,000 miles of THIS

Roads

300

Roman architecture had some of the finest roofs in the ancient world, often completed with a skylight in the center of this bowl-shaped roof 

Dome

400

These bridge-like structures connected to waterways outside the city, and brought fresh drinking water to the citizens of Rome

Aqueducts

500

This Eastern Roman city was built near the Greek settlement of Byzantium, and featured the strong Theodosian Walls, the Hippodrome chariot race track, and an important port along the Hellespont

Constantinople

Society

100

Roman mythology, which borrowed many of its gods from the Greeks, is THIS type of "-theism"

Polytheism

200

The gods often accepted offerings of THIS and/or a more edible type of offering

Gold and food/animals 

300

Early Roman society was split into two strict social classes, which both start with a "P"!

Patrician and Plebeian

400

The main reason for building the giant Flavian Amphitheater (AKA Roman Colosseum), and hosting gladiator fights, mock wars, animal fights, and other events

Entertainment of the masses

500

While at first followers of this religion were persecuted by the Roman ruling class, it eventually became the official religion of the late Roman empire

Christianity