Aeneas
On what sea did Aeneas sail?
The Mediterranean
What is the word that means "To be absorbed into another culture, becoming a part of it."
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Assimilate
This Roman Emperor was famously stabbed by a group of assassins.
Julius Caesar
In ancient Rome, the average age of boys when they got married was 20 - 25. What was the average age of marriage for girls (guess one number, if it's in the range, you get the points)
13-15
Aeneas was originally from what City?
Troy
TRUE or FALSE: The Etruscans were the ancestors of the Romans.
FALSE
This Roman Poet wrote the Aeneid.
A) Herodotus
B) Homer
C) Virgil
D) Octavian
Virgil
Hannibal was one of Rome's fiercest enemies. He almost conquered Rome using what animal in battle?
Elephants
Aeneas fled Troy with his wife (who didn't make it), son, and _________
Father
Boundaries of the Etruscan civilization extended from the Po Valley to the __________.
Tiber River
This Roman led a rebellion of slaves and nearly destroyed the Roman Empire from the inside. He was defeated and crucified on a cross.
A) Jesus
B) Brutus
C) Caesar Augustus
D) Spartacus
Spartacus
Slaves who were forced to fight one another for sport were called ____________
Gladiators
Aeneas and his followers landed in central Italy and encountered a people called the _________
Latins
The most powerful Etruscan city states formed an alliance called the “__________ of __________ Peoples.”
League of Twelve Peoples
This farmer became a dictator of Rome and has a US city named after him.
Cincinnatus
Which sport was more popular than gladiator games?
A) Chariot racing
B) Jousting
C) Swimming
D) Javelin throwing
Chariot racing
Aeneas was the ancestor of the man who built Rome, whose name was ___________
Romulus
Around what year did the Etruscan language go extinct? (Remember to specify BC or AD)
30 AD
Who was the Roman Emperor at the time of Jesus' birth?
Caesar Augustus
What form of government did Rome have BEFORE it became an empire?
Republic