Geography
What river is important to the city of Rome?
Tiber River
What language did the Romans speak?
Latin
In which area did ancient Greece and Rome contribute most to life in the United States today?
Government
The fall of the Roman empire
was a long, gradual process.
Who were the two main social groups in the Roman Republic?
Patricians and plebeians
What type of landform is Italy?
Peninsula
Name one type of architectural achievement by the Romans.
aqueducts or amphitheaters
In Ancient Rome, citizens elected the members of the Senate. What type of government did ancient Rome have?
Republic
Which reform did Julius Caesar bring about for the Roman Republic?
He redistributed lands in Italy and founded colonies overseas
What document was the first written law code in Rome?
Twelve Tables
Which physical feature most helped ancient Greece and Rome to carry on trade?
Mediterranean Sea
How long was the road construction by the Romans?
50,000 miles
Who acted to change the government?
patricians
Why did the Roman senators kill Julius Caesar?
The Senate feared that Caesar was becoming too powerful
What was the government system in Ancient Rome before the Republic?
Roman Kingdom
Where is Rome located?
along the Tiber River on the Italian Peninsula
What role did slavery play in the Roman economy?
Providing labor for farms and mines
One of the factors that led to the fall of Rome was
corruption
What is the reason of the fallen of the Roman Empire?
Foreign and barbarian invaders took over the Empire of Rome and made it difficult to defend.
What is a tripartite government?
A government divided into 3 branches
Describe the landscape of the city of Rome (List 3)
Built in the Latium region
How was religion in ancient Rome similar to religion in ancient Greece? (Name 3)
1. Roman gods played an important role in everyday life by protecting families, homes, farms and even animals.
2. Roman religion was polytheistic.
3. Roman gods had human-like qualities.
Whom did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
Carthage
What are three explanation that are reasons why Rome fell? Hint: Huns, Vandals, and Visigoths
The Huns invaded the Roman Empire and conquered o part of the Empire in the North and East.
The Vandals led battles across the Roman Empire, attacking Carthage before Rome.
The Visigoths reached Rome first in 395 CE and continued to invade the Roman Empire.
Who was the last king of Rome before the Republic was established?
Tarquin the Proud