Ancient Rome

Question 1

Year the Roman republic started

Answer 1

509 BC

Question 2

Definition of republic

Answer 2

Power is held by the people and elected representatives

Question 3

3 groups of Rome

Answer 3

Plebians
Patricians
Slaves

Question 4

Definition of patricians

Answer 4

Aristocrats/nobles

Question 5

Definition of plebeians

Answer 5

Common person

Question 6

What is a tribune

Answer 6

Official elected by plebeians to protect their interests

Question 7

Consul

Answer 7

1 of 2 annually elected chief magistrates that ran republic

Question 8

Roman forum

Answer 8

Place of trade religion political social center of city

Question 9

Definition of the twelve tables

Answer 9

Provided basic human rights to all Romans

Question 10

Type of Roman language

Answer 10

Latin

Question 11

What did Rome improve architecturally

Answer 11

Domes arches by using concrete

Question 12

What was the pantheon

Answer 12

Roman temple had domed roof was burned down

Question 13

Coliseum

Answer 13

Used for gladiatorial fights very advanced for its time aqueducts retractable roof

Question 14

Importance of Roman aqueducts

Answer 14

Provided fresh water

Question 15

What Romans engineered

Answer 15

Domed roofs, aqueducts, concrete

Question 16

Virgil

Answer 16

Roman poet

Question 17

Livy

Answer 17

Roman historian

Question 18

Marcus Aurelius

Answer 18

Wrote the meditations

Question 19

Punic wars- Hannibal

Answer 19

Invaded Italy with an elephant

Question 20

Pax Romana

Answer 20

200 years of peace

Question 21

Reason for the fall of Rome

Answer 21

Caesar becoming dictator for life

Question 22

When was Julius ceazer assassinated

Answer 22

March 15 44 bc

Question 23

First triumvirate

Answer 23

Julius Caesar, Pompey, Marcus licinius

Question 24

Gallic wars

Answer 24

Fought between Julius ceazer and mark Antony

Question 25

Rubicon river

Answer 25

Crossed by ceazer declaring war on Rome

Question 26

Octavion

Answer 26

Originally Augustus

Question 27

Octavions war with Marc Antony

Answer 27

Won civil war & killed Marc Antony

Question 28

Augustus

Answer 28

Founder of Roman Empire

Question 29

What did he do as a ruler

Answer 29

Changed republic to empire

Question 30

First 5 leaders of the Roman Empire

Answer 30

``` Augustus Tiberius Caligula Claudius Nero ```

Question 31

What did Nero do

Answer 31

Burn down Rome

Question 32

Trojans column

Answer 32

Spire depicted Romes victories

Question 33

Hadrians wall

Answer 33

Wall on the outskirts of Rome to protect it form invasion

Question 34

Marcus Aurelius

Answer 34

Last ceazer of the Pax Romana wrote commodes

Question 35

Constantine

Answer 35

Ruled 306-337 | Converted Roman Empire to Christianity

Question 36

Relic

Answer 36

Religious artifact

Question 37

Attila the Hun

Answer 37

Began in 434 ad one of the most ruthless generals | Destroyed Rome in 476 ad

Question 38

Name of the founding brothers of Rome

Answer 38

Remus and Romulus