Ancient Rome

Question 1

Year the Roman republic started?

Answer 1

509 BC

Question 2

The definition of a republic

Answer 2

Power is held by the people and elected representatives

Question 3

What does SPQR

Answer 3

Senate populace republic

Question 4

3 groups of Rome

Answer 4

Plebeians, patricians, & slaves

Question 5

Definition of patrician

Answer 5

Aristocrat/noble

Question 6

Definition of plebeian

Answer 6

Common person

Question 7

What is a tribune?

Answer 7

Official elected by plebeians to protect their interests and rights

Question 8

Consul

Answer 8

One of two annually elected chief magistrates that ran the republic

Question 9

The Roman forum;
What was it?
Why was it used?

Answer 9

Place of trade, religion, political social center of city.

Question 10

How many members of the senate?

Answer 10

300

Question 11

Definition of the twelve tables

Answer 11

Provided basic human rights to all Romans including slaves

Question 12

What language did people in Rome speak?

Answer 12

Latin

Question 13

What are the 5 Romance language

Answer 13

Porteguise
Spanish
French
Italian
Romanian

Question 14

What did Rome improve architecturally?

Answer 14

Domes arches & concrete

Question 15

What was the pantheon? Why was it important?

Answer 15

Roman temple that had a domed roof (first domed roof)

Question 16

Coliseum; importance & use of it

Answer 16

Used for gladiatorial fights, was very advanced for its time. It had aqueducts and a retractable roof.

Question 17

Importance of Roman aqueducts

Answer 17

Provides fresh water throughout Rome

Question 18

What Romans engineered..

Answer 18

Domed roofs, aqueducts; roads

Question 19

Virgil

Answer 19

Roman poet

Question 20

Livi

Answer 20

Roman historian

Question 21

What did Marcus Aurelius write?

Answer 21

The meditations

Question 22

The Punic wars

Answer 22

Carthage vs Rome

Question 23

Hannibal

Answer 23

Invaded Italy with elephantS

Question 24

The Pax Romana

Answer 24

200 years of peace

Question 25

Reasons for the fall of the Roman republic

Answer 25

Caesar became dictator for life

Question 26

Julius Caesar

Answer 26

Murdered on March 15 44 AD "The ides of March" Dictator for life

Question 27

First triumvirate

Answer 27

Julius Caesar, Pompey, Crassus

Question 28

Roman Civil war

Answer 28

Fought between Julius Caesar & Marc Antony

Question 29

The rubicon river

Answer 29

River crossed by Caesar declaring war on Rome

Question 30

Death of Caesar

Answer 30

Assassinated

Question 31

Octavian

Answer 31

Originally Augustus

Question 32

Octavions war with Antony

Answer 32

Octavian won & killed Marc Antony

Question 33

Augustus

Answer 33

Founder of Roman Empire

Question 34

What did Augustus do as a ruler?

Answer 34

Changed the republic to an empire

Question 35

Name the founding brothers of Rome?

Answer 35

Remus & Romulus

Question 36

First five leaders of the Roman Empire in order

Answer 36

``` Augustus Tiberius Caligula Claudius Nero ```

Question 37

What did Nero do?

Answer 37

Burned Rome

Question 38

Trajan's column

Answer 38

Spire that depicted times victories

Question 39

Hadrians wall

Answer 39

Wall on the outskirts of Rome to protect it from invasion

Question 40

Marcus Aurelius

Answer 40

Last Caesar of Pax Romana | Wrote commodus

Question 41

Constantine

Answer 41

Ruled 306-337 | Converted Roman Empire to Christianity

Question 42

Edict of Milan

Answer 42

Granted religious tolerance to Christians

Question 43

Relic

Answer 43

A religious artifact

Question 44

Attila the Hun

Answer 44

Began in 434 AD One of the most ruthless generals Destroyed Rome in 476 AD

Question 45

476 AD

Answer 45

Fall of the Roman Empire