Roman Republic

Question 1

Who were the founders of Rome

Answer 1

Romulus and Remus

Question 2

Which animal was said to have raised Romulus and Remus

Answer 2

A she wolf

Question 3

Whatvyear was Rome traditionally founded

Answer 3

753 BC

Question 4

Which River is Rome built on

Answer 4

The Tiber River

Question 5

What happened to Remus

Answer 5

Romulus killed him after an argument

Question 6

Which people ruled Rome before it became a republic

Answer 6

The Etruscans

Question 7

Who was the first king of Rome

Answer 7

Romulus

Question 8

What kind of government did Rome have after getting rid of its kings

Answer 8

A republic

Question 9

What was the role of consuls in the Roman Republic

Answer 9

Served as president of the senate alternating each month

Question 10

What was the Senate in the Roman Republic

Answer 10

A group of wealthy men who advised consuls and made laws

Question 11

What was the name of the Roman official who protected the rights of the plebians

Answer 11

The Tribune of the Plebs

Question 12

Why did Roman Republic end

Answer 12

Julius Caesar took power and later Augustus became the first emperor

Question 13

Who fought in the punic wars

Answer 13

Rome and Carthage

Question 14

How many Punic wars where there

Answer 14

3

Question 15

Who was the most famous Carthaginian general who invaded Italy with Elephants

Answer 15

Hannibal

Question 16

What mountain Range did Hannibal cross to invade Italy

Answer 16

The Alps

Question 17

What happened to Carthage at the end of the Third punic war

Answer 17

It was destroyed by Rome

Question 17

Why were the punic wars important for Rome

Answer 17

Rome became the most powerful empire in the meditraenean

Question 18

When did the first punic war take place

Answer 18

264-241 BC

Question 19

When did the second punic war take place

Answer 19

218-201

Question 20

When did the third punic war take place

Answer 20

149-146 BC

Question 21

How many soliders were in a Roman legion

Answer 21

5000-6000

Question 22

What were Roman soliders called

Answer 22

Legionaries

Question 23

What rectangular battle formation was used by the Romans

Answer 23

The testudo

Question 24

What type of weapon did Roman soliders use for throwing

Answer 24

A pilum(type of spear)

Question 25

What was the main close combat weapon for a Roman solider

Answer 25

The Gladius(a short sword)

Question 26

Who could join the army

Answer 26

Roman citizens(later non citizens)

Question 27

What was the reward for Roman soliders

Answer 27

Land or Money

Question 28

Describe the Roman sheild

Answer 28

Wood with metal in the middle

Question 29

How many soliders were in a Roman Century

Answer 29

80-100

Question 30

What tactics did the romans use

Answer 30

Testudo,wedge,Orb

Question 31

What does testudo mean

Answer 31

The tortoise

Question 32

What is the testudo

Answer 32

A defensive formation performed by the Romans when they interlock shields so their front and top are protected

Question 33

What is the wedge

Answer 33

An attacking tactic where the Legionaries get into an arrow shape with their sheilds facing forwards and move in to split their enemy in half.

Question 34

What is the orb

Answer 34

The legionaries get into a circle with one person in the middle

Question 37

When did Rome become a republic

Answer 37

510 BC

Question 38

When did Rome become an empire

Answer 38

27BC