Rome

Question 1

When was Rome started as a kingdom?

Answer 1

756 BC

Question 2

What legend is told about the beginnings of Rome?

Answer 2

Romulus and Remus

Question 3

What group comes to power rules as kings in Rome?

Answer 3

The Etruscan

Question 4

How long was the monarchy there in Rome?

Answer 4

A century

Question 5

Why did the Romans overthrow the king?

Answer 5

the king became cruel

Question 6

What government was in place of the monarchy

Answer 6

Republic

Question 7

Who are the people who are rich or could be voted as government officials in Rome?

Answer 7

Patricians

Question 8

Why were there problems with this government republic

Answer 8

The plebeians had no say in the government, and then went on strike and did not pay taxes

Question 9

When did the plebeians get say?

Answer 9

When they got the power of Veto

Question 10

True or false plebeians vote

Answer 10

False No

Question 11

What were leaders concerned about in the Roman republic

Answer 11

The Rich and poor would fight

Question 12

Why are the plebeians upset in the Roman republic.

Answer 12

The patricians were getting richer and richer

Question 13

Why did the Roman republic fall?

Answer 13

Poor citizens would join the military and be more loyal to their military commanders than the government causing military leaders to get new power

Question 14

True or false civil wars erupted in the Roman’s republics fall

Answer 14

true the poor citizens were more loyal to military leaders than the government

Question 15

what were the wars in Mediterranean called?

Answer 15

punic wars

Question 16

Why did the Punic wars happen?

Answer 16

Rome was becoming more and more power and they an invaded the kingdom Carthage

Question 17

What caused the second set of civil war in Rome

Answer 17

After winning the war and conquering more land, the people were not happy and this caused civil wars amongst the Romans

Question 18

Why did Romans cause civil wars, even after winning the Punic wars?

Answer 18

The Romans no longer likes the republic and they felt like they needed a strong leader

Question 19

With the people’s demands in Rome, who rose to power

Answer 19

Julius Caesar

Question 20

What style of government was Julius Caesar?

Answer 20

Dictator

Question 21

True or false was Julius Caesar like the modern-day dictators from World War II

Answer 21

False

Question 22

What good things did Julius Caesar do For Rome.

Answer 22

he helped the poor and gave land to farmers and replaced dishonest leaders And fixed roads and buildings

Question 23

What month of the year named after Julius Caesar?

Answer 23

July

Question 24

When Julius Caesar conquered Egypt, what did he bring with him?

Answer 24

A variety of different animals and created a zoo

Question 25

Why were people mad at Julius Caesar?

Answer 25

The rich citizens did not enjoy that he was becoming much powerful

Question 26

How was Julius Caesar killed?

Answer 26

On March 15, Cesar was stabbed 23 times at a Senate meeting

Question 27

Who did Julius Caesar see before his death?

Answer 27

Brutus his best friend

Question 28

Who took over from Julius Caesar?

Answer 28

Octavian Caesar’s nephew And mark Anthony

Question 29

What was Octavian Caesar’s other name?

Answer 29

Augustus

Question 30

What did Augustus Caesar’s rain begin?

Answer 30

The pax Romania

Question 31

Who split the Roman empire into two

Answer 31

Emperor Diocletian

Question 32

Why was the Roman Empire split?

Answer 32

Because it was too much land for one person rule

Question 33

What year was Christianity legalized in the Roman Empire?

Answer 33

313 ad by emperor Constantine

Question 34

what were the four effects of the fall of Roman empire?

Answer 34

political problems, economic problems, tribal problems, and social problems

Question 35

What is the city of Constantinople named after?

Answer 35

Emperor Constantine

Question 36

What were the political problems with the fall of Roman empire

Answer 36

The government moving out west many tribal attacks and there were 22 emperors and 50 years and nearly all died by violent means money was draining out of the west to the east and the government had become corrupt in the west

Question 37

What were the social problems with fall of the Roman Empire

Answer 37

Rome had became a welfare state, and these people felt entitled to the support and did not feel a sense of duty as a result. People avoided their civic duty of serving in the army, and felt a sense of apathy toward the crumbling empire. Also, the empire was infrastructure, was falling apart as less and less economic funds, and this further destroyed social morale.

Question 38

What were the economic problems with the follow of the Roman empire?

Answer 38

The division of the Roman empire caused economic trouble for Rome in the western half as income trade from China, and the east stopped at the eastern Capitol of Constantinople. This caused western Rome to suffer also the expensive welfare couple of disastrous harvest and the necessary of hiring mercenary soldiers, cause the empire to race taxes and some emperors value the goal currency by cutting the goal of less valuable metals, like copper and iron by doing this they tried to create twice as many gold coins, but instead this create terrible inflation

Question 39

What were the tribal problems with the fall of the Roman empire?

Answer 39

The Roman empire was constantly challenged on its frontiers by tribes and the wave of tribal invasions in the third century they were beaten back, however this took a heavy toll on the empire, physically economically and socially also in the fifth century of nomadic tribe from Asia the Hans began migrating western, and these Huns came into violent contact of Rome. Eventually, the city of Rome was overrun and sacked by Germanic tribes and 476CE.

Question 40

After the fall of the western Roman Empire, what empire came to take its place?

Answer 40

The Byzantine empire and it’s capital was Constantinople