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Rome Mini-Test Study
Use this set to prepare for your Rome Mini-Test!
Question | Answer |
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What were the names of the two mythical boys that according to Roman legend were raised by a she-wolf and would later found Rome? | Remus and Romulus |
Name the two groups of people that surrounded early Rome and heavily influenced Roman culture | Greeks and Etruscans |
Temples and sculptures were influences on Rome from what culture? | The Greeks |
The arch and the cuniculus can be contributed to this culture's influence on Rome | The Etruscans |
Group of Roman people that made up 95% of the total population yet could not initially participate in government and were forced to fight for Rome | Plebeians |
Group of Roman people that made up 5% of the total population yet initially had complete control of the government | Patricians |
One result of the Plebeian Revolt was a written set of laws called _______________ | The Twelve Tables |
Consuls would be most similar to what U.S. government position | President |
One major effect of these wars was the expansion of Rome throughout the Mediterranean | The Punic Wars |
Great Carthaginian general during the 2nd Punic War | Hannibal |
Successor of Augustus that despite being a great military general was a poor leader and never embraced being emperor. | Tiberius |
An unlikely emperor due to physical disabilities, he would build a new harbor at Ostia, conquer most of modern day Britain, and build a great aqueduct | Claudius |
Murdered his mother and two wives and possibly played the fiddle while Rome was burning to the ground | Nero |
True or False: The Roman poor could afford homes made of wood and marble with indoor pools | False |
Whom would do most of the cooking on a small grill in a small apartment using food purchased at a thermopolia? | Poor Roman woman |
Why were the poor allowed to attend gladiator fights for free and giving bread? | In hopes of preventing rebellion |