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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| on what river is Rome located? | the Tiber river |
| who did Rome fight in the Punic wars? | carthage |
| what was Rome first code of laws? | the twelve tables |
| what was the invention that brought water from hills to citys? | aqueduct |
| what was a gladiator? | a prisoner, camel or slave that fought for entertainment |
| what language did romans speak? | latin |
| what is a forum? | a main public square and center of the romans life |
| what religion did constintine's legalize? | christianity |
| who was the first emperor of Rome? | augustus |
| what does it mean to veto something? | to deny |
| what Is an arch? | a structure that spans a space and supports structure and weight above it. |
| what is an aqueduct | a human raised channel that carries water from distant places |
| when were the Punic wars | 264-164 BC |
| when was Pompeii destroyed? | 79 AD |
| which direction of Italy are the alps | north west |
| what is the island right under the Italian peninsula | sicily |
| who ruled over most of the island sicily | the greek rule |
| what mountain ranges run down the middle of italy | appennines |
| who is Rome named after | romulus |
| how long did soldiers stay in the army | 25 years |
| what is a pilum | a throwing spear or a stabbing spear |
| besides father mother and children who else were considered part of the family | slaves or servants |
| how did julius ceaser die | his friends assassinated him |
| who was Rome named after | romulus |
| what was one of the events that happened in the collisuem | gladitor battles, mock naval battles, |
| what did romans teach there kids | loyalness to elders and republic |
| what is a senate | a roman official who were appointed by the consuls |
| what continent is Rome in? | Europe |
| what is a patrician | a person who writes laws (nobles) |
| what was a civil law | a legal system based on a written code of laws |
| what was the pax romana | roman peace,a general line of peace and prosperity in the roman empire |
| where were the appenian mountains located | on the Italiain pinninsula |
| what rule owned three islands and part of another island | Carthaginian rule |
| when did the roman empire collapse? | 476 AD |
| when did the roman republic end? | 45 BC |
| when did the latins enter the region? | 1000 BC |
| when was the roman empires peak? | 117 AD |
| when were the twelve tables written | 450 BC |
| what is the sea on the east side of the map? | adraitic |
| what rule was located in the middle of rome | the Greek rule |
| what happens after the romans overthrew the last Etruscan king | they became a republic |
| who were the people at the top of the social structure | senators |
| who were the bottom of the social structure | slaves |
| what were the two cheif executive officers in the roman republic | consuls and praetors |
| who was higher than the slaves on the social structure | freedmen |
| when was the roman republic established | 509 BC |
| what is the common saying in the Rome soiciaty "all ________ lead to rome" | roads |
| what's the definition of the following word dictatorship | a ruler who has almost absolute power |
| what country was Rome located in | italy |
| how many layers on a road were there | five |
| what did romans use to make there buildings better and stronger | arches |
| what are aqueducts used for | to carry waters from hills to city or from distant places |
| what does VII+V equal | 12 |
| what did the hot ash cover after the eruption of mount vesuvius | all the buildings of Pompeii and victoms of the valcano |
| when was christianity given recignition | 313 AD |
| when did julius ceaser die | 44 BC |
| what sea is in-between the Italian pinninusula and another peice of land | adraitic sea |
| what river was south of the alps | po river |
| how long did a senator hold office | for life |
| how did wealthy people earn money | agriculture |
| in what homes did the common people live in | apartments that were very dangerous |
| how much percent of Rome were slaves in 1 BC | 40% |
| true or false slaves earned money from working | false |
| what did the nobles do | they were landowners,officials and advisors and they were Romes ruling class |
| what was the short name for a plebian | pleb |
| true or false freedmen used to be slaves | true |
| what were plebians everyday jobs | merchants,craftsman and landowners |
| what was the daily life like in Rome | normal people were mostly poor and lived in small apartments |
| did slaves have freedom | no |
| how long did all three Punic wars last? | over 100 years |
| what years did the Punic wars go on for | 264 to 146 BC |
| why did the Punic wars start | the Romans fought in battles to expand as well as protect their empire |
| who attacked first in the third Punic wars | the romans |
| what is a legion | groups of up to 6,000 soldiers. |
| how long did the first Punic wars last? | 23 years |
| who won the first Punic war | rome |
| who led the carthagenes in the second Punic war | hannibal |
| who won the second Punic war | rome |
| how did Rome win the third Punic war | they went into the city burned it and killed most of its people and sold the rest into slavery |
| near what sea did the Romes capture | mediteranian sea |
| who fought in the Punic wars | Rome and cadrthage |
| who did carthage fight in the Punic wars | rome |
| how did Hannibal die | he took his own life so he wouldn't be a prisoner of rome |
| who ruled over the family in ancient rome | the father |
| true or false the father of the family could sell the children into slavery | true |
| what were roman woman allowed to do | go to theaters, parties, religious rituals |
| could roman woman vote | no |
| what were roman woman's most important thing to do according to the romans | have kids raise them to do rituals and to be loyal |
| how did most wealthy people earn money | by having a farm and making there slaves work for them |
| what part of the roman empire did the vandels invade | europe |
| after romulus and remes got thrown in the water what decided to raise both of them | a wolf |
| who did slaves usually work for | wealthy farm or landowners |
| what do the preators do | were in charge of civil law in rome |
| what did consuls do | led the roman army into battles and ran the government |
| what did sanotors do | they had great political power and they were the wealthiest nobles |
| what did patricians do | they were official advisors, land owners, and Romes ruling class |
| what did plebians do | they were often called plebs, they were the majority of the roman class |
| what did freedmen do | they got out of slavery and they had many legal restrictions |
| what animals did they use to scare there enemy's in war | war elephants |
| what did the roman leader do after he had very bad eye infections | he cut out his eyeball |
| what was the war between Rome and Carthage | Punic wars |
| what wars lasted 100+ years | Punic wars |
| true or false Rome is found on the pininsula | true |
| true or false both the carthage and Rome had to cross many rivers in the Punic wars | true |
| what huge mountains did the Romans have to go across during the Punic wars | the alps |
| true or false Tiber river was once used as a trade route | true |
| what is the definition for a open area in a city with public buildings, temples, and markets | roman forum |
| true or false some of the popular rivers in the city were slow flowing and perfect for a battleship to attack | false |
| what is a republic | people elect people to govern them |
| true or false Rome was a democracy | false |
| what is the full name for a pleb | plebian |
| how many soldiers did the Rome army lose from traveling through the alps | 72,000+ |
| what continent is Rome on | europe |
| what was Romes protection from the rest of europe | the alps |
| where were the slaves on the social heirchy | at the bottom |
| where was the senators on the social hierchy | at the top |
| how many soldiers did Rome have after going through the alps | 26,000 |
| true or false freedmen were once slaves | true |
| who was the first emperor of rome | augustus |
| when were the Punic wars | 264-164BC |
| what art did Romans keep in there towns and homes | mosaics ,murals and statues of gods and goddess of Rome |
| what type of roads did Romans design | paved roads |
| when was the Colosseum built | between 70 to 80 AD |
| true or false Rome had a law code | yes,it was called the twelve tables |
| what are the three principles of Rome | 1.person presumed innocent until proven guilty 2. accused people are allowed to defend themselves in front of a judge 3.judge weighs all evidence before decision |
| what is a prophet | a person who is said to receive messages from god |
| what is yom kipper | a Jewish holy day |
| what is monotheism | the belief in one god |
| what is polytheism | the belief in many gods |
| where did many of the Hebrews move to | Egypt |
| how did the Romans stop the Hebrew population from growing | they enslaved them |
| what is a Jewish bible called? | a torah |
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