Ancient Rome

Question 1

What type of religion was the original Roman Religion?

Answer 1

The religion of ancient Rome polytheistic, in that they worshipped many gods.

Question 2

After the Romans overthrew their Etruscan king, they created what type of government?

Answer 2

Wealthy politicians rebelled, overthrew the king of Rome, & established a republic (Rule by elected officials)

Question 3

What was the Pax Romana?

Answer 3

The Pax Romana otherwise known as the “golden age” was a time of peace and wealth.

Question 4

Who were Romulus and Remus?

Answer 4

The Legend of the She-Wolf saving the twins Romulus & Remus: After being thrown in the Tiber river, a she-wolf saved the twins, & Rome was founded on Palatine Hill and named after Romulus in 753 BC.

Question 5

The Punic Wars were a long series of conflicts between which two city-states?

Answer 5

Punic Wars were between Rome & Carthage.

Question 6

What was the name of the legal code in Rome called?

Answer 6

Twelve Tables.

Question 7

What were the reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire?

Answer 7

An era of decline due to internal problems within Rome.

Question 8

What was a group of five thousand (5,000) soldiers in the Roman army called?

Answer 8

Rome was protected by an advanced army that was divided into groups of 5,000 soldiers called legions.

Question 9

What territories did Rome acquire because of their victories in the Punic Wars?

Answer 9

Rome gained control of Africa, Greece, Macedonia, & Spain.

Question 10

This group was the top social class and made up 5% of citizens?

Answer 10

At the top were the nobles, called patricians.

Question 11

The Romans were the first civilization to build and utilize large portions of thes?

Answer 11

The Romans were the first to build large scale aqueducts.

Question 12

This group was made up of commoners and made up 95% of citizens?

Answer 12

Most people were commoners, called plebeians, who were farmers, shopkeepers, or peasants; Plebeians paid the majority of taxes (made up 95% of Roman citizens)

Question 13

Name the Roman influences on Modern society?

Answer 13

Roman law had a significant influence over the modern-day laws of many countries. Legal ideas like trial by jury, civil rights, contracts, personal property, legal wills, and corporations all were influenced by Roman law and the Roman way of looking at things.

Question 14

This person ended the Roman republic in 45 BCE and became dictator of Rome:

Answer 14

Julius Caesar

Question 15

These were large structures that carried water to Roman Cities?

Answer 15

Aquaducts

Question 16

These groups attacked the Western Roman Empire and caused it to crumble in 476 CE

Answer 16

The weak Roman army in the West could do little to stop the invasions; By 476, Germanic barbarians conquered Western Rome

Question 17

These individuals were at the bottom of the social hierarchy in ancient Rome:

Answer 17

At the bottom of society were slaves & other Non-Roman citizens.

Question 18

This emperor divided the Roman Empire into Western and Eastern sections?

Answer 18

Diocletian’s most important reform was realizing Rome was too large & dividing the empire into the Western Eastern Roman Empires

Question 19

This emperor came into power in 284 CE and made a series of reforms that temporarily halted Rome’s decline:

Answer 19

In 284 A.D. Emperor Diocletian came to power & made a series of reforms that temporarily halted Rome’s decline.

Question 20

What country is Rome in today?

Answer 20

Italy

Question 21

How long did an elected official’s term of office during the Roman republic last?

Answer 21

All were elected annually to one-year terms except the censor, whose term covered a lustrum of five years.

Question 22

Christianity appealed to this group of people the most?

Answer 22

The Poor

Question 23

This emperor ended the persecution of Christians as-well-as made many other reforms to the Roman Empire?

Answer 23

Constantine

Question 24

What happened to Christians and Jews during the Roman empire?

Answer 24

They were executed.

Question 25

The Romans were influenced by which two groups?

Answer 25

The Romans were influenced by the Greek & neighboring Etruscans.

Question 26

The information placed in the Bible was selected at this council?

Answer 26

The council of Narcia

Question 27

This was a large open structure where gladiators fought and the poor would come and watch theater:

Answer 27

The Colosseum.