Ancient Rome

Question 0

What mountain chain ran down through Italy

Answer 0

The Apennines

Question 1

Bridge like structure for carrying water

Answer 1

Aqueduct

Question 2

What is the name of the river that runs through Rome

Answer 2

The Tiber river

Question 3

What is the name of hamilcars son

Answer 3

Hannibal

Question 4

What is the 200 yr span of peace in Rome called

Answer 4

The Pax Romana

Question 5

How many Punic war campaigns were there

Answer 5

3

Question 6

When was the first Punic war and what did it involve

Answer 6

Over Sicily in 264

Question 7

When did the roman republic begin

Answer 7

509

Question 8

When were the 12 stone tables made

Answer 8

451

Question 9

Conquered roman areas were called

Answer 9

Provinces

Question 10

Who ruled Rome and for how many terms

Answer 10

2 consuls, 1 yr terms

Question 11

What were the 10 plebeian officials elected called

Answer 11

Tribunes

Question 12

What was the upper class called

Answer 12

Patricians

Question 13

When did Caesar die

Answer 13

44 BC

Question 14

What was Caesars greatest accomplishment

Answer 14

Taking over Gaul

Question 15

When did Caesar become dictator for life

Answer 15

When he marched on Rome in 49 BC

Question 16

Who were the other two men that were part of the old triumvirate

Answer 16

Pompey cracius Caesar

Question 17

Who killed Caesar

Answer 17

The senate

Question 18

Who split the empire into 2 pieces

Answer 18

Diocletian

Question 19

Who embraced and spread Christianity

Answer 19

Constantine

Question 20

What are the names of the three Italian islands

Answer 20

Sicily Corsica Sardinia

Question 21

Who inhabited northern Italy in 700

Answer 21

The Etruscans

Question 22

Who inhabited Rome in 700

Answer 22

The latins

Question 23

Ago conrtolled southern Italy in 700

Answer 23

The Greeks

Question 24

What river severs northern Italy

Answer 24

The Po river

Question 25

When is the official fall of the Roman Empire

Answer 25

476 AD

Question 26

What were the large portions of land owned by patricians called

Answer 26

Latefundia

Question 27

What are the two seas bordering east and west

Answer 27

Adriatic E Tyrrhenian W

Question 28

Who fought Rome in The Punic wars

Answer 28

Carthage

Question 29

What mountains are to the north of Italy

Answer 29

The alps

Question 30

Who took over Rome in 600

Answer 30

The Etruscans

Question 31

Who ruled for a six month span in times of war

Answer 31

A dictator

Question 32

How many senators were there

Answer 32

300

Question 33

How did families work

Answer 33

Male was the leader
Woman had little rights
Great need for large families

Question 34

How did education work

Answer 34

Most learned to read and right

Rich would buy tutors

Question 35

When did rome take control of Italy

Answer 35

264 BC

Question 36

How did the roman army work

Answer 36

Citizen soldiers put into legions

5,000 citizen soldiers with no pay per legion

Question 37

What happened to conquered lands

Answer 37

They kept their land and gov. But had to acknowledge roman rule and taxes

Question 38

When was the second Punic war and what happened

Answer 38

Hannibal went around the alps and defeated the Romans in the north, but then Rome sent troops to Carthage while their defenses were down. Carthage lost all land except for their capital in 216

Question 39

In 149 what happened in the 3rd Punic war

Answer 39

Carthage broke the treaty and was anhnihilated