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History Questions Flashcards

1
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On what hill did Romulus found Rome?

A

Palatine

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2
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Give the exact date for the founding of Rome.

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April 21, 753 BC

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3
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Give the exact date for the assassination of Caesar.

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March 15, 44 BC

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3
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Give the exact date for the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

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Aug. 24, 79 AD

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4
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Who were the first two emperors of Rome?

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Augustus, Tiberius

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5
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In what year did the western Roman Empire fall?

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476 AD

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6
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What king established religious customs?

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Numa Pompilius

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7
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Who was the last king of Rome?

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Tarquinius Superbus

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8
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Who was the last emperor of the western empire?

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Romulus Augustulus

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9
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In what year did the Roman republic begin?

A

509 BC

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10
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Who was the first consul of ancient Rome?

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Brutus

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11
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Who were the members of the 1st triumvirate?

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Caesar, Crassus and Pompey

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12
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Name in order the three kinds of government the Romans had in their history.

A

monarchy, republic, empire

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13
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Who led a slave revolt in 73 BC?

A

Spartacus

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14
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In 458 BC, what Roman left his plow to become dictator?

A

Cincinnatus

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15
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What city did Ascanius found?

A

Alba Longa

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16
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Against whom did the Romans fight the Punic Wars?

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Carthage

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17
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With what tribe did the early Romans join?

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Sabines

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18
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Where in 216 BC did Hannibal defeat the Romans?

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Cannae

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19
Q

Where in 202 BC did the Romans defeat Hannibal?

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Zama

20
Q

What Roman general defeated Hannibal?

A

Scipio Africanus

21
Q

From what rock in ancient Rome were traitors thrown?

A

Tarpeian Rock

22
Q

What Roman defended the Pons Sublicius against Etruscans who were trying to put Tarquinius Superbus back on the throne?

A

Horatius

23
Q

What Roman displayed his courage to the Etruscan king Lars Porsenna by burning his right hand?

A

Scaevola

24
Q

When was the legendary fall of Troy?

A

1184 BC

25
Q

When was the first recorded Olympic Games?

A

776 BC

26
Q

In what year was the Colosseum completed?

A

80 AD

27
Q

What king drained the forum and build the Circus Maximus?

A

Tarquinius Priscus

28
Q

What laws written in 451-450 BC were the foundation of law for Rome?

A

The Laws of the 12 Tables

29
Q

Who was Rome’s greatest orator?

A

Cicero

30
Q

What Greek historian was known as the father of history?

A

Herodotus

31
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What Roman historian recorded the stories of virtue and vice that were learned by Roman school children?

A

Livy

32
Q

As the result of the Second Punic War, what island became Rome’s first province?

A

Sicily

33
Q

What king established social class based upon wealth?

A

Servius Tullius

34
Q

Who was the first French national hero, defeated by Caesar at Alesia in 52 BC?

A

Vercingetorix

35
Q

Who sacked Carthage in the Third Punic War?

A

Scipio Africanus

36
Q

Name in order the Julio-Claudian dynasty?

A

Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero

37
Q

What Julio-Claudian emperor’s name means ‘little boot?

A

Caligula

38
Q

By whom was the Via Appia built in 312 BC?

A

Appius Claudius Caecus

39
Q

Who was famous for repeatedly declaring “Carthago delenda est”? “Carthage must be destroyed”

A

Cato the Elder

40
Q

What did Caesar say when crossing the Rubicon?

A

Álea iacta est

41
Q

Name any one of the civil wars in the 1st century BC?

A

Marius vs. Sulla, Caesar vs. Pompey,
Octavian & Antony vs. Cassius & Brutus,
Octavian vs. Antony

42
Q

In what year was the first triumvirate formed?

A

60 BC

43
Q

What final words did Shakespeare give Caesar?

A

Et tu, Brute?

44
Q

Who was aroused by geese to find the Gauls climbing the Capitoline?

A

Marcus Manlius

45
Q

In what year did the eastern Roman Empire fall?

A

1453 AD

46
Q

What Carthaginian prisoner ensured his own death when he advised his fellow Romans not to accept peace terms from the Carthaginians?

A

Regulus

47
Q

Against whom, in the reign of Tullus Hostilius, did the Horatii fight?

A

Curiatii

48
Q

What was Augustus called before he was called Augustus?

A

Octavian (after adoption) or Octavius (at birth)

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