Lesson 7: Drill Questions & Timeline Flashcards
1
Q
The Roman hero whose mother saved Rome from her son
A
Coriolanus
2
Q
The elected representatives of the plebeians
A
tribunes
3
Q
Shakespeare’s play about a Roman hero who hated the plebeians
A
Coriolanus
4
Q
The nobles who defended the plebeians and founded a new city
A
Fabii
5
Q
Date of founding of Rome
A
753 BC
6
Q
Three periods of Roman history
A
monarchy, republic, empire
7
Q
They were raised by a she-wolf
A
Romulus and Remus
8
Q
The hill on which Romulus began his city
A
Palatine
9
Q
The story about the Romans’ first wives
A
the Sabine women
10
Q
The council of old men who helped to rule Rome
A
Senate
11
Q
The noble people of Rome
A
patricians
12
Q
The common people of Rome
A
plebeians
13
Q
Rome is on this River
A
Tiber
14
Q
The second king of Rome
A
Numa Pompilius
15
Q
Numa Pompilius established this as the basis of the Roman economy
A
farming
