Roman Republic Pt. 1

Question 0

Mountains in Italy

Answer 0

Apennines, Alps

Question 1

Rivers of Italy

Answer 1

Po River, Tibet River, Rubicon River

Question 2

Who inhabited the Italian Peninsula (750 BCE)?

Answer 2

Etruscans, Romans, Greeks, Phoenicians

Question 3

Republic

Answer 3

Government with elected officials representative government

Question 4

Consul

Answer 4

Supervise the business of government and command the armies

Question 5

Patrician

Answer 5

Member of the landowning upper class

Question 6

Plebeian

Answer 6

Farmers, merchants, artisans and traders that made up the bulk of the population

Question 7

12 Tables

Answer 7

First Roman law code, provides political and social rights for the plebeians

Question 8

Appian Way

Answer 8

Historic Roman Road, still in use today

Question 9

Aqueduct

Answer 9

Transport water

Question 10

How long did it take to build the Roman Colosseum?

Answer 10

10 years

Question 11

What was the CIRCUS MAXIMUS?

Answer 11

“NASCAR” of Rome

Gambling

Question 12

1st Punic War

Answer 12

Under the rule of Hamilcar (who died in the war), Carthage attempted to attack Rome

Question 13

2nd Punic War

Answer 13

Hannibal (Hamilcar’s son) tries to attack Rome by crossing over the Alps by using elephants (all die through the journey) Romans counterattack Carthage- Hannibal must retreat

Question 14

3rd Punic War

Answer 14

Carthage is destroyed, killed everybody

Question 15

Hannibal

Answer 15

Leader of Carthage, Hamilcar’s son

Question 16

Tiberius Gracchus

Answer 16

Land reformer, believe that the poor should be given grain and small plots of free land. Let the Plebeians join the army