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1
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Who essentially founded Rome?

A

Romulus and Remus

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2
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What was the year Rome was founded?

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753

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3
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What was the significance in 509?

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When the Roman Republic was founded

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4
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What Greek aspect has finished?

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There superpower/military strength

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5
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How many empires divided after Alexander The Great?

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4 after his 4 main generals

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6
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What do Romans speak?

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Latin and Greek

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7
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What are some ways that Greece has influenced Rome?

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Art/Sculpture/Architecture
Religion/Mythology
Philosophy and Rhetoric

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8
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True or False: Greek city-states set up colonies in Southern Italy

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True

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9
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Why is Italy a central location for trade and safe transport?

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The Italian Peninsula juts into the Mediterranean Sea

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9
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Who was Romulus and Remus raised by?

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Wolves

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10
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Why does Romulus kill Remus?

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Because Remus gets jealous that Romulus built this great city and Romulus kills him in a fit of rage

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11
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Where was Rome built on?

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Tiber River

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12
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Who did Romulus descend from?

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Aeneas, who after the Trojan War came to Italy and settled in the area of Rome (Latium)

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13
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Who exapnded and built colonies in Early Rome?

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Etruscans

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14
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Who destroyed the Etrsucans?

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Romans

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15
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How long did Early Rome last?

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753-509

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16
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Who was considered the first Italians?

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Etruscans

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17
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What happened in 509?

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Rome is set up as a Republic

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18
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What is democracy?

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Rule of the people, majority rules

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19
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What is republic?

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Elected leaders make decisions on people’ behalf and are bound by the law

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20
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What is the U.S.?

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Democratic republic

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21
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What is Democratic Republic?

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We are a republic (bound by the law) but also a representative democracy

22
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Who are the Patricians?

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Nobles/Wealthy elite/Landowners

23
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Who are the Plebeians?

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Townspeople/Farmers/Laborers

24
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True or False: Both had rights and Plebians could vote

A

True

25
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True or False: Plebians could marry Patricians by law in early Republic

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False: They had to marry there own hierachy/class

26
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What is a magistrate?

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Basic name for elected officals

27
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What is a consul?

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2 of them had to agree, supreme power in republic

28
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Who was the supreme power?

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Consul

29
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What is a dictator?

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Leader whose law would overrule the consuls during time of need for 6 months

30
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What is a senator?

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300 former magistrates, did not make laws but could advise magistrates

31
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How many senators were there?

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300

32
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True or False: In order to be a senator they would have to be a former magistrate

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True

33
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What are assemblies?

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Made up of patricians and plebians main job to elect magistrates

34
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What are the tribunes?

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Leaders of the plebians eventually had veto power

35
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What does veto mean?

A

I forbid

36
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How many parts are there in the tribune?

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3 parts

37
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Who was one of the most admired dictators?

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Cincinnatus

38
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Who was said to have been inspired by the fact that this dictator won a famous war then went to his farm?

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George Washington

39
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What are the twelve tables?

A

Creation of a written code of laws

40
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Who demanded that laws needed to be written down?

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Plebians

41
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What is a Roman Legion?

A

A battle formation

42
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What is a Centurion?

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Professional leader of about 80 men in a legion

43
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What is Decimation?

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A practice of beating/stoning every tenth man in a legion that tried to abandon a fight/mutiny against a leader

44
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How long is military service?

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10 years

45
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What are Roman soldiers called?

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Legionaries

46
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Who did the Romans go against in the Punic Wars?

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Carthage

47
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What was the first war about?
What was the second war about?
What was the last war about?

A

Sicily
Hannibal
Destruction of Carthage

48
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Where was Hannibal from?

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The Iberian Peninsula-Carthage had conquered it

49
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Why did Hannibal decide to march to Italy instead of use boats across the water?

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Italy had allies that could block Hannibal and his crew and would slaughter his men before he even got to Italy

50
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How many elephants did Hannibal take through the Alps?

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40

51
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Who was Scipio?

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One of the greatest generals of Rome- who came up with a plan to defeat Carthage

52
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Why did the Romans put salt in African Soil?

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So that if a new group arose there, there wouldn’t be any way to get resources

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