Jordyn Becich, Madison Hart, Tara Wilkes, Jemma Kim

GeographyRepublicEmpireCultureTechnology

Geography - 10 Where was Rome located?

Geography – 10 Central Italy

Geography - 20 What river was Rome located on?

Geography – 20 Tiber

Geography - 30 What 3 groups were in Ancient Italy before Rome?

Geography – 30 Latins, Etruscans, and Greeks

Geography - 40 Which had more open farmland: Rome or Greece?

Geography - 40 Rome

Geography - 50 Why was Rome the perfect location? Give 2 reasons.

Geography – 50 Center of Italy, Center of Mediterranean, open terrain, fertile farmland, close to the ocean, etc

Republic - 10 What 2 social classes were involved in the Republic’s government?

Republic – 10 Patricians and Plebeians

Republic - 20 What did consuls do in a time of crisis?

Republic – 20 They appointed a dictator who had complete power for 6 months.

Republic - 30 What were the twelve tables?

Republic – 30 The first written law code in Rome, made to help Plebeians, became the basis for Roman law

Republic - 40 Summarize the Punic Wars

Republic – 40 Rome gained Sicily and Western Mediterranean Second: Hannibal wanted revenge, marched through Europe for ten years burning the country, barely defeated by Romans Third: Rome laid siege on Carthage and burned it, it became a Roman province

Republic - 50 List 2 reasons for the fall of the Repubic.

Republic – 50 Punic wars led to bigger gap between rich and poor, small farms couldn’t compete with estates, urban poor was ¼ of population, military generals were not loyal and started trying to take control with their poor soldiers

Empire - 10 Who was the first Roman emperor?

Empire – 10 Augustus (Octavian)

Empire - 20 What were some of Augustus’s accomplishments as emperor?

Empire – 20 Construction projects, first police and fire fighter forces in Rome, first Roman library, conquered Judea and Armenia, pushed boarders, civil service system

Empire - 30 What was the Pax Romana and how long was it?

Empire – 30 Period of Roman peace, lasted 200 years

Empire - 40 What emperor ended the persecution of Christians?

Empire – 40 Constantine

Empire - 50 What was the immediate cause of the fall of the empire?

Empire – 50 Invasions by Germanic tribes and the Huns

Culture - 10 What was the official language of Rome?

Culture – 10 Latin

Culture - 20 What major religion was born in the era?

Culture – 20 Catholicism

Culture - 30 Name 3 Roman gods.

Culture – 30 Neptune, Pluto, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, etc.

Culture - 40 What things did the Romans borrow from the Greeks?

Culture – 40 Art, literature, ethical values, architecture, some gods

Culture - 50 What did the Romans borrow from the Etruscans?

Culture – 50 Alphabet and ceremony features

Technology - 10 What were Roman roads made out of?

Technology – 10 Sand, gravel, clay, and stone

Technology - 20 How did aqueducts work?

Technology – 20 Water went down a steady slope from the water source into the capital city. About 200 million gallons of water flowed into the city each day

Technology - 30 Why is the Pantheon known as the most amazing structure built by the Romans?

Technology – 30 It has a rotunda that lets light through a hole in the top.

Technology - 40 What did the Colosseum symbolize?

Technology – 40 The strength and size of the Roman Empire.

Technology- 50 What was the Circus Maximus?

Technology – 50 A race track where men and women could sit together, it is no longer in existence.