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On what peninsula is Romelocated?

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Italian Peninsula or Apennine Peninsula

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What mountains in northernItaly provided protection?

The Alps

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What group of people werethe “first Romans?”

The Latins

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According to legend, what twoBrothers built Rome?

Romulus & Remes

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What did the Etruscans teachthe Latins?

Building with brick & tile, how todrain marshes, Etruscan alphabet

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Along what river did the LatinsSettle?

Tiber River

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From what group did the Romans get most of

their culture?

Greeks

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What type of religion did they have?

Polytheistic

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The Latins revolted againstEtruscan kings to create what

type of government?

Republic

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What was the Forum?

Square where governmentbuildings and laws were located

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In a republic, the power rests with_______________.

The citizens

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What were the two classes in Romethat struggled for power?

Patricians & Plebeians

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Who were the patricians?

Wealthy landowners

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Who were the Plebeians?

common farmers, artisans,common farmers, artisans,and merchantsand merchants

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What percentage of the populationwere the Plebeians?

95%

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What made up the executive branchof the Roman Republic?

2 Consuls

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What made up the legislative branchin the Roman Republic?

Assembly of Centuries & the Senate

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What did the Plebeians do todemand representation?

Went on strike fromthe military

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What kind of representationdid the Plebeians receive?

Tribunes

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What were the Twelve Tables?

The Roman laws hung in theForum on bronze tablets

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Who was the 1st emperor of Rome?

Octavian (Augustus)

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What period in Roman historybegan during Augustus’ reign?

Pax Romana

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What did the emperors afterAugustus have in common?

They were mentallyunstable.

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Who murdered Claudius and why?

His wife; she wantedher son to be emperor

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Why was Nero a bad emperor?

Spent the empire’s moneyAccused of burning RomeMurdered his wife and mother

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What did Nero say when hecommitted suicide?

“What an artist the worldis losing!”

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What emperor built a wallacross the width of Britain?

Hadrian

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Who was the last of the goodemperors?

Marcus Aurelius

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What did the emperors built inorder to increase communication

throughout the empire?

Roman Roads

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Who was the first Christianemperor?

Constantine

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Here, people could watch Here, people could watch

gladiators fight against each other gladiators fight against each other

or wild animals to the deathor wild animals to the death

Colosseum

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Temple to the gods of ancient RomeTemple to the gods of ancient Rome

Pantheon

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Artificial channels for carrying water Artificial channels for carrying water

(some brought water from 60 (some brought water from 60

miles away)miles away)

Aqueducts

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What language did the Romansspeak?

Latin

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Latin is the basis for theRomance languages. Name two.

French, Spanish, Italian, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, RomanianPortuguese, Romanian

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Romans forced Jews outRomans forced Jews out of Jerusalem, and theyof Jerusalem, and they

were forced to settle elsewhere. were forced to settle elsewhere. What is this called?What is this called?

Jewish Diaspora

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Who was the leadingteacher of Christianity?

Paul

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From most important to least,list the hierarchy of the Roman

Catholic Church.

1.Pope2.Archbishops3.Bishops4.Parish priests

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Who split the Roman Empireinto 2 separate empires (through

his will) ?

Theodosius

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What caused the fall of the RomanEmpire?

Inflation, poor leadership,and Germanic invasions

Final Jeopardy

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