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The Rise
of Rome
The Roman
Republic
Vocabulary
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Rome’s
Geography
Roman Daily
Life
Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Rome’s
Geography
Rome is located in what country?
$100 Answer from Rome’s
Geography
Rome is located in Italy.
$200 Question from Rome’s
Geography
This river flows through Rome and made the
Roman civilization possible.
$200 Answer from Rome’s
Geography
The Tiber River flows through Rome and
made its civilization possible.
$300 Question from Rome’s
Geography
Italy is a peninsula that juts out into
this body of water.
$300 Answer from Rome’s
Geography
Rome juts out into the Mediterranean Sea.
$400 Question from Rome’s
Geography
Italy looks like this, sticking out into the sea.
$400 Answer from Rome’s
Geography
Italy looks like a high-heeled boot
sticking out into the sea.
$500 Question from Rome’s
Geography
Name one of the two major mountain ranges
that can be found on a map of Italy.
$500 Answer from Rome’s
Geography
The two major mountain ranges that can be found
on a map of Italy are the Alps and the Apennines.
$100 Question from The Rise of
Rome
These twins were thought to have been the
founders of Rome.
$100 Answer from The Rise of
Rome
Romulus and Remus were twins thought to have
founded Rome.
$200 Question from The Rise of
Rome
Romulus and Remus were thought to
have been raised by what?
$200 Answer from The Rise of
Rome
Romulus and Remus were thought to have
been raised by wolves.
$300 Question from The Rise of
Rome
As Rome grew, its army was constantly at war.
These leaders were given absolute power for
just six months and were expected to win wars.
$300 Answer from The Rise of
Rome
Dictators were given absolute power for
just six months and were expected to win
wars.
$400 Question from The Rise of
Rome
Roman society was made up of these two
social groups.
$400 Answer from The Rise of
Rome
Roman society was made up of
Patricians and Plebeians.
$500 Question from The Rise of
Rome
George Washington is known as the American
this because he gave someone else a chance to
lead even though everyone wanted him to
continue ruling.
$500 Answer from The Rise of
Rome
George Washington is known as the American
Cincinnatus.
$100 Question from The Roman
Republic
This group originally had the job of advising
kings, but soon advised the Republic’s elected
officials.
$100 Answer from The Roman
Republic
The Roman Senate had the job of advising the
kings but eventually had the job of advising
magistrates.
$200 Question from The Roman
Republic
Hannibal, the leader of the Carthaginian army,
used this animal in battle.
$200 Answer from The Roman
Republic
Hannibal used elephants in battle.
$300 Question from The Roman
Republic
This was the place inside the city of Rome where
the laws were posted, goods were traded and sold,
and some gladiator battles were held.
$300 Answer from The Roman
Republic
The Forum was where the laws were
posted, goods were traded and sold, and gladiator
battles were held.
$400 Question from The Roman
Republic
The Romans adopted ideas about art, education,
and religion from this group of conquered
people.
$400 Answer from The Roman
Republic
The Romans adopted these ideas from the Greeks.
$500 Question from The Roman
Republic
The Gracchus brothers were two tribunes who
died trying to do what?
$500 Answer from The Roman
Republic
The Gracchus brothers died trying to take
farmland from the rich that they had acquired
illegally and give it to the poor.
$100 Question from Vocabulary
This was the language of the ancient Romans.
$100 Answer from Vocabulary
Latin was the language of the ancient Romans.
$200 Question from Vocabulary
The ancient Romans used this number system.
$200 Answer from Vocabulary
The Romans used Roman numerals as
their number system.
$300 Question from Vocabulary
These were the two most powerful of the
magistrates from the Roman Republic.
$300 Answer from Vocabulary
The consuls were the two most powerful
magistrates during the Roman Republic.
$400 Question from Vocabulary
Who was Spartacus?
$400 Answer from Vocabulary
Spartacus was a Roman slave turned gladiator
who led a slave revolt.
$500 Question from Vocabulary
This system keeps one branch of government from
becoming too powerful. We have this system today
as well, and it requires each branch to “check” with
the other branches of government to make sure their
decision to act is OK.
$500 Answer from Vocabulary
The system that keeps any one branch of
government from becoming too strong is
the system of checks and balances.
$100 Question from Roman
Daily Life
This number in Roman numerals
represents what number in Hindu-Arabic
numerals?
XIV
$100 Answer from Roman Daily
Life
XIV stands for 14.
$200 Question from Roman
Daily Life
The Romans adopted their Gods from this
civilization, only changing the names of them
$200 Answer from Roman Daily
Life
The Romans adopted their gods from the
Greeks but changed their names first.
$300 Question from Roman
Daily Life
How would rich Romans make sure they
could finish their meals or
continue eating?
$300 Answer from Roman Daily
Life
In order to make sure they could
finish, they induced vomiting.
$400 Question from Roman
Daily Life
For fun, children in Rome would race
these animals pulling tiny carts.
$400 Answer from Roman Daily
Life
For fun, Roman children would race mice
pulling tiny carts.
$500 Question from Roman
Daily Life
This is where Romans would go to see
chariot races.
$500 Answer from Roman Daily
Life
Romans would visit the Circus Maximus
to view chariot races.
Final Jeopardy
Many historians believe that the
Colosseum is the most significant
building to be built during Roman
times. Please provide three specific
reasons that historians might believe
this.
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