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The Roman Republic
By:
Mr. Strezo as
Alex Trebek
Geography
Definitions
Important
Roman The Roman
Figures Government
Army
Other
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Final Jeopardy Question
Geography ($100)
What shape does the peninsula of Italy make
(What does it look like)?
A High Heel Boot
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Geography ($200)
What river did the city of Rome begin on?
The Tiber River
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Geography ($300)
What are the two major mountain ranges that
run through Italy?
The Alps and the Apennine
Mountains
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Geography ($400)
What island south of Italy did the Romans and the
Carthaginians
fight over during the
Punic Wars?
Sicily
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Geography ($500)
What volcano erupted destroying the town of Pompeii in
A.D. 79 ?
Mount Vesuvius
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Definitions ($100)
What is a Plebeian?
A commoner of Rome, a
poor person.
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Definitions ($200)
What is an aqueduct?
A raised channel
used to carry water
from mountains into
cities..
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Definition ($300)
What is a Republic?
A form of government in
which the citizens vote on
the ruler and the leader is
not a king or queen.
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Definitions ($400)
What is the Roman Forum and what happened
there?
A public meeting place where
people would talk about news,
discuss politics, shop, and read
laws.
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Definitions ($500)
What are consuls?
How many are there?
How long do they serve?
Officials who managed the
army and government.
There are 2 of them
They serve for 1 year.
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Important Figures ($100)
Who is considered the founder of Rome? (Only one person)
Romulus, after he kills his
brother Remus.
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Important Figures ($200)
Which General crossed the
Rubicon River with his
army even though he was
told not to by the senate?
Julius Caesar
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Important Figures ($300)
What general fought in the Second Punic War and
lost at the battle of Zama?
Hannibal
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Important Figures ($400)
Who is considered the First emperor of Rome?
Octavian or Augustus
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Important Figures ($500)
Who are the members of the 1st
triumvirate?
Pompey, Crassus,
and Caesar
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Roman Government ($100)
Roman Monarchy was replaced
by what form of government?
The Republic
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Roman Government ($200)
What does SPQR stand for?
Senatus Populusque Romanus
The Senate and People of Rome!
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Roman Government ($300)
What are the 12 Tables and why were they so
important?
The 12 Tables are
Roman law. They are
important because they
were the first laws
written down in Rome.
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Roman Government ($400)
Who was appointed to protect the ordinary people
(plebeians) against unfair treatment?
The Tribunes
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Roman Government ($500)
How long did the senate serve in the government?
Unlimited- They served
until they died or
stepped down.
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The Roman Army ($100)
Who declared himself dictator for life beginning the
end of the Roman Republic?
Julius Caesar.
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The Roman Army ($200)
What was the name of the fighting
formation used by the Roman Army to
protect themselves against projectiles
such as arrows and javelins?
The Tortoise
formation.
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The Roman Army ($300)
Out of three Punic Wars, how many did Rome win?
All three
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The Roman Army ($400)
With the help from his army as back-up, the Rule
of Augustus ended which form of government?
The Roman Republic. It was
the beginning of the Roman
Empire.
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The Roman Army ($500)
How did going from civilian soldiers to professional
soldiers change Rome?
Soldiers were much better trained.
Soldiers earned money and land from their
generals.
Soldiers felt more allegiance towards generals than
to the Roman Republic.
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Other Facts ($100)
What happened on the “Ides of March?”
Caesar was
assassinated!
March 15th 44 B.C.
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Other Facts ($200)
What civilization did the Romans borrow their religious
beliefs from?
The Greeks
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Other Facts ($300)
What was the purpose of the Roman Roads?
To allow the army to move throughout
the empire quick and easily.
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Other Facts ($400)
What was the Struggle of the Orders?
What are two results from it (what did the Plebs get?)
The conflict between Patricians
and Plebeians where they fought
for power and rights within the
government.
As a result the Tribunes were
created, and the Law of Unjust
Debt removed.
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Other Facts ($500)
What does Veni Vidi Vici mean? (Julius Caesar would
say this after conquering territories.)
I Came
I Saw
I Conquered
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Final Jeopardy Question
Why did the senate murder Julius Caesar?
What did they hope would happen when he died?
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