1. ANCIENT ROME
CHAPTER 9 REVIEW

2. The Italian Peninsula is part of what continent?
EUROPE

3. Italy is shaped like a boot. The island West of the toe is called…
Sicily

4. What mountain range lies on the Northern border of Italy?
The Alps

5. Another mountain range forms a giant backbone through Italy
Another mountain range forms a giant backbone through Italy. This mountain range is called…
The Apennine Mountains

6. The Latium plain is a fertile plain that runs through central Italy
The Latium plain is a fertile plain that runs through central Italy. What river is also located here?
The Tiber River

7. How did Rome get it’s name?
From the legend of Romulus and Remus. Rome was named after Romulus

8. Who were Patricians?
Noble families and the rich

9. Who were Plebians?
Farmers and traders

10. What was the Republic?
Where people chose their leaders to make laws for them.

11. People that were elected to speak for the Plebians were called …
Tribunes

12. What two cities fought in the Punic wars?
Rome & Carthage

13. Consuls were….
Elected for a year and served as judges and generals.

14. Who was Hannibal? Great general
Crossed the Alps to Invade Italy and fought for 15 years

15. True or False… Scipio was defeated by Hannibal and lost the Punic Wars.
False (Scipio won)

16. True or False…Zama was the battle Hannibal lost

17. The Roman general who became a great dictator…
Caesar

18. The first emperor of Rome was…
Augustus

19. True or False…The Pax Romana was 50 years of peace
False (200) years

20. Where did Christianity begin?
Judea

21. What part of the bible contain the teachings of Jesus?
The New Testament

22. What was Diocletian known for?
Dividing the Roman empire into two parts

23. Paul helped spread Christianity. True or False?

24. Where did the tribes that invaded Rome come from?
Germany

25. Who was the first emperor to support Christianity?
Constantine

26. What was the eastern half of the Roman Empire called?
Byzantine Empire

27. What is elevation?
The height above sea level

28. What were the Twelve Tables?
The earliest written collection of Roman laws.

29. What were the Aqueducts?
They were built to bring water into Rome.

30. Provide 3 facts about this artifact…
It is said to be the burial cloth of Jesus
It is called The Shroud Of Turin
There has been several Carbon dating tests done on it
It was once damaged in a fire and repaired by nuns

31. The End!
Study your notes and vocabulary also!