1. Tie Breaker…
What new ideas did the Roman Empire come up with?

2. Rules of Jeopardy Question Category Point value Answer
Everyone will work in pairs or groups of 3, with one recording paper for each group.
Your recording paper should have your names at the top and a table that contains , the category of the question, the point value, the answer and the total point for the team. (see example) This table must be turned in at the end of class…
The team with the most points wins…. A homework pass
If anyone should shout out an answer then everyone in the class will not be eligible to receive the points for the question And your group will lose 50 points
How the points add up
Correct answers add the assigned point value to your total score, incorrect answer subtract that point value from your score…
Question Category
Point value
Answer
Total Group score

3. Rome wasn’t built in a day Et Tu & the Fall of the Republic
Powerpoint Jeopardy
Rome wasn’t built in a day
The Republic - SPQR
Et Tu & the Fall of the Republic
Important Romans
Odds and Ends 10 20 30 40 50

4. -The Apennine Mountains Category 1 – 10 points
This mountain chain runs north and south down the Italian peninsula like a spine.
-The Apennine Mountains
Category 1 – 10 points
Category

5. Prior to 509 BCE, the government of Rome was a ______ led by the _____.
-Monarchy
-Etruscans
Category 1 – 20 points
Category

6. What ancient civilization did the Romans borrow from for their views on the importance of literature and architecture?
-The Greeks
Category 1 – 30 points

7. The Roman concept self sacrifice was promoted in the early origin story of the Republic and the death of _____.
-Lucretia
Category 1 – 40 points

8. The most important farming locations for the early Romans were located in _____.
-Southern Italy (Tuscany)
Category 1 – 50 points

9. A Roman citizen had the power of the _____ to rid themselves of poor leaders.
-Vote
Category 2 – 10 points

10. ______ could control the Roman Republic for up to 6 months in a time of crisis during the Roman Republic.
-The position of Dictator
Category 2 – 20 points

11. _____ could pay taxes and join the military as a profession.
-Citizens
Category 2 – 30 points

12. The main body of the Roman military was the called the _____.
-Legion
Category 2 – 40 points

13. The model created for the position of Dictator was said to have been promoted in the story of _______.
-Cincinnatus
Category 2 – 50 points

14. The goal of the Punic Wars was to _______.
Destroy the city of Carthage and allow Rome to control the Western Mediterranean sea.
Category 3 – 10 points

15. True or False: The Consul/General Marius sought reforms for the plebian class that included land redistribution.
-False
Category 3 – 20 points

16. His death marked the end of the Pax Romana in 180 CE.
-Marcus Aurelius
Category 3 – 30 points

17. _____were created following the 1st and 2nd Punic Wars, infuriating the plebeian class and leaving many without homes and land of their own.
-Latifundia
Category 3 – 40 points

18. It was Augustus’s use of _____ that enabled a greater efficiency in his government than that of Julius Caesar.
-Civil Service
Category 3 – 50 points

19. _____ was the Thracian gladiator who is
said to have led a slave revolt that shook
Rome to it’s core in 71CE.
-Spartacus
Category 4 – 10 points

20. He sought the public funds so that plebians could buy grain.
-Gaius Gracchus
Category 4 – 20 points

21. What poet wrote the Aeneid?
-Virgil
Category 4 – 30 points

22. Established a new capital in the Eastern Roman Empire.
- Constantine
Category 4 – 40 points

23. He oversaw the official decree that made Christianity the state religion of Rome.
-Theodosius
Category 4 – 50 points

24. ____ was added to the Roman empire after Octavian’s victory over Anthony and Cleopatra.
-Egypt
Category 5 – 10 points

25. Rome was in control of all of this area
by 275 BCE
-The Italian Peninsula
Category 5 – 20 points

26. The Eastern Roman Empire was later named the ________ and lasted for 1,000 more years.
*Bonus 10 Pts -What was its capitol called?
-The Byzantine Empire
-Constantinople
Category 5 – 30 points

27. This island, known for its farming, that was fought over during the First Punic War.
-Sicily
Category 5 – 40 points

28. Romans slowly converted to Christianity because ___________
The concept of an afterlife that was better than one’s current existence (salvation) appealed to many people, especially members of the military.
Category 5 – 50 points