1. Jordyn Becich, Madison Hart, Tara Wilkes, Jemma Kim

2. GeographyRepublicEmpireCultureTechnology 10 20 30 40 50

3. Geography - 10 Where was Rome located?

4. Geography – 10 Central Italy

5. Geography - 20 What river was Rome located on?

6. Geography – 20 Tiber

7. Geography - 30 What 3 groups were in Ancient Italy before Rome?

8. Geography – 30 Latins, Etruscans, and Greeks

9. Geography - 40 Which had more open farmland: Rome or Greece?

10. Geography - 40 Rome

11. Geography - 50 Why was Rome the perfect location? Give 2 reasons.

12. Geography – 50 Center of Italy, Center of Mediterranean, open terrain, fertile farmland, close to the ocean, etc

13. Republic - 10 What 2 social classes were involved in the Republic’s government?

14. Republic – 10 Patricians and Plebeians

15. Republic - 20 What did consuls do in a time of crisis?

16. Republic – 20 They appointed a dictator who had complete power for 6 months.

17. Republic - 30 What were the twelve tables?

18. Republic – 30 The first written law code in Rome, made to help Plebeians, became the basis for Roman law

19. Republic - 40 Summarize the Punic Wars

20. Republic – 40 Rome gained Sicily and Western Mediterranean Second: Hannibal wanted revenge, marched through Europe for ten years burning the country, barely defeated by Romans Third: Rome laid siege on Carthage and burned it, it became a Roman province

21. Republic - 50 List 2 reasons for the fall of the Repubic.

22. Republic – 50 Punic wars led to bigger gap between rich and poor, small farms couldn’t compete with estates, urban poor was ¼ of population, military generals were not loyal and started trying to take control with their poor soldiers

23. Empire - 10 Who was the first Roman emperor?

24. Empire – 10 Augustus (Octavian)

25. Empire - 20 What were some of Augustus’s accomplishments as emperor?

26. Empire – 20 Construction projects, first police and fire fighter forces in Rome, first Roman library, conquered Judea and Armenia, pushed boarders, civil service system

27. Empire - 30 What was the Pax Romana and how long was it?

28. Empire – 30 Period of Roman peace, lasted 200 years

29. Empire - 40 What emperor ended the persecution of Christians?

30. Empire – 40 Constantine

31. Empire - 50 What was the immediate cause of the fall of the empire?

32. Empire – 50 Invasions by Germanic tribes and the Huns

33. Culture - 10 What was the official language of Rome?

34. Culture – 10 Latin

35. Culture - 20 What major religion was born in the era?

36. Culture – 20 Catholicism

37. Culture - 30 Name 3 Roman gods.

38. Culture – 30 Neptune, Pluto, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, etc.

39. Culture - 40 What things did the Romans borrow from the Greeks?

40. Culture – 40 Art, literature, ethical values, architecture, some gods

41. Culture - 50 What did the Romans borrow from the Etruscans?

42. Culture – 50 Alphabet and ceremony features

43. Technology - 10 What were Roman roads made out of?

44. Technology – 10 Sand, gravel, clay, and stone

45. Technology - 20 How did aqueducts work?

46. Technology – 20 Water went down a steady slope from the water source into the capital city. About 200 million gallons of water flowed into the city each day

47. Technology - 30 Why is the Pantheon known as the most amazing structure built by the Romans?

48. Technology – 30 It has a rotunda that lets light through a hole in the top.

49. Technology - 40 What did the Colosseum symbolize?

50. Technology – 40 The strength and size of the Roman Empire.

51. Technology- 50 What was the Circus Maximus?

52. Technology – 50 A race track where men and women could sit together, it is no longer in existence.