Gr. 11 Ancient Rome Quizz

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Carthaginan leader, invaded Italy

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Hannibal

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Roman general who conquered Gaul

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Julius Caesar

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This is what the Romans called France

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Gaul

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Jew who converted, spread Christianity

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Paul

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First to rule Rome as an emperor

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Augustus

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Authored "Aeneid"

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Virgil

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Ptolemy's theory of the universe

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the earth was at the center

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German who got rid of the Roman emperor;signaled the "fall" of Rome

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Odoacer

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Roman upper class....landowner

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patrician

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Roman commoner, farmer, trader...

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plebeian

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definition of messiah

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savior sent by god

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What is a martyr?

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person who suffers or dies for his beliefs

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Soldiers who fight for whomever pays them the most....

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mercenaries

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Define Republic....

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government where officials are chosen by the people

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basic unit of the Roman army

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legion

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bridge-like structure, made of stone...delivers water

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aqueduct

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Define "sect"

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small religious group

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something that goes against the official teachings of the church

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heresy

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his rule marked the start of the Pax Romana

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Augustus

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Which emperor divided the Roman Empire into two sections?

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Diocletian

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What were "tribunes" in the Roman government?

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representatives of the commoners

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A series of civil wars followed the deaths of these brothers...

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Gracchus

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Which other civilization influenced Roman art and literature the most?

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the Greeks

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After whose death did the Pax Romana end?

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Marcus Aurelius

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Today's name for what was once Constantinople

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Istanbul

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Invasions of what peoples help contribute to the decline of Rome?

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Germanic tribes

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What change did the Edict of Milan bring about...

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effectively brought an end to the Roman persecution of Christians

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When are the "Ides of March"?

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March 15

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Two men who competed for power after Caesar's death....

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Mark Antony and Octavian

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Caesar crossed this river to trigger a civil war

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Rubicon River

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Romans were polytheistic or monotheistic

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polytheistic

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What was a "latifundia"?

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A large, plantation-like estate

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Where was Caesar when he was killed?

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in the Roman Senate

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Name 2 Romans that Cleopatra had married

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Caesar and Mark Antony

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Which Roman emperor appointed a horse as consul?

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Caligula

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It had chariot races and gladiator battles....

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Circus Maximus

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Horace and Virgil were both these kinds of writers...

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poets

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Of Greek and Roman, which type of architecture was more grand and ornate?

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Roman

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Which of these did Jesus not teach....Ten Commandments, polytheism, belief in Moses

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polytheism

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In the early years of Christianinty, were the Romans more tolerant of Jews or Christians?

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Jews

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When the Roman Empire was divided into 2 parts...which was the wealthier of the two?

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Eastern

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Which of these was not Germanic invaders of Rome: Goths, Vikings, Visigoths, Huns

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Vikings

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What was the other name for the Eastern Roman Empire?

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Byzantine Empire

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Corsica is located in which sea?

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Tyrrhenian Sea

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These were the people the Romans through off the Italian peninsula when Rome was first getting started....

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Eutruscans

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Elephants and the Alps....who's this?

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Hannibal