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What was the long wrap worn by Roman women called?
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the palla
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What was the term for a woman's long dress?
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a stola
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What was a man's toga called?
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toga virilis
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What name was given to the good luck charm worn by boys until age 16?
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bulla
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What were "insulae"?
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apartment buildings
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On what river is Rome located?
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the Tiber
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Where (on which hill) did most wealthy Romans live?
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the Palatine
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What is the major mountain range which runs down the middle of Italy?
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the Appenines
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What was Rome's primary sea port?
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Ostia
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What area was considered the center of public life?
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the Forum
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What was the main Roman sewer system called?
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the Cloaca Maxima
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What building material was invented by the Romans?
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concrete
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What was the most famous place where chariot races were held?
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Circus Maximus
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What is the name of the most famous road that connected Rome to the citiies south of Italy?
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the Via Appia or Appian Way
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On how many hills was the ancient city of Rome situated?
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7
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Who founded the city of Rome in 753 B.C.?
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Romulus
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Where did the military training and athletic events take place in early Rome?
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Campus Martius
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What name was given to unmarried women who took a vow of chastity to serve as prietesses?
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Vestal Virgins
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How was a Vestal Virgin who broke her vows punished?
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She was buried alive
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What were the Sybilline Books?
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ancient books containing oracles (advice about the future)
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In ancient times, where were the Sybilline Books kept?
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In Cumae
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Define "Fas"
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favorable omens
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Define "Nefas"
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unfavorable omens
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Who was the Pontifex Maximus?
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the chief priest
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What is a cubiculum?
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a bedroom
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Who wore the toga praetexta?
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Boys under 16
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Who wore a toga over the tunic?
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Only Roman citizens
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What is the entry hall of a Roman house called?
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atrium
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What is the Latin word for family?
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familia
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What name was given to each household's private gods?
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the Lares and Penates
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What name was given to the peaceful period during the reign of Augustus?
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the Pax Augustus or Pax Romana
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Where (on which hill) was the Temple of Jupiter located?
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on the Capitoline
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What term meant the first name?
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the praenomen
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Which part of a Roman name indicated the clan?
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the nomen
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What was the third part of a Roman name called?
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the nomen
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What was the culina?
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the kitchen
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What does "Senatus Populusque Romanus" mean?
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the Senate and the Roman people
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In which law code were the legal rights of the Roman citizens spelled out?
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The Twelve Tables
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Whom did a Tribune represent?
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The people, the lower class
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What was the name given to the order in which politically ambitious Roman citizens held office?
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the Cursus Honorum
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What is the highest position in the cursus honorum?
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Consul
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What is the Latin term for dining room?
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the triclinium
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What was the Latin term for study or office?
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the tablinum
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What was the opening in the ceiling of the atrium called?
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the compluvium
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What pool caught the rain water in the atrium?
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the impluvium
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What was the open courtyard with garden and columns called?
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the peristylum
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What was the father of the household called?
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the paterfamilias
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What was the term for the absolute power granted to the father over his household?
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patria potestis
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On what day were slaves free to speak their minds?
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the Saturnalia
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Who were in charge of observing the flight pattern of birds?
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Roman priests called "Augurs"
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What is the Latin word for temple?
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templum
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Which temple always kept its doors open in times of war?
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the Temple of Janus
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Which temple was home to the sacred flame?
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the Temple of Vesta
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Who became the first of the emperor?
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Octavian/Augustus
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On what day was Caesar killed?
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the Ides of March
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Who was the last king of Rome?
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Tarquinius Superbus
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Who was the first king of Rome?
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Romulus
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What Roman priests were in charge of observing the organs of sacrificial animals?
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Haruspices (s. haruspex)
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Which gods made up the Capitline Triad?
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Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva
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During what years was Rome a monarchy?
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753 B.C. -509 B.C.
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What structures brought water into Rome?
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aqueducts
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What was another name for the Flavian amphitheater?
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the Coloseum
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What term refers to the free bread and many public games meant to keep the lower classes happy and quiet?
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Panem et Circenses
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What were the Roman bath complexes called?
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Thermae or Balnea
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What Latin name was given to the highest social class that included the nobility?
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Optimates
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What were the well-to-do citizens called?
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Equestrians or Equites
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What term was given to working class citizens?
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plebians or plebs
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What were slaves called?
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servi
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What hat did a slave wear during the manumission* ceremony?
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the pilleus
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What was the term for a freedman or former slave?
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a libertus
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What Roman slave organized a revolt in 73-71 B.C.?
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Spartacus
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What was the symbol of the monarchy (a bundle of rods tied to an axe) called?
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fasces
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What is the Latin word for another Roman symbol of power, the eagle?
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aquila
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From what northern tribe did some of the Roman kings come?
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the Etruscans
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When was the Roman Republic?
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508 B.c. -27 B.C.
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How many wars were fought between Rome and Carthage?
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3
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Where is Carthage located?
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In northern Africa. It is now Tunisia.
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What Carthaginian general was defeated in the final war?
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Hannibal
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What modern country was known as the Roman province Hispania?
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Spain
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What modern country was known as the Roman province Gaul?
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France
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When was the beginning of the Roman Empire?
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27 B.C.
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What date officially marks the collapse of the western Roman Empire?
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476 A.D.
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In what year did Vesuvius erupt and destroy Pompeii and Herculaneum?
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79 A.D.
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Who was defeated by Octavian in a battle which marks the end of the civil war?
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Mark Anthony
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