Review for Test
1. What river was Rome built along? Tiber
2. Why was the place Rome was built a geographic advantage? 7 hills, high, good position if attacked
3. What is a government in which citizens elect leaders? republic
4. The landowning class that holds most of the power are patricians.
5. The artisans, merchants and farmers who can vote but cannot rule are plebeians.
6. What were hung in the Forum that became the basis for later Roman law? 12 tables/tablets
7. What was chosen from Roman upper class and made foreign and domestic policy? Senate
8. Who are appointed briefly in times of crisis? Dictators
9. What was a powerful key factor in Rome’s rise to greatness, including it’s infantry and calvary?Roman army
10. What city-state in North Africa rivaled Rome? Carthage
11. What were the wars fought between Rome and Carthage? How many were there? Punic Wars, 3
12. Who was the Carthage general who won the second war? Hannibal
13. Who was the Roman general who won the third war? Scipio
14. What is an ancient story used to explain the world and the gods and goddesses who ruled over it, shaping the lives of all humans? Classical myth
15. What often came at the end of a myth? Whatever we have because of it, like seasons
16. The myth of Romulus and Remus does what? Explains how Rome began.
17. The myth of Cassiopeia ended with her being punished by? Being placed in the heavens upside down by Neptune to humiliate her one final time.
18. The myth of Ceres and Proserpina explains what? Why we have seasons
19. Who is the king of the Roman gods (but especially of the sky)? Jupiter
20. Who was jealous of Io the water nymph and Io? Juno
21. What purpose did Roman baths serve? Social and relaxation
22. Who could use the baths? Paying customers, not slaves
23. Could men and women use the baths? Yes
24. Who died without an heir that led to succession problems? Augustus
25. Who declared himself a living god? Caligula
26. Who was killed by stabbing? Caesar and Caligula
27. Who became an emporer at 16? Nero
28. Who killed his immediate family members? Nero
29. What event was Nero strongly suspected of causing? The Great Fire of Rome
30. What religion was Nero known for persecuting? Christians
31. Who was the most famous Roman dictator? Caesar
32. Who was responsible for the longest period of Roman peace? Augustus
33. Who brought Cleopatra to Rome? Caesar
34. Who did Cleopatra fall in love with? Marc Antony
35. Why is Caesar so famous? William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”
36. What was held in Circus Maximus? Chariot races
37. Who tried to race in Circus Maximus with no success? Nero
38. How did the audience show support in Roman sports? Wearing the color or waving the flag of a certain person
39. Who did Nero have taken to fight without weapons at the Coliseum? Christians
40. Who fought in the Coliseum? Gladiators, animals
41. Who paid for Roman theatre productions? The nobility
42. What were often depicted in Roman plays? Religious ceremonies/holidays/Roman gods
43. What area was the focus of most Roman towns? The forum
44. Who acted in Roman plays? Men only
45. What did Roman actors use to ensure the audience could see their emotion from the very back of the theatre? Masks
46. What is a play without words? Pantomime
1. What river was Rome built along? Tiber
2. Why was the place Rome was built a geographic advantage? 7 hills, high, good position if attacked
3. What is a government in which citizens elect leaders? republic
4. The landowning class that holds most of the power are patricians.
5. The artisans, merchants and farmers who can vote but cannot rule are plebeians.
6. What were hung in the Forum that became the basis for later Roman law? 12 tables/tablets
7. What was chosen from Roman upper class and made foreign and domestic policy? Senate
8. Who are appointed briefly in times of crisis? Dictators
9. What was a powerful key factor in Rome’s rise to greatness, including it’s infantry and calvary?Roman army
10. What city-state in North Africa rivaled Rome? Carthage
11. What were the wars fought between Rome and Carthage? How many were there? Punic Wars, 3
12. Who was the Carthage general who won the second war? Hannibal
13. Who was the Roman general who won the third war? Scipio
14. What is an ancient story used to explain the world and the gods and goddesses who ruled over it, shaping the lives of all humans? Classical myth
15. What often came at the end of a myth? Whatever we have because of it, like seasons
16. The myth of Romulus and Remus does what? Explains how Rome began.
17. The myth of Cassiopeia ended with her being punished by? Being placed in the heavens upside down by Neptune to humiliate her one final time.
18. The myth of Ceres and Proserpina explains what? Why we have seasons
19. Who is the king of the Roman gods (but especially of the sky)? Jupiter
20. Who was jealous of Io the water nymph and Io? Juno
21. What purpose did Roman baths serve? Social and relaxation
22. Who could use the baths? Paying customers, not slaves
23. Could men and women use the baths? Yes
24. Who died without an heir that led to succession problems? Augustus
25. Who declared himself a living god? Caligula
26. Who was killed by stabbing? Caesar and Caligula
27. Who became an emporer at 16? Nero
28. Who killed his immediate family members? Nero
29. What event was Nero strongly suspected of causing? The Great Fire of Rome
30. What religion was Nero known for persecuting? Christians
31. Who was the most famous Roman dictator? Caesar
32. Who was responsible for the longest period of Roman peace? Augustus
33. Who brought Cleopatra to Rome? Caesar
34. Who did Cleopatra fall in love with? Marc Antony
35. Why is Caesar so famous? William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”
36. What was held in Circus Maximus? Chariot races
37. Who tried to race in Circus Maximus with no success? Nero
38. How did the audience show support in Roman sports? Wearing the color or waving the flag of a certain person
39. Who did Nero have taken to fight without weapons at the Coliseum? Christians
40. Who fought in the Coliseum? Gladiators, animals
41. Who paid for Roman theatre productions? The nobility
42. What were often depicted in Roman plays? Religious ceremonies/holidays/Roman gods
43. What area was the focus of most Roman towns? The forum
44. Who acted in Roman plays? Men only
45. What did Roman actors use to ensure the audience could see their emotion from the very back of the theatre? Masks
46. What is a play without words? Pantomime
