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  • Which feat of engineering is this, and what was its purpose?
    aqueduct - carried fresh water to Rome
  • True or False: The city of Rome was located on the Mediterranean Sea.
    False - it was 15 miles inland.
  • Name the five Romance languages
    French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian
  • What was the name of the set of laws that were hung in the forum for all to see?
    The Twelve Tables
  • Rome's location was located near many fertile hills. What did this allow them to do?
    Farm
  • True or false: The Romans forced all citizens to worship the Roman gods
    False - most people they left alone so long as they followed the Roman laws. However, they did outlaw Christianity for a time (and fed some to lions).
  • What river did Julius Caesar cross that branded him a traitor?
    The Rubicon
  • True or false: most Romans were polytheistic
    True, although by the end of the empire, Christianity was the official religion.
  • True or false: most of Rome's greatest achievements happened after the Pax Romana
    False - they occurred DURING the Pax Romana.
  • Define Checks and Balances, and give an example of one in the Roman Republic
    a system in which the different parts of government can affect or control the other parts so that no part can become too powerful. Examples: 2 consuls, veto
  • One legend Rome's founding was that it was started by refugees of the Trojan War. Another was that it was founded by a pair of she-wolf loving brothers named...
    Romulus and Remus
  • What term is used to describe entertaining and giving free food to the population to distract them from their unhappy lives
    Bread and Circuses
  • How many miles of paved roads did the Romans build?
    50,000
  • The upper class in Rome were called
    patricians
  • Where and how was Julius Caesar killed?
    He was stabbed in the senate by a group of senators
  • True or false: Plebeians were not allowed to vote during the Roman Republic.
    False: they were allowed to vote, but not hold some of the highest offices like senator.
  • True or false: The lower class in Rome were called patricians
    False - Plebeians
  • Look at the map. Which part of the Roman Empire covers THREE continents?
    The Eastern Roman Empire (Eastern Empire
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