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Ancient Rome: Unit Test
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6th Grade
04/21/2009

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Term
Give 3 facts about the geography around the city of Rome.
Definition
  1. fertile soil
  2. protected by mountains
  3. fresh water
Term
Name 2 mountain ranges on the Italian Peninsula.
Definition
  1. Alps
  2. Apennines
Term
What river is near Rome?
Definition
Tiber River
Term

What language was spoken in

ancient Rome?

Definition
Latin
Term
Name the 3 forms of government in ancient Rome.
Definition
  1. monarchy
  2. republic
  3. empire
Term
What saved Romulus and Remus?
Definition
a wolf
Term
Name the 2 classes of people in ancient Rome.
Definition
  1. Patricians
  2. Plebeians
Term
Who did the Romans borrow their alphabet from?
Definition
Phoenicians
Term
What were the laws of the Romans called?
Definition
Twelve Tablets
Term
Why were the Roman roads important?
Definition
  1. They helped soldiers move quickly and easily.
  2. Taxes could be brought to Rome.
  3. They made trade and travel less difficult.
Term

What animals did Hannibal use

in battle?

Definition
elephants
Term
Was the Roman religion polytheistic OR monotheistic?
Definition
polytheistic
Term
Was the Christian religion polytheistic OR monotheistic?
Definition
monotheistic
Term

Who was the 1st true emperor

of Rome?

Definition
Augustus Caesar
Term
Who was the last emperor of Rome?
Definition
Constantine
Term
How did Julius Caesar die?
Definition
He was stabbed in the Forum.
Term
Who did Mark Anthony have a relationship with?
Definition
Cleopatra
Term

Who said, "Veni, Vidi, Vici?"

("I came, I saw, I conquered.")

Definition
Julius Caesar
Term

Who said,

"I found Rome a city of bricks

and left it a city of marble?"

Definition
Augustus Caesar
Term
What were 2 important Roman architectural advancements?
Definition
  1. domes
  2. marble
Term
Cleopatra was the queen of ___.
Definition
Egypt
Term
What does Pax Romana mean?
Definition
Roman Peace
Term
What religion did Constantine change Rome's religion to?
Definition
Christianity
Term
Where did the gladiators fight?
Definition
Colosseum
Term
Where did the aqueducts get the water from?
Definition
from the mountains
Term
Where did Constantine move the capital city from?
Definition

He moved the capital

from Rome

to Constantinople.

Term
What did Virgil write?
Definition
Aeneid
Term
Why did the Roman Empire end?
Definition

because Rome was being attacked

on all sides

Term
Why did the Roman people build public baths?
Definition
because they thought being clean was important
Term

Complete this statement:

"All roads lead to ___."

Definition
"All roads lead to Rome."
Term
How did Cleopatra die?
Definition
a suicide bite from a snake
Term

Whatis the shape of the

Italian peninsula?

Definition
a boot
Term

What month is named of

Julius Caesar?

Definition
July
Term
Name some things we borrowed from the Romans.
Definition
  1. dome
  2. government
  3. aquaducts
  4. bridges
  5. colesseum
  6. army legions
  7. language
Term
Who were the twin brothers who founded Rome?
Definition
Romulus and Remus
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