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| What is an opening in the surface of the earth through which molten rock, gases nd rock fragments are forced out? |
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| What is a common farmer, trader, or craft worker in ancient Rome? |
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| What is a member of the noble families who controlled all power in there early years of the Roman republic? |
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| What is a form of government which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them? |
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| What is a person who is elected by citizens to speak or act for them in a republic? |
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| What is the law making body and most powerful branch of government in ancient Rome's republic? |
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| What is an elected leader of ancient Rome who represented the interests of plebeians? |
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| What is one of two elected officials of the Roman republic who commanded the army and was a supreme judge? |
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| What is the earliest written collection of Roman laws drawn up by patricians about 450 BC that became the foundation of Roman law? |
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| What is a conflict between Rome and Carthage in the 200s BC ending in a victory for Rome? |
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| What is an armed conflict between groups in one country? |
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| What is a ruler who has absolute power? |
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| What is an ancient city in southwestern Italy that was buried by the ancient eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD79, 41 degrees north: 14 degrees east? |
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| What is a period of peace for the Roman empire that began with the rule of Augustus in about 27 BC and lasted for around 200 years? |
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| What is a Roman athlete, usually a slave, criminal or prisoner of war forced to fight for the entertainment of the public? |
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| What is the a large stadium in ancient Rome where athletic events took place? |
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| What is a periodic count of all the people living in the country, city or region? |
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| What is the second part of the Christian bible containing the descriptions of the life and teachings of Jesus and his early followers? |
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| What is a special leader the Jewish leader believed will be sent by God to guide them and set up God's rule on earth?Christians believe Jesus to be the Messiah. |
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| What is a religion based on the teachings of Jesus as recorded in the New Testament? |
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| What is a simple story that contains a message or truth? |
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| What is one of the twelve closest followers of Jesus chosen by him to help him teach? |
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| What is execution on a cross? |
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| What is a church official who leads a large group of Christians in a particular region/ |
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| What is the bishop or church leader and head of the Roman Catholic church? |
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| What is a policy of arresting, injuring or killing members of a religious or ethnic group? |
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| What is a branch of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire that does not recognize the Pope as its supreme leader? |
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| What is a code of law that standardized laws in the Byzantine Empire that dealt with marriage, property rights, slavery, crime and women's rights? |
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| Who is a Roman historian? |
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| Who is the Carthaginian general in the second Punic War? |
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| Who is the Roman general who defeated Hannibal? |
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| Who is the first Roman emperor established in the Pax Romana? (my Nonno also thinks he is his great, great, great, great grandfather) |
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| Who is the Roman general who became the republics dictator in 45 B.C.? |
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| Who is the roman politician and general, enemy of Julius Caesar? |
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| Who is the Egyption queen who supported Julius Caesar in the civil war in Rome? |
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| Who is the Jewish religious leader whose teachings became the foundation of Christianity? |
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| Who is one of the 12 apostles of Jesus? |
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| Who is the follower of Jesus who helped spread Christianity throughout the Roman world? |
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| Who is the Roman emperor who Constaninople as new Roman capital and encouraged Christianity? |
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| Who is the Roman emperor who divided the Roman empire in two? |
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| Who is the Byzantine emperor who tried to unify the Byzantine empire by allowing only certain types of Christian beliefs? |
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| Who is the Byzantine empress, wife of Justinian? |
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