JEOPARDY

1. JEOPARDY Roman Civilization

2. Categories 100 200 300 400 500 Geography The Republic 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 The Emperors 200 300 500 Roman Life 100 400 300 200 400 500 100 Christianity 300 400 200 500 100 The Fall of Rome

3. This is the river that runs through the city of Rome. What is the Tiber?

4. These mountains separate Italy from the rest of Europe. What are the Alps?

5. This was a problem for Romans due to marshy land and mosquitoes. What was malaria?

6. These are the three main peninsulas of the Mediterranean Sea. What are the Iberian, the Balkan, and the Italian Peninsulas?

7. These are the mountains that form the spine of Italy or run down the center of the country. What are the Apennine Mts.?

8. This is the type of government in which designated voters elect their leaders. What is a republic?

9. This was the Roman elected position that served for one year and ran the government and commanded the army. What was a consul?

10. This was the most important of the governing bodies of Rome made up of 300 men who controlled public funds and foreign policy. What was the Roman Senate?

11. These were the two distinct classes of citizens in Roman society. Who were the Patricians and the Plebeians?

12. This was the position of judge and also military commander in Roman society . What was a praetor?

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14. These were a series of wars that were fought between Rome and Carthage 264 –146 B.C. What were the Punic Wars?

15. These were the two Roman generals who fought a bloody civil war for control of Rome in 79 B.C. Who were Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla?

16. These generals made up the First Triumvirate of Rome in 60 B.C. Who were Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey?

17. He was the victor of the Second Triumvirate and the battle of Actium in 31 B.C.. Who was Octavian or Caesar Augustus?

18. These are the two worst Julian emperors, one appointed his horse consul, and the other supposedly played the lyre and recited poems while Rome burned. Who were Caligula and Nero?

19. This is long period of peace in Roman history from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180. What was the Pax Romana?

20. These were the bridge-like structures that brought fresh water into Roman cities What were aqueducts?

21. This was the Roman code of laws that helped govern society, and allowed judges to expand and set legal precedents. What was the Code of the Twelve Tables?

22. These were the two arenas that were built for chariot races and gladiator combat. What were the Circus Maximus and the Coliseum?

23. These were the three famous Roman Poets. Who were Ovid, Horace, and Virgil?

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25. These were Jewish scholars learned in the holy scriptures. What were Rabbis?

26. He was the Roman governor of Jerusalem and consented to Jesus’ crucifixion. Who was Pontius Pilate?

27. These were the four writers of the gospels that told the story of Jesus Christ. Who were Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John?

28. This was the former Jewish merchant who converted to Christianity and with his writings helped spread the Christian faith. Who was Saul or Paul of Tarsus?

29. This was the word given to Christians who refused to give up their faith and were fed to the lions in the Coliseum or crucified. Who were martyrs?

30. This is the rise in prices while the medium of exchange decreases in value. What is inflation?

31. These were the Roman workers trade associations and all workers in the city of Rome were forced to join them so they would not leave the city. What were the collegia?

32. These were the two Roman emperors that were successful in postponing the collapse of Rome until A.D. 476. Who was Constantine and Diocletian?

33. This was the barbarian tribe that forced the Germanic tribes to flee into Rome and hasten the end of the Empire. Who were the Huns?

34. This is the institution in the west that replaces the Roman Empire and gives the people of western Europe some hope through the Dark Ages. What was the Roman Catholic Church?