History

This Roman poet and administrator wrote

letters detailing the 79 AD eruption of Mount

Vesuvius. - Pliny the Younger

Among the reforms of Rome undertaken by

this leader were doubling the size of the

Roman army and establishing fixed prices on

select goods. - Diocletian

This great Roman leader is famous for

"crossing the Rubicon." - Julius Caesar

I am considered the first bishop of Rome. - Peter

- Vespasian

(Titus)

What does the term "republic" mean? - A representative democracy (where citizens

vote for leaders) in which there are certain

rights that can never be taken away by the

government.

In the Roman social structure, this group

included farmers, artisans, and traders - they

could vote but could not hold office. - Plebians

What is the name of the first Roman code of

laws? - The Twelve Tables

In the Republic, there were two \___________,

one who was in charge of the government and

one who was in charge of the army. - Consuls

List the 3 ranks of people in the social

structure of the Republic. - Patricians

Plebians

Slaves

The Middle Ages got this name because they

occurred between the fall of the Roman

Empire and the \___________________. - Renaissance (or the rebirth of the ideals and

ideas of ancient/classical Greece and Rome)

What group is responsible for labeling the

Middle Ages the "Dark Ages?" - Renaissance historians

True or False, part of the reasons that the

historians labeled the time period as "dark"

included the decline of city life, a return to

superstition, and an increase in literacy. - False ... all true, except literacy did NOT

increase, as the education system was

dismantled and

What two entities/groups disrupted trade,

contributing to the fall of Rome? - Hostile invading tribes on land and pirates on

the Meditteranean Sea.

Identify the labels of the 5 items in the

acronym PLAIN, used to distinguish whether

or not a civilization was experiencing a "Dark

Age." - P \= political structures not organized or

centralized;

L -\= lack of notable, cultural achievement;

A \= absence of education/learning;

I \= isolation (geographic and cultural);

N \= no big cities

Who were the two twins who were raised by a

she-wolf in the legendary story about the

founding of Rome? - Romulus and Remus

On the banks of what river was Rome

founded - Tiber River

Roman soldiers organized into large groups of

5000 heavily-armed foot soldiers supported

by a group of cavalry. What were those large

units called? - Legions

What 3 ways did the road system benefit

Rome? - Allowed easy military transport

Enabled trade and travel

Helped unify the expanding Roman Empire

What is the name given to the three wars

Rome fought with an empire across the

Mediterranean Sea between 264 and 146

BCE?

(Extra credit: who was Rome's opponent) - The Punic Wars

(Carthage or the Carthaginian Empire)

What is the time period known as between 27

BCE and 180 AD when Rome enjoyed military

dominance and thought that their empire

represented the entire civilized world? - Pax Romana

Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey were

known as the First \___________________. - Triumverate

These Pompeii brothers were successful wine

merchants. - Vettii

Once I tortured and executed followers of

Jesus, then I became one myself and I began

to spread the message of Jesus of Nazareth to

the Gentile (non-Jewish) world. Many of my

letters are in the New Testament. Who am I? - Paul.

How many drinking fountains and restrooms

were in the Colosseum? - Drinking fountains \= 110;

Restrooms \= 2

What was the greatest 'city' of China in the

Year 1000? - Kaifeng

The Vikings raided the monastery of

\______________________ in 793. - Lindisfarne

He is the person who is credited with

inventing movable block printing. - Bi Sheng

What are knarr and drekar? - Two varieties of Viking ships: knarr is a cargo

vessel and the drekar is another name for the

longship (which is used for raiding).

Skilled navigators and explorers, name two of

the three most important places that were

discovered by the Vikings - Iceland

Greenland