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Who wants Who wants to be a to be a Roman Roman
Millionaire?Millionaire?
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The PrizesThe Prizes1 - $1002 - $2003 - $5004 - $1,0005 - $2,0006 - $4,0007 - $8,000
8 - $16,0009 - $32,00010 - $64,00011 - $125,00012 - $250,00013 - $500,00014 - $1,000,000
$100$100
Define Pax Romana:
B - a time of peace in Rome
A - a pact Julius Caesar made for peace
C - a time of construction in Rome
D - a time of peace in Greece
B - a time of peace in Rome
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Which of these was the emperor of Rome after Julius Caesar?
B - Augustus
A - Marc Antony
C - Nero
D - Alexander the Great
B - Augustus
$500$500
What is true about Christianity in Rome?
B - Christianity was saved by Nero
A - Christianity had always been the major religion in Rome
C - The Edict of Milan legalized Christianity
D - Christians fought militantly for their rights for a long time
C - The Edict of Milan legalized Christianity
$1,000$1,000
What did Octavian do that made him a famous leader?
B - He won battles against the Egyptians
A - Octavian was Caesar's supporter
C - He became the first emperor of Rome
D - He helped all the Romans become wealthy
C - He became the first emperor of Rome
$2,000$2,000
Why did Diocletian divide the Roman Empire?
B - The empire was too large
A - Civil war broke out
C - Diocletian wanted equal inheritance for his sons
D - The Western half was in turmoil
B - The empire was too large
$4,000$4,000
Why did Constantine move the capital?
B - Constantinople was farther inland making it easier to trade.
A - He wanted the new capital to be named after him
C - Rome was conquered by invaders
D -Rome wasn’t safe. Constantinople was ideal w/trade routes & easily defendableD -Rome wasn’t safe. Constantinople was ideal w/trade routes & easily defendable
$8,000$8,000
All the following were invented/built by the Romans EXCEPT:
B - Aqueducts
A - The Flavian Amphitheatre
C - Pantheon
D - ParthenonD - Parthenon
$16,000$16,000
What is the immediate cause of the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
B - Roman citizens revolt
A - Ottoman Turk invasions
C - Germanic tribes & Hun invasions
D - Economic upheaval
C - Germanic tribes & Hun invasions
$32,000$32,000
How long was the term for a consul?
B - One Year
A - Life
C - Two Years
D - Six Months
B - One Year
$64,000$64,000
What was the river that ran through the Roman Empire??
B - Tiber River
A - Tigris River
C - Yellow River
D - Indus River
B - Tiber River
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What is the main reason the 12 Tables were created?
B - To prevent the abuse of punishment by high ranking officials
A - To separate legal and illegal actions within society, and set punishments for them
C - To keep the citizens of Rome in fear of the government
D - To educate officials on how to punish those who broke the law
B - To prevent the abuse of punishment by high ranking officials
$250,000$250,000
Hannibal led Carthage in the second Punic War. What was he fighting for?
B - To get revenge on Rome for humiliating Carthaginians in the first Punic War
A - Protection of the lands, people, and power of Carthage
C - To expand the power and influence of Carthage
D - Control of key trading areas based in the Mediterranean Sea
A - Protection of the lands, people, and power of Carthage
$500,000$500,000
How did the Romans treat conquered lands?
B - They enslaved all of the residents
A – They treated different people differently depending on their race
C - They gave them full rights under the government
D - They gave the conquered lands to the Vikings
A – They treated different people differently depending on their race
$1,000,000$1,000,000
What two tribunes were a cause of the Roman Republic’s downfall through the state of disarray after their deaths?
B - The Bacchus Brothers
A - Tiberius and Gaius Gracchi
C - Pompey and Crassus
D - The Crassus Brothers
A - Tiberius and Gaius Gracchi