Question 1

was a Carthaginian general in the second Punic War. His father made him swear to be Rome's enemy forever

Accepted Answer

Hannibal

Question 2

was the first Roman Emperor

Accepted Answer

Augustus Caesar (Octavian)

Question 3

Dictator of Rome, he was murdered on the Senate floor

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Julius Caesar

Question 4

Queen of Egypt, she formed an alliance with Marc Antony

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Cleopatra

Question 5

was a Roman emperor who chose Constantinople as the new Roman capital, and he encouraged Christianity

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Constantine

Question 6

was a Jewish religious leader whose teachings became the foundation of Christianity

Accepted Answer

Jesus

Question 7

was a Byzantine empress, & wife of Justinian

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Theodora

Question 8

Byzantine Emperor who created a code of law

Accepted Answer

Justinian

Question 9

Why the Punic Wars began between Rome and Carthage

Accepted Answer

Control of the island of Sicily

Question 10

What Rome had to maintain its empire

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Strong well-organized government

Question 11

resulted in more representation for the Plebeians

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The Plebeian Revolt "Struggle of the Orders"

Question 12

protected Rome from invaders

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Mountains

Question 13

linked every part of the vast empire

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Roman roads

Question 14

Rome's development of their roads, mythology, aqueducts, government

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Examples of cultural borrowing

Question 15

The part of the holy book for Christians, which includes teachings of Jesus

Accepted Answer

New Testament

Question 16

He turned an ordinary city into a powerful and beautiful one

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What Octavian (Augustus Caesar) meant when he said, "I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble."

Question 17

New roads, buildings, and water systems were built during this period

Accepted Answer

Pax Romana

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