Roman Republic and Roman Empire
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- Q1What was one important reason for building Roman roads?to allow slaves to travel the country sideso the army could quickly move around the empireto make the country side prettyto allow invasions from other countries30s
- Q2Why did the Roman republic have three branches (consuls, tribunes, and senators)so no one group was too powerful -- it's called checks and balances!to provide one strong rulerto provide more jobsto create a dynasty30s
- Q3How did the Romans get fresh water to the cities?They built aqueducts to carry it from the countrysideThe dug deep wellsThey traded for waterThey used ocean water30s
- Q4What do we call the Roman age of peace, prosperity, and expansion?Golden AgeFree TimeGupta DynastyPax Romana30s
- Q5What is the name of this great Roman achievement?StupaZigguratColiseumParthenon30s
- Q6What building material did the Roman invent and use to create strong buildings and roads?asphaltstuccocementtar30s
- Q7What Roman achievement can be seen in the Pantheon?archpillaraqueductdome30s
- Q8What is the most important part of the Roman arch? It keeps it together!stuccokeystonepretty brickmortor30s
- Q9What is the basis of the Romance languages?SpanishFrenchEnglishLatin30s
- Q10What type of government did the Romans create?oligarchyBerlinRepublic or Representative Democracymonarcy30s
- Q11What is the best answer for why the Roman Republic failed?the plebeians felt like they were treated unfair and began to trust the military leaders more than the Republicthe patricians were unhappythe rich were too richeverybody was tired of voting30s
