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HWC Test 1Where is Rome? - answer Center of Italy
Etruscans - answer North of Italy
Greeks - answer South of Italy
When and by whom was Rome formed? - answer8th century BC by a group of farmers
Who was the first king of Rome that established the Senate and killed his brother? -
answer Romulus
What was the legend of the founding of Rome? - answer twins Romulus and Remus
had a grandfather (Numitor). He was a king. Numitor's brother Annulius kicked him out
and became leader. Annulus doesn't want Rhea to have children and forces her to
become a vestel virgin. Rhea got pregnant with the god Mars and had twins, Romulus
and Remus. Annulius ordered them to be left in the wilderness. They were found by a
wolf. They grew up and helped kill Annulus. They decided to start a city on the banks of
the Tiber River. They fought over a name and Romulus killed Remus. Romulus named
it Rome and was the first king of Rome.
How many hills was Rome built on? - answer7
What was the Senate? - answerkings personal council
What is a fasces - answera bundle of rods with an axe
What happened to Romulus after death? - answer He went to heaven and became a
god (Quirinus)
Who was Tarquin the Proud? - answer Last king of Rome, harsh tyrant
Who was the son of Tarquin the Proud? – answer Sextus Tarquinius
What did Sextus Tarquinius do? - answer He raped Lucretia
What is a republic? - answer A system of government with elected leaders
What is the Centuriated Assembly? - answer citizen soldiers that make laws and elect
consuls; rule for LIFE
, What is the praetor maximus? - answerthe top official after kings left(at first)
What is citizenship? - answerthe rights and duties of citizens
How many tablets were the laws written on? - answer12 tablets
How many consuls were elected and how long did they serve? - answer2 consuls and
they served 1 year terms
What is a dictator? - answercomplete authority for 6 months
What is ager publicus? - answerthe Latin name for the public land of Ancient Rome. It
was usually acquired via victories over enemies of Rome
Thurii and Tarentum - answerThurii asked for Roman alliances. Rome sent troops.
Terentum attacked and Rome won
How did the First Punic War start? - answerRome interfered in a dispute on the
Carthaginian-controlled island of Sicily
What was the First Punic War? - answerRome and Carthage were fighting for control
over Sicily
Who is Regulus? - answerRoman General who was captured in battle; he went back to
Rome to tell them to stop fighting so that he could live. Instead he went to Rome and
told them to keep fighting and he was killed.
Who is Claudius Pulcher? - answerRoman general/ naval commander who went to the
sacred chickens for approval, didn't listen to them, and was punished for not listening to
them
What were the sacred chickens? - answerchickens that people went to for the approval
of the gods
Who won the first Punic War? - answerRome
What did Rome get from the First Punic War? - answercontrol of Sicily and payment
from Carthage
Who is Hannibal? - answerCarthaginian general that crossed the Alps in the winter to
attack Rome with Elephants, Horses and an army.
What started the Second Punic War? - answerHannibal captured Saguntum and
marched into Italy from France with war elephants
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