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Test your knowledge of Republic Rome, ancient Greece, Alexander the Great, and the Empire and Fall era with this engaging trivia game! Explore historical events, key figures, battles, and more in this fun and educational quiz.
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Republic – 10 Points • QUESTION: • Which Caesar referred to himself as “princeps” • ANSWER: • Augustus
Republic – 20 Points • QUESTION: • Rome defeated this North African empire during the Punic Wars • ANSWER: • Carthage
Republic – 30 Points • QUESTION: • This Carthagenian General crossed the Alps in order to bring war elephants to fight in Italy • ANSWER: • Hannibal
Republic – 40 Points • QUESTION: • These three men comprised the FIRST triumvirate • ANSWER: • Julius Caesar, Crassius, Pompey
Republic – 50 Points • QUESTION: • This term describes the “kill list” that Sulla employed after he took the dictatorship of Rome • ANSWER: • Proscription
Greece – 10 Points • QUESTION: • The Peloponnesian wars were fought between an alliance centered around Sparta versus this alliance centered around Athens • ANSWER: • Delian League
Greece – 20 Points • QUESTION: • This ancient empire is generally considered to be the central location for the Greek “Age of Heroes”. • ANSWER: • Mycenaea
Greece – 30 Points • QUESTION: • The Persians won this battle by defeating a coalition of Greek warriors featuring 300 Spartans • ANSWER: • Thermopylae
Greece – 40 Points • QUESTION: • This was the name of the class of slaves in Spartan culture • ANSWER: • Helots
Empire – 50 Points • QUESTION: • What are the 3 Aristatilian modes of persuasion? • ANSWER: • Pathos, Logos, Ethos
Alex the Great – 10 Points • QUESTION: • Where was Alex the Great from • ANSWER: • Macedonia
Alex the Great – 20 Points • QUESTION: • Philip II learned innovative military tactics from what polis? • ANSWER: • Thebes
Alex the Great – 30 Points • QUESTION: • This Hellenistic kingdom was located primarily in Egypt • ANSWER: • Ptolmeic
Alex the Great – 40 Points • QUESTION: • This Hellenistic Kingdom was located in the Persian empire • ANSWER: • Seleucid
Alex the Great – 50 Points • QUESTION: • This member of the first triumvirate was obsessed with becoming like Alexander the Great • ANSWER: • Pompey
Empire/Fall – 10 Points • QUESTION: • This Gladiator lead a major slave revolt which was he eventually lost. • ANSWER: • Spartacus
Empire/Fall – 20 Points • QUESTION: • This Ostragoth king sacked Rome in the late 400s • ANSWER: • Odoacer
Empire/Fall – 30 Points • QUESTION: • What are 3 elements that contributed to the PaxRomana? • ANSWER: • Roman Law, Military, Civil Service
Empire/Fall – 40 Points • QUESTION: • In the year 330 this emperor split the Empire • ANSWER: • Constantine
Empire/Fall – 50 Points • QUESTION: • The first and second triumvirates shared several similarities. What are 3 • ANSWER: • Caesar on both, both led to civil war, both were torn apart by egos, both ended in Egypt, Cleopatra was a GF to members of both.
Misc– 10 Points • QUESTION: • This is the island where the Delian league stored their treasure. • ANSWER: • Delos
Misc– 20 Points • QUESTION: • What philosopher originated the idea of Epicurianism. • ANSWER: • Epicurus
Misc– 30 Points • QUESTION: • People who followed this philosophy tended to be homeless. • ANSWER: • Cynic
Misc– 40 Points • QUESTION: • How many consuls were there, and what groups were they elected from? • ANSWER: • 2 consuls elected from the senate or Tribunes
Misc– 50 Points • QUESTION: • What are 4 of the expenses the Imperial government faced that contributed to the decline of the empire. • ANSWER: • Maintaining a large standing army, Bread and Circuses, Bureaucracy, Defensive wars