7th Grade Social Studies Final Exam Answer Review Sheets
ANCIENT ROME
1. How did Rome get its name?
Romulus and Remus fought over who would rule the new city. Romulus won and he named it Rome after his name Romulus.
2. April 21, 735 BC is the date for?
The twins, Romulus and Remus, founded Rome.
3. On which hill was Rome founded on?
The Palatine hill.
4. On which hill did Remus stand?
Aventine Hill
5. Where was Romulus and Remus abandoned?
At the bank of the Tiber river.
6. Who took care of the twins when they were babies?
A She-wolf took them in as her own cubs.
7. What area did the Etruscans settle circa 800 BC?
Etruica
8. Who was the first Etruscan King of Rome?
Tarquinius Priscus
9. Who was the last Etruscan King of Rome?
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus “The Proud”
THE ROMAN REPUBLIC
10. What was the cause of the 1st Punic War?
Both Carthage and Rome wanted to control the island of Sicily
11. What was the cause of the 2nd Punic War?
Revenge on Rome. To make up the loss for Sicily, Carthage expanded its empire and Rome started to help Spain rebel against Carthage. Carthage sent Hannibal and the 2nd Punic war started.
12. What was the cause of the 3rd Punic War?
I Rome wanted to finish off Carthage once and for all.
13. Who won the Punic wars?
Rome won the Punic wars
14. Who was Hannibal?
Hannibal was the greatest Carthage general and started the 2nd Punic war. He used elephants when battling. He had an eye patch too.
15. Who was Scipio?
He was Roman general that made Hannibal go back home and defeated him in the battle of Zama.
16. What were the problems the Romans had after the Punic wars?
Problems sprang up at Rome as dishonest officials stole money and there was a huge gap between the rich and the poor. Also Hannibal ruined thousands of crops and the cities were becoming overcrowded.
17. What was, “Bread and Circus.”
Politicians were worried that riots were going to happen so they provided cheap food and entertainment.
18. What does SPQR stand for in English?
"The Senate and People of Rome.”
It’s referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic, and used as an official emblem of the modern-day comune.
19. What were the Twelve Tables?
Basis for all future law and it had laws carved on bronze tablets that were placed in the forum.
20. Who were the wealthy class?
Patricians
21. Who were the Lower class?
Plebeians
22. Which Roman Brothers tried to help the poor and in what way?
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus. They helped by asking the senate to take back public land and give to the landless Romans.
23. Which ROman created a professional army to provide jobs?
A military leader named Marius.
24. Which Roman defeated Marius and ruled as dictator?
Sulla
25. Who was in the 1st Triumvirate?
Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey
26. “Crossing the Rubicon” was about what event?
Caesar making a choice to rebel Pompey’s orders and he couldn’t turn back.
27. Julius Caesar declared what?
Himself as Dictator.
28. In Shakespeare’s play, who said “et tu Brute”? To whom did he say it and why?
Julius Caesar’s last phrase was, “..And you Brutus?” . Brutus was his friend and he didn’t know why he wanted to kill Julius.
29. Who assassinated Julius Caesar?
His non-supporters, Brutus and Cassius. The people of the senate house.. Not just them.
30. On what date was Julius Caesar assassinated?
Ides of March… March 15th, 44 B.C.
31. Who was in the 2nd Triumvirate?
Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus.
32. What was the mission of the 2nd Triumvirate?
To bring Rome together again.
33. Why wasn’t Octavian assassinated like Julius Caesar?
He knew could have made himself dictator for life but many people favored a republican form of government.
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
34. Which was the first Emperor of Rome?
Augustus Caesar
35. List 3 major contributions of Augustus Caesar.
· He rebuilt Rome with palaces, fountains, and splendid buildings
· He fed the poor so that there were less likely to cause any trouble
· Fixed the tax-collecting problem by making the tax collectors permanent workers.
36. What does it mean that Caesar found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble?
It means that Augustus Caesar expanded and beautified the city. He felt that since it was the capital for the Empire, it should impress visitors and serve as a reminder of the greatness of Rome for the citizens and visitors alike.
37. What was the, “Pax Romana”?
It was a long era of peace and it lasted till 180 AD.
38. Who was Augustus Caesar’s adopted son?
Julius Caesar
39. In what year were Christians blamed for a fire that burned Rome?
64 AD.
40. Who was the emperor during the fire that burned Rome?
Nero
41. Why were the Christians blamed for the fire in Rome?
New religion, no one believed them.
42.Who was the emperor who ordered the construction of the Colosseum?
Emperor Vespasian
43. Who was the emperor when Mt. Vesuvius erupted?
Titus
44. Who wrote about the Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?
Pliny the Younger
45. Who were the “Good Emperors”?
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius
46. Who was Rome’s first non-Roman Emperor?
Trajan
47. Under which Emperor did the Empire reach its largest size?
Trajan
48. What was Hadrian’s Policy on the size of the Empire? Stopped the expansion. Built Hadrian’s Wall
49. Which Roman Emperor divided the empire?
Diocletian
50. Which city was the capital of the Western Roman Empire?
Rome
51. Which city was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?
Constantinople
52. Why was their so much blood shed for the title of Emperor?
Because there was no policy for becoming an emperor.
53. Who made Christianity the only legal, of the Roman Empire?
Constantine
54. Who was the last Emperor of the Western Empire?
Romulus Augustus
55. Give 3 reasons for the collapse of the Western Empire.
· Bad Leadership
· Extension of Rome
· Invaders (Huns/Barbarians)
· Money issues
56. Who ruled Rome after it fell in 476 AD?
Odoacer (German)
CHRISTIANITY
57. What did the Edict of Milan do?
Made Christianity legal.
58. Who issued the Edict of Milan?
Constantine.
59. Why did some Roman Emperors consider Christianity a threat?
Because the Roman Emperors viewed themselves as gods and did not want their people worshiping someone other than them
60. What Factors helped Christianity to spread?
Economic struggles and bad leadership.
GERMANIC INVASIONS
61. List 6 Germanic tribes
1. Franks
2. Huns
3. Vandals
4. Visigoths
5. Ostrogoth’s
6. Angles/Saxons
62. Who was king Clovis?
A Frankish king who became Catholic and gained support of the Romans
63. What was Charles Martel also known as?
“The Hammer”
64. Who did Charles Martel defeat and at what battle?
He defeated Muslims in the Battle of Tours
65. Why was that battle important to Christianity?
Battle of Tours allowed Christianity to remain in Western Europe, as it’s major religion.
66. Charlemagne's name means “Charles the ______”?
Charles the GREAT
67. Why was Charlemagne unhappy being crowned “Holy Roman Emperor”?
His power came from the pope
68. List 2 ways Christianity united the Germanic tribes.
Unites all under one god and gives them a shared culture.
69. Why did the popes and the Kings work together?
To spread Christianity
THE VIKINGS
70. Where did the Vikings establish kingdoms?
France.
71. What are “Runes”?
The way the Vikings wrote on stone tablets
72. Who were the Berserkers?
They were naked men who were the fighters that ran into the battle.
73. What was considered the worst Viking insult?
Calling a Viking “Beardless”.
74. Vikings were raiders and what else?
Traders
75. Why did the Vikings attack the monasteries?
The monks had no defense and were easy to attack and loot. They could came back and loot them again.
76.The monks referred to the Viking ships as what?
Dragons
77. What were the Viking ships called?
Drakkons / Long Boats
TIMELINES
Be able to organize dates chronologically.
78. What is “AD” the same as?
CE - Common Era
79. What is “BC” the same as?
BCE - Before Christ Era
· Charlemagne crowned - 800 AD
· 1st ancient Olympic games - 776 BC
· Rome founded - 27 BC
· Roman Republic began - 509 AD
· Jesus born - 7 to 1 BC
· Roman empire begins - 31 AD
· Trojan war ends - 1240 BC
· Persian wars fought - 490-330 BC
· Peloponnesian war - 431 -
· Fall of Rome - 476 AD
· 1st Viking raid - Around 789 AD
In order now…
1. Trojan war ends - 1240 BC
2. 1st ancient Olympic games - 776 BC
3. Persian wars fought - 490-330 BC
4. Peloponnesian war - 431 -
5. Rome founded - 27 BC
6. Jesus born - 7 to 1 BC
7. Roman empire begins - 31 AD
8. Roman Republic began - 509 AD
9. Fall of Rome - 476 AD
10. 1st Viking raid - Around 789 AD
Charlemagne crowned - 800 AD