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Obiol- Ancient Rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| patricians | wealthy landowner and member of the ruling class in Ancient Rome |
| plebeians | member of the common people in ancient Rome |
| aqueduct | human-made channel built to carry water |
| Pax Romana | long era of peace and safety in the Roman empire |
| reform | change that tries to bring about an improvement |
| Plebeians could not | marry Patricians or serve in a government office |
| Patrician and Plebeian men | could be Roman citizens |
| Colosseum | arena that could hold 60,000 people |
| Justinian | emperor of Byzantine empire who wanted to reunite the Roman empire |
| Latin | became the basis of many modern European languages |
| Romulus and Remus | legend says these brothers founded Rome |
| Twelve tables | Rome's first written laws |
| Rights and Responsibilities of Roman citizens | vote, pay taxes, serve in army |
| Octavian | changed name to Augustus when he became emperor |
| Roman currency | helped Rome's trade |
| a form of government in which the leader is put into office by citizens with the right to vote | republic |
| Why did the Plebeians think they should have equal rights? | they fought in the army and paid taxes |
| 1,000 years | about how long the Byzantine empire lasted |
| silk weaving | became a major industry in the Byzantine Empire |
| Odoacer took control | historians say this event marks the fall of Rome |
| How did the Plebeians convince the Patricians they should have more rights? | by going on strike and leaving the city |
| people started to barter | What happened when Roman coins lost value? |
| Empress Theodora | helped women gain more rights |
| First Triumvirate | Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar |
| Second Triumvirate | Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus |
| Battle of Actium | Antony and Cleopatra killed themselves after facing Octavian at the ____________________________. |
| Invaders from the north helped to bring | the decline of the Roman Empire |
| One effect of the decline of Rome was | the Empire was divided into east and west |
| As a result of Rome being divided, the east | continued to grow and flourish for 1,000 more years |
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