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Haley's Rome Test
Studying for the Rome Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Battle of Actium | Defeat of Marc Antony and Cleopatra. |
| Inflation | Rise in prices because the value of money decreases |
| Peninsula | A piece of land surrounded by three bodies of water |
| Pax Romana | Roman Peace |
| Where is Rome | Continent - Europe Country - Italy |
| Three islands won after the Punic Wars | Sardinia, Sicily, Corsica |
| How do you become a gladiator | Prisoner or war sold at slave auction, your a criminal, or your a christian |
| Circus Maximus | The largest chariot racing track in Rome |
| Tax Farmer | A person who collects taxes |
| Forum | A down town area in which people buy and sell goods. |
| Rome's First Emperor | Augustus Caesar |
| Geography of Rome (Mountains and Rivers) | Po River, Tiber River, Alps Mountains, Appennines Mountains |
| Julius Caesar's heir | Augustus |
| Ides of March | March 15, 44B.C. |
| Family Protection (during Roman Republic) | No police force |
| Senate | 300 members who are elected to run the government. They elect the consuls |
| Fall of the Roman Republic (4 main causes) | Unemployment, No police force, Taxes, and corrupt government |
| Constantine | Emperor who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium. He also made Christianity legal |
| Dictator | 1 person who is in charge of the government |
| Punic Wars | Wars fought between Rome and Carthage. Rome won |
| 12 Tables | The first written laws of Rome |
| Hannibal | A Carthagian general who invaded and almost destroyed Rome |
| Tribune | A government position given to the lower class citizens of Rome |
| Consul | A government position occupied by two individuals to run the government and control the army. The senate elects the consuls. |
| Republic | A type of government where the people can elect its leaders |
| Plebeian | Lower class citizens of Rome |
| Patrician | Upper class citizens of Rome |
| First king of Rome | Romulus |
| Byzantium | Constantine made this the new capital of Eastern Roman Empire |
| Visigoths | Invaded and captured Rome |