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Shaneena Kovar
Chapter6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Senate | Was an aristocratic branch of Rome's government |
| Tribunes | Protected the rights of Plebeians from unfair acts of Patrician Officals |
| Consuls | Like kings, they command the army and direct the government |
| Dictator | Absolute Power |
| Rome Geography | 7 rolling hills. Near Tiber River. Fertile soil. |
| Main groups that composed for power in early roman republic | Patricians and Plebeains |
| Causes of first Punic war | Control of Sicily and western Mediterranean |
| Significance of Punic wars | Gave victor dominance over wester Mediterranean |
| Economy | Gap between rich and poor grew wider. 1/3 of population was slaves. Gracchus brothers helped poor. |
| Government | From roman republic to triumvirate |
| Values | Strength, loyalty and discipline |
| Social Structure | Rich simply lived better |
| Religion | They worshiped powerful spirits |
| Entertainment | Gladiator fights, plays, sports, ect. |
| Triumvate | Group of three rulers |
| Augustus | "Exalted one," supreme military commander & emporer of Rome |
| Pax Romana | Roman peace |
| Why were Rome & Carthage in conflict over Sicily? | Who ever controls Sicily, controls the trade going on |
| How do the Romans Acquire Sicily? | Won 2nd Punic war |
| Hamilcar Barca | First great general of Carthage |
| Hannibal Barca | Son of Hamilcar and greatest general in history |
| ________ marched into Rome with 90,000 men, 12,000 horses and 37 elephants. | Hannibal |
| How long did Hannibal continue to fight in Rome? | 13 years |
| Where did Scipio defeat Hannibal in 202 bc? | Zama |
| Carthage has to pay_________to Rome. | Money, territory, and war with only permission from Rome |
| 3rd Punic war stared...... | Nubia attacks and Carthage refuses Rome and goes to war anyway |
| Scipio ordered Carthage...... | To be set on fire |
| Religion | Faith or belief |
| Instead of love and trust, romans worshipped their gods out of.... | Fear |
| Jews were persecuted why? | They forbade the worship of Rome's rulers and gods |
| Who did Augustus pro ail Gods son to be? | Himself |
| Jesus was ___ years old when Augustus died. | 14 |
| Emporer Nero | Ruled Rome after Augustus |
| Who did Nero blame great fire of 64 on? | The Christians |
| Paul of Tarsus | Secondary founder of Christianity, after Jesus |
| Appeal of Christianity | It's promise of a joyous afterlife if one behaved according to Christian teachings |
| Emperor Constantine | Emperor of Rome in 312 |
| The Edict of Milan | Declared that the Roman Empire would be neutral with regard to religious worship |
| Disruption of trade | Pirates |
| Gold and silver drain | They are not bringing any in |
| Inflation. | No gold or silver means no money. So it plummets |
| Decline of loyalty and discipline in military | They hire mercenaries |
| What did Diocletion do to restore the empire? | Increased the army and cut Rome in half |
| What did Constantine do to reform the empire | Moved capital to Byzantium |
| Last Roman emporer | Romulus Augustulus |
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