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Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rome and Carthage do what? | Control Sicily and Western Mediterranean |
| What was the significance of the Punic Wars for Rome? | It made the empire larger and Rome look better. |
| How did the Romans improve their navy? | The reversed engineer the Quinquereme |
| How did it effect Hamilcar's forces in Sicily? | They had to give up |
| What happened to Hamilcar in the battle for Rome? | He died in Spain. |
| What did Carthage do to build a new defensive force? | They cut women's hair and used prisoners. |
| How long did Hannibal continue his fight in Rome? | 13 years |
| What happened to the population of Carthage? | They were sold as slaves never to be seen again. |
| Hannibal marched to Rome with? In 218 BC? | 90,000 men, 37 elephants, and 12,000 horses |
| What did Scipio Aemilians order to be done to Carthage? | For it to be burned. |
| Romans empire social structure? | The lived great |
| Triumvirate | Was apart of a group |
| Rome's economy | Rich land owners, lived on big estates, thousands of people enslaved captured in war |
| Romans religion? | Romans worshiped powerful spirits |
| What did Romans do for entertainment? | Watched gladiators if the crowd liked the fallen gladiator he would most likely fight again. |
| What kind of government did they have? | Efficient government. |
| what steps did Diocletian take to restore order and form the empire? | He split the empire into two sections. |
| Which emperor divided the empire into two sections? | Diocletian. |
| What was the new capital city known as? | Constantine. |
| When the empire was divided what section survived? | East. |
| Who was the last Roman Emperor? | Romulus Augustulus. |
| What was the eastern half of the Roman Empire called? | Byzantine. |
| Who became a direct threat to Rome? | Attila |
| What main two groups that competed for power in the early roman republic? | Patricians and plebeians |