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World History Chap 5
World History CP- Chap 5 Rome and the Rise of Christianity - Folsom
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Republic | a form of givernment in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote |
| Patrician | great landowners, they formed the ruling class in the Roman Republic |
| plebeians | in the Roman Republic, a social class made up of minor landholders, craftspeople, merchants, and small farmers |
| consul | a chief executive officer of the Roman Republic; two were elected each year, one to run the government and one to lead the army into battle |
| Latins | crushed by Rome in 338 B.C., given full Roman citizenship under the rule of the Roman Confederation, were free to run their own local affairs, but had to provide soldiers for Rome |
| Etruscans | most influential in the early devlopment of Rome; located north of Rome in Etruria; expanded into north-central Italy and came to control Rome and most of Latium; Etruscan dress - toga and a short cloak, was adopted by the Romans; the organization of the |
| Senate | in the Roman Republic, a select group of about 300 patricians who served for life; originally formed to advise government officials, it came to have the force of law by the third century |
| Twelve Tables | Rome's first code of laws, adopted in 450 B.C.. This code was a product of a simple farming society and proved inadequate for later Roman needs. |
| Hannibal | greatest Carthaginian general, started the Second Punic War; crossed the Alps with 46,000 men, 37 elephants, and a large number of horses to bring the war to Rome, lost most of the elephants, but the remaining army still posed a threat to Rome. Eventual |
| What was the cause of the First Punic War? | The war started when the Romans sent an army to Sicily. The Carthaginians, who thought of Sicily as part of their empire, considered this an act of war. Both sides became determined to conquer Sicily. |
| Why was Rome so successful in expanding it's territory? | were good diplomats,excelled in military matters, brilliant strategists: built colonies as they conquered and connected them w/ roads to move troops quickly, didn't try to build an ideal government, created political instituions in response to problems |
| In what ways did the Greeks influence Rome's development? | |
| Triumvirate | a government by three people with equal power; first triumvirate was in 60 B.C., formed when Crassus (richest man in Rome) and Pompey (successful military command in Spain) were joined by Julius Caesar (also had a military command in Spain). |
| dictator | an absolute ruler |
| Julius Caesar | one of the three leaders in the first triumvirate; Crassus was killed in battle and the senators wanted Caesar to lay down his command an allow Pompey to govern them. Caesar refused. He led his military forces into Rome which began a civil war against |
| Octavian | Caesar's heir and grandnephew; formed the second Triumvirate with Antony and Lepidus. Within a few years after Caesar's death the Roman world was divided between Octavian, who ruled the west, and Antony, who ruled the east. Octavian became the first Rom |
| Antony | Caesar's ally and assistant; formed second triumvirate with Ocatvian and Lepidus; within a few years of Caesar's death the Roman world was divided between Antony, who ruled the east, and Octavian, who ruled the west. |
| Augustus | Octavian became the first Roman emperor and was awarded the title of Augustus - "the revered one". He was also given the title of imperator, or commander in chief. (Imperator gave us our word emperor) |
| Nero | one of the first four emperors after Augustus; very corrupt, had people killed if he wanted them out of his way, including his own mother. Nero commited suicide when he lost the support of his troops. |
| How did Marius and Sulla change the role of the Army and, thus, the history of Rome? | used an army to sieze power; created a new system of military recruitment giving most of the power to the individual generals. The internal instability of Roman Empire led to civil wars and increased power of the military as individuals competed for power |
| How did Rome benefit under the rule of the 5 "good emperors"? | the powers of the emperor continued to expand at the expense of the Senate; Officials appointed by the emperor took over running the government; they created new programs to help people, building programs: aqueducts, bridges, roads, and harbor facilities |
| Why was life difficult for the small farmers and poor in the early Roman empire? | farming was dominated by the large estates that used slave labor, large estates raised sheep and cattle; the small farmers became dependent on the huge estates of their wealthy neighbors. many poor citizens worked in the shops and markets and the unemploy |
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