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Chapter 8 Rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rome is located | near fertile soil and the Mediterranean Se. |
| A dictator could rule for | 6 months |
| Patricians are members of | wealthy families |
| In a republic, citizens | elect their own leaders |
| Consuls in the ancient Roman Republic | were in charge of the government |
| A dictator was appointed | to rule in an emergency. |
| Praetors were important officials who | served as judges in civil-law trials. |
| Plebeians were ordinary citizens who | could NOT elect leaders. |
| Romans gods were originally | Etruscan gods. |
| The Romans borrowed the Greek alphabet, which was originally | used by the Etruscans. |
| The early Roman Senate | was made up of only patricians |
| Roman Government after Caesar was | changed from a republic into an Empire. |
| A curved structure used as a support over an open space is a | arch |
| an ordinary citizen is a | plebeian |
| a structure that carries water over a long distance | an aqueduct |
| People in the ancient Roman Republic elected these people to lead the government. | consuls |
| In the ancient Roman Republic, one elected official could use this to reject a proposed action | veto |
| Romans developed these to support open spaces in buildings | arches |
| Roman conquered territories and divided their empire into | provinces |
| The myth young Romans learned about the founding of their state was that | two twins founded Rome where seven hills rise above the Tiber River. |
| The Etruscan kings of Rome were | All powerful |
| In the earliest days of the Roman Republic, plebeians | could not hold office or be senators |
| Roman armies conquered territories controlled by | Carthage, Greece and Gaul |
| Caesar's death and his adopted son's victory marked | the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire |
| After conquering a territory, Romans would | build a new city to serve as a capital of the province |
| Rome enjoyed peace and prosperity during | all of the period of the five good emperors. |
| Romans worshipped by | honoring gods and goddesses who often had Greek counterparts. |
| All roads in Roman times | led to Rome |
| Romans didn't like being ruled by an Etruscan king but they did | adapted parts of Etruscan culture including some gods and their alphabet. |
| The role of the senate in the ancient Roman Republic was to | propose and vote on new laws. |
| A dictator was appointed when | the consuls couldn't agree and it was considered an emergency. |
| Conflicts between plebeians and patricians were a reason that | Roman generals raised armies and fought for power. |
| One of the reasons Caesar was killed was because he | ruled for too long and ruled like a king |
| After Augustus gained power | People were grateful for peace and prosperity and gave him power. |
| Although the Romans took some slaves from conquered territories, | most of the conquered people remained free. |
| Two of the five good emperors were | Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius |
| The new building material the Romans developed and used was | concrete |
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