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World History Ch 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A member of the Roman landholding upper class | patrician |
| Used to block a law | veto |
| An official elected by plebeians to protect their interests | tribune |
| A form of government in which the people elect some of the officials | republic |
| A member of the Roman lower class | plebeian |
| A geographic factor that supported Italy’s growth | Italy’s many fertile plains |
| During the war, the Roman senate could choose a temporary: | dictator |
| The Twelve Tables were important because they: | allowed citizens to know and use the laws |
| Many Roman gods and goddesses were: | adapted from Greek religion |
| Rome’s policy toward conquered peoples? | Most were treated justly and allowed to keep their customs |
| Imperialism | A POLICY OF ESTABLISHING CONTROL OVER FOREIGN LANDS AND PEOPLES |
| latifundia | HUGE RURAL ESTATES |
| Julius Caesar | AN AMBITIOUS MILITARY COMMANDER WHO BECAME THE ABSOLUTE RULER OF ROME |
| census | A POPULATION COUNT |
| Hadrian | ONE OF THE “GOOD EMPERORS” - CODIFIED ROMAN LAW |
| A result of the Punic Wars | Rome gained control of the western Mediterranean |
| How did Julius Caesar become a leading public figure? | He won military victories in Gaul and other regions |
| What event closely followed on the murder of Julius Caesar? | A round of civil wars brought Octavian to power |
| During the empire period, the Roman senate: | had little power compared to the emperor |
| The ruler of Rome at the beginning of the empire was: | Augustus |
| Romans were skilled at the art of ____, a picture made from small bits of stone or glass. | mosaic |
| Some Roman poets chose to ____, or make fun of, society. | satirize |
| Water was carried to Roman cities by: | Ptolemy |
| The author of the Aeneid, Rome’s greatest epic, was ____. | Virgil |
| The application of science and mathematics to develop useful structures is called _____. | engineering |
| To which civilization did Roman culture owe the greatest debt? | Greek |
| Livy and Tacitus were best known as Roman: | historians |
| What building material did Romans use for the rounded dome roofs they developed? | concrete |
| A statement that best describes the Roman view of science? | They did little original research, but they put science to practical use. |
| Rome’s greatest legacy to the modern world was probably its: | commitment to the rule of law and justice |
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