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Roman Empire!
(Mooresville) Rome: From Republic to Empire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| founded Rome | Latins |
| conquered Rome | Etruscans |
| was a group of nobles who advised the Roman Ruler | Senate |
| is a government in which people elect the head of the government | Republic |
| Upperclass | Patricians |
| Lowerclass | Plebeians |
| Latins Founded Rome on what river? | Tiber |
| was a ruler of the roman republic (was a senate) | Consuls |
| Number of hills | 7 |
| last Roman King | Tarquin |
| I Forbid | Veto |
| was the 1st written Roman laws | Laws of the Twelve Tables |
| was the Roman market place | Forum |
| were officials elected by the lower class | Tribunes |
| was the basic unit of Roman Army | Legion |
| After killing his brother, Roman legend says he founded the city of Rome. | Carthage |
| "Carthago Delendo Est."-- | Carthage Must Be Destroyed |
| First type of government in Ancient Rome | Monarchy |
| Type of government where the leader is elected and only certain individuals can vote. | March 15, 44 B.C. |
| Ruled the Empire at its greatest height; conquered Dacia | Patricians |
| Less wealthy group in Ancient Rome who originally did have the the right to vote or serve in the government but were required to serve in the army. | Hadrian |
| Group of 300 Patricians in the Roman Republic who made laws and served for life. | Marcus Aurelius |
| = Imposed a Despotism- is a dictionary; it failed | Diocletian |
| Chosen by the Senate to rule the Roman Republic for 6 months with unlimited power. | Constantine |
| A. Laws of the 12 tables B. Justinians Code | Law |
| To overturn | Veto |
| First written laws in Ancient Rome | Twelve Tables |
| Downtown district in Ancient Rome | Forum |
| Guidebook for how a government should be run | Constitution |
| System where powers of the branches in a government balance each other. | Checks and Balances |
| 3 men who tried to share equal power in the Roman Republic | Triumvirates |
| Leader who emerged from the first triumvirate | Caesar |
| Leader in the Roman Republic who was stabbed to death by the Senate because they were afraid he was taking too much power. | Julius Caesar |
| Leader who emerged from the second triumvirate | Octavian |
| Leader in the second triumvirate who fell in love with Cleopatra...they later both committed suicide | Marc Antony |
| Name given to Octavian by the Senate | Augustus |
| 200 years of relative peace in the Roman Empire. | Pax Romana |
| Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius, Marcus Aurelius are examples of these | Five Good Emperors |
| Official Language of the Roman Empire | Latin |
| Bad emperor who was said to be mentally ill and tried to get his horse named Consul | Caligula |
| Bad emperor who built a lavish palace complex in the place where much of the city burned down. He blamed this fire on the Christians and would begin to persecute them. | Nero |
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