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Rome
World History Chapter 11 and 12 Rome
| Answer | Question |
|---|---|
| Caligula | This cruel emperor murdered many people and appointed his horse as consul |
| Carthage | In the Second Punic War __________ attacked Rome |
| Gaius Gracchus | Tiberius and_______________ wanted to give land to the poor. |
| murdered | How did Julius Caesar die on March 15, 44 B.C.? |
| Remus | Traditional legend says that Romulus and___________founded the city of Rome. |
| July | Which month was named after Julius Caesar? |
| agriculture | The most important element in Rome’s strong economy was _________________ |
| dictators | The political leader Cicero called for a representative government with limited powers and was against _________________. |
| hero | Rome’s lower classes saw Julius Caesar as a _____________. |
| Tarquin the Proud | In 509 B.C. Romans overthrew _____________________ and began a republic. |
| Etruscans | The Romans overthrew which group and set up the republican form of government where people were treated fairly? |
| peninsula | Italy is a ______________________ shaped like a boot. |
| Twelve Tables | Adopted around 451 B.C., Rome’s first code of law was called the _______________________. |
| 12-month | One reform of Julius Caesar’s that still affects us today is the move to accept a/an _______________________ calendar. |
| trade | A common system of money helped Rome’s____________________. |
| pilium. | Most Roman soldiers carried a short iron sword called a gladius and an iron spear called a ____________________. |
| Octavian | The members of Rome’s Second Triumvirate were Lepidus, Antony, and _______________________. |
| they could pass laws | What important political reform regarding the power of the Council of the Plebs occurred in 287 B.C.? |
| elephants | The Carthaginian general Hannibal and his troops crossed the Alps on __________________. |
| the First Punic War | During what war did the Romans take over Sicily? |
| the Colosseum | Emperor Vespasian began construction of this famous Roman sporting site. |
| Augustus | What title (name) did Octavian take? |
| Marcus Lepidus | Who was one of Caesar’s top generals and a member of the Second Triumvirate? |
| Rome’s first written laws | What were the Twelve Tables? |
| Octavian | At the Battle of Actium, Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by ______________________. |
| Nerva | ________________, one of the “five good emperors,”introduced land reforms that helped the poor. |
| metalworking. | The Etruscans were skilled in ____________________. |
| patricians | The ruling class and top officials of the Roman Republic were the _______________. |
| patricians | Who could hold political office in early Rome? |
| between 800 B.C. and 700 B.C. | When do historians believe Rome was founded? |
| Cincinnatus | The best-known early Roman dictator of the Republic was _______________________. |
| Trajan | Under Emperor ______________, the Roman Empire’s European boundaries were set at Britain in the northwest and Mesopotamia in the east. |
| merchants and skilled workers | What groups benefited the most from the Roman Empire’s prosperity? |
| went on strike | In 494 B.C. what did many Roman plebeians do to protest for equal rights? |
| latifundia | large farming estates |
| Pax Romana | Roman peace |
| dictator | a ruler with complete control over the country |
| praetors | government officials who interpreted Roman law and served as judges |
| veto | to reject |
| consul | a head of government, usually with a limited term |
| legions | small groups of Roman soldiers |
| republic | a form of government in which citizens elect their leaders |
| civic duty | the idea that citizens have responsibilities to their country |
| plebeians | the Roman working class |
| triumvirate | a group of three people who share equal political power |
| legislature | a group of people who make the laws |
| Cleopatra | Egyptian leader who formed an alliance with Mark Antony |
| aqueduct | a human-made channel that carries water long distances |
| Rubicon | river that Caesar crossed and started a civil war |
| Julian calendar | had 12 months, 365 days, and a leap year |
| satires | works that poke fun at human weaknesses |
| anatomy | the study of body structure |
| Appian Way | first major Roman road linking Rome to southeastern Italy |
| Spartacus | gladiator who led a slave rebellion |
| excellent location | Constantinople became wealthy primarily because of its ____ |
| Greek culture and Roman Law | The Byzantines preserved and passed on ____. |
| special materials such as gold and jewels | Byzantine artists showed the empire's wealth and heaven's glory by using intricate designs and |
| own land | Theodora urged her husband Justinian to allow women to |
| Justinian Code | This was a more organized system of laws |
| religous center | Hagia Sophia became the ____ of the Byzantine Empire. |
| gladiator | people who fight each other to the death or battle wild animals in stadiums such as the Colosseum. |
| husbands wealth | A Roman woman's freedom depended on her ____. |
| ode | A(n) _____ expresses strong emotions about life |
| four | Diocletian divided the empire into ______ parts, each with its own ruler. |
| Incorporating Germanic warriors | What decision led to the decline of the Roman legions? |
| Nicea | Where did Constantine hold the first council for Christianity? |
| Italian, French and Spanish | What modern languages are based on Latin? |
| followed a different form of Christianity | In what major way were the Byzantines NOT like the rest of the Roman Empire? |
| conquered by the Barbarians | What is the "traditional" view of how the Roman empire fell? |
| laws | What was the most consistently Roman aspect of Byzantine society? |
| vault | Roman builders used rows of arches in their buildings to form a curved ceiling, or |
| Forum | Many Roman cities surrounded a marketplace and public square, also called the |
| Livia | This wife of Augustus influenced Rome’s politics although women didn't have full citizenship |
| Septimus | While this Roman emperor fought battles away from Rome, his wife, Julia Domna, was in charge |
| Atrium | The houses of the wealthy Romans were built around a(n) |
| satires | These are works that poke fun at human weaknesses |
| Alaric | In AD 410 this Visigoth leader captured the city of Rome. |
| Germanic | Rome finally fell when groups of which people invaded from northern Europe? |
| Huns | The Visigoths warred with which other invading tribe? |
| Odoacer | This Germanic general seized control of Rome and ruled it for almost 15 years. |
| Diocletian | His reforms did not work because he was not a strong enough emperor to enforce them. |
| Justinian | The greatest of the Byzantine emperors; served AD 527–565 |
| Tribonian | He was a legal scholar who worked to create a new code of laws |
| Theodora | She helped Byzantine women win more legal rights. |
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