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Ch. 11 and 12
Ancient Rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a form of government in which citizens elect their leaders? | republic |
| What was the branch of government made up of 300 patrician men who controlled the money and how to act toward other governments? | Senate |
| Who was thewealthy ruling class of people in ancient Rome? | patricians |
| Who were the ordinary citizens in Rome? | plebeians |
| Who were the two heads of the government who acted as military leaders and could veto each other, usually with a limited term in office? | consuls |
| Who was an elected official who protects the rights of ordinary citizens? | tribune |
| What is to reject? | veto |
| Who is a person granted absolute power? | dictator |
| What was Rome's ancient marketplace where people met to discuss politics? | Forum |
| What were the first written code of Roman laws that were carved onto bronze tablets? | Twelve Tables |
| What was a time period of Roman peace? | Pax Romana |
| What is a human-made channel that carries water long distances? | aqueduct |
| What is a curved part of a structure that serves as support? | arch |
| What is a hemispherical roof? | dome |
| What is the huge amphitheater where gladiators fought located in central Rome? | Colosseum |
| What is a dome shaped temple in Rome? | Pantheon |
| Who was a patrician that became a powerful consul of Rome and eventually made himself dictator, but was later assassinated? | Julius Caesar |
| Who was the first Roman emperor who made many great achievements and established the Pax Romana? | Augustus |
| Who was a Roman emperor who tried to make changes to save the empire and divided it into 4 parts? | Diocletian |
| Who was a Roman emperor that chose Constantinople as a new Roman capital and encouraged Christianity? | Constantine |
| Who was was a strong leader thought of as the greatest Byzantine emperor that created legal code that still influences us today? | Justinian |
| What was a code of law that standardized laws in the Byzantine empire? | Justinian Code |
| What was a new eastern part of the Roman empire which had a system of laws, strong leadership, and cultural influences from the Greeks that enabled it to flourish? | Byzantine Empire |
| Who were people in ancient Rome who fought other people or animals for public entertainment? | gladiators |
| Who was the Roman emperor who divided it into the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire? | Theodosius |
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