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Rome quiz 2020
Global History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Latins | Group of people who lived on a plain south of the Tiber River...Rome grew from these settlements |
| Etruscans | Tribe of people who lived north of the Tiber River whose kings ruled Romans for more then a century (more advanced then Latins) |
| Republic | A form of government where the power rests with the citizens who have the right to vote to elect their own representatives |
| Patricians | Wealthy, land-owning Senate members |
| Consul | Two were elected each year by the Senate to rule Rome. |
| Dictators | One who has complete power in time of emergency. |
| Plebeians | The poor, common people |
| Laws of the 12 Tables | These laws stated that all citizens were equal under the law, innocence until proven guilty, right to face accusers and defend yourself, guilt must be clearly established, and all decisions are based on fairness. |
| Tribunes | Officials elected by the Plebeians |
| Senate | Roman legislature that was made up of Senators who served for life |
| Veto | The power to stop or block a law from passing...Tribunes had this |
| Mercenaries | Foreigners who received payment for fighting in the Roman army |
| Legion | Basic military unit made up of about 5,000 men |
| The Punic Wars | Series of wars between Carthage and Rome |
| Hannibal | Great Carthaginian soldier and leader during The Punic Wars |
| Imperialism | Establishing control over foreign lands and or people |
| Provinces | Different territories within a nation or empire |
| Mare Nostrum | “Our Sea.” The Romans believed the Mediterranean Sea belonged solely to them |
| Latifundia | Roman estates where slaves worked. |
| Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus | Brothers who were the first to attempt reform...eventually became tribunes and were later killed |
| Julius Caesar | Became ruler of Rome after assassinating Cicero, and Pompey stepped down, Plebeians loved him, made many reforms that helped the plebeians, had many enemies in the senate and the Republic, Assassinated by the senate |
| First Triumvirate | Rule by 3 people...Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus |
| Pompey | Famous general and part of First Triumverate (Crassus and Caesar) to rule Rome |
| "veni vidi vici" | After conquering Gaul (modern-day France), Caesar returned to Rome and said this Latin phrase. It means “I came, I saw, I conquered.” |
| The Julian Calendar | Set up under Caesar. It became the official calendar of Rome and was based off of Egyptian astronomical knowledge. |
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