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KrodriguezSS8
Ch 8 vocabulary and comprehension questions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Republic | a type of government in which citizens select their leaders |
| Patrician | a member of a wealthy family in the ancient Roman Republic |
| Plebeian | an ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic |
| Consul | an elected official who led the Roman Republic |
| Veto | the power of one branch of government to reject bills or proposals passed by another branch of government |
| Dictator | a person in the ancient Roman Republic appointed to the rule for six months in times of emergency, with all the powers of a king |
| Describe the geography and early settlement of Rome. | Rome was founded in a fertile valley surrounded by seven hills near the Tiber River at the center of a long, narrow peninsula, the first settlements date to about 900 BC |
| Why did the Romans overthrow the Etruscans? | the Romans were not allowed to participate in government and were ruled by an all-powerful king. |
| What were the important features of the Roman Republic? | the government represented the will of the people, and citizens could vote to elect their leaders |
| Why did the Romans want the republic to have two consuls rather than one? | they did not want one person to have too much power |
| Describe the features of the rule of Julius Caesar. | Julius Caesar ruled as a dictator for life; he took over important offices such as consul and took away much of the senate's power; he also reorganized the government. |
| Why would the Roman senate be likely to lead the opposition to Caesar’s growing power? | Julius Caesar had taken away much of the senate's power. |
| Province | a unit of an empire |
| Colosseum | a large amphitheater built in Rome around AD 70; Site of contests and combats |
| Aqueduct | a structure that carries water over long distances |
| Polytheism | the belief in more than one god |
| Arch | a curved structure used as a support over an open space as in a doorway |
| At its height what area did the Roman Empire cover? | it stretched from Britain to Egypt and included all the lands around the Mediterranean |
| How did Rome handle the difficulties of governing its large empire? | the Romans divided the empire into provinces |
| What did the Romans learn from the Greeks? | math, philosophy and astronomy |
| How did the Romans technological achievements help them strengthen their empire? | the Romans used technology to build roads and aqueducts |
| What was the Justinian code of law? | a set of laws created by the emperor Justinian for the Roman Empire |
| What did Cicero mean when he said that “cannot be bent by influence, or broken by power, or spoiled by money”? | no one is above the law |
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