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SS6 Final Rome
SS6 Final Exam Review Rome
Term | Definition |
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IMPORTANT WATER SOURCE | Tiber River |
Achievements/Innovations | -basis of Roman laws are seen in many today -aqueducts transported fresh water -large government buildings -forums, public meeting places |
Important People | -Julius Caesar became dictator then killed by Senate because of his extreme power -Augustus Caesar was ruler during the Golden Age of Rome |
Important Events | 476 BC Rome falls in the West but the Byzantine Empire in the East last for another 1,000 years |
Geography | city of Rome was built on a group of seven hills along the Tiber River on the Italian peninsula; steep hills provided protection to the city |
Government/Social Structure | republic (people elected others to represent them in government)- most men could be part of the government dictator was elected in cases of emergency and had absolute authority social classes divided by wealth: patricians (wealthy landowners) & plebeians (common people) |
Religion | mythology (polytheistic); Christianity (monotheistic); Judaism (monotheistic) |