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Unit 7 - ARome

Lessons 22, 23, 24, 25

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22- What were the two social classes in ancient Rome called? The patricians and plebeians
22- What is a plebeian In the Roman Republic, one of the common people
22- What is a patrician? In the Roman Republic, a member of the upper, ruling class
22- Who overthrew the Etruscans and created a republic? The Romans
22- About how long did it take for plebeians to get full equality? About 200 years after the plebeians marched out of the city.
23- Who was Julius Caesar? A Roman general who ended the Roman Republic when he seized power and became dictator for life.
23- Who were Caesar Augustus? Julius Caesar’s grandnephew and adopted son, Octavian; Rome’s first emperor.
23- The growth of Rome from a republic to an empire happened over how many years? 500 years.
23- How many major expansion periods were there? 4 major expansion periods.
23- How did Caesar die? He was murdered, the people thought that they were saving the republic but were wrong.
24- How many people resided in ancient Rome's capital city? Nearly one million people.
24- The Romans always believed in what? The rule of law.
24- Family life in Rome was ruled by who? The paterfamilias.
24- Roman emperors made sure to provide poor people with what to keep them occupied and happy? Food and entertainment.
24- About what percent of the empire’s people lived in the country? About 90%
25- Who was the young Englishman that visited the city of Rome? Edward Gibbon
25- How did the Romans adopt aspects of other cultures? By modifying and blending them with their own.
25- What language did the ancient Romans speak? Latin.
25- What happened to Rome and their political instability? Rome never solved the problem of how to peacefully transfer political power to a new leader, this lead to rivals fighting each other to replace the emperor.
25- What happened to Rome and their weakening frontiers? The huge size of the empire made it difficult to defend
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