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Ancient Rome
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What river connects Rome to the Mediterranean Sea? | Tiber |
| What 3 large bodies of water did the Roman Empire touch? | Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Atlantic Ocean |
| What desert formed the southern boundary of the Roman Empire? | Sahara Desert |
| What mountain ranges are located to the east and north of Rome? | East = Apennines, North = Alps |
| According to the myth, who founded Rome? | Twin brothers, Romulus and Remus, who were raised by a she-wolf |
| Who actually founded Rome? | The Latins and Etruscans who settled in Latium |
| Greek Influence | columns |
| Etruscan Influence | arches cuniculus colosseum |
| Plebs | 95% of the population crafts-workers, peasants, laborers could not take part in the government served in the army paid taxes |
| Patricians | 5% of the population (nobles) wealthy landowners served in the senate and consuls held high military positions did not pay taxes |
| What is a republic? | A form of government with elected leaders |
| What is the purpose of the Roman Senate? | The senate was a group of 300 men elected to govern Rome, They served for life, They discussed, debated, and voted on laws, They gave advice to the consul, They acted as judges, Only patricians could be in the senate. |
| What is the purpose of Consuls? | The consul was one of the two chief leaders in the Roman Republic, They were elected for 1 year, This short term prevented the consuls from becoming tyrants, They controlled the Roman army, Only patricians could be in the consul. |
| Conflict of Orders- Struggle between | plebeians and patricians |
| Conflict of Orders-The plebeians fought to get | political equality with the patricians. |
| Conflict of Orders-The plebeians solved the conflict by | boycotting and leaving Rome and camping on a nearby hill until they were given more rights. |
| Conflict of Orders- The patricians finally compromised with the plebeians because | work came to a halt and Patricians feared the army would be helpless if an enemy struck |
| Senate | tribune = 10 Plebeians participated in the Senate |
| Consuls | 1 Patrician and 1 Plebeian |
| Twelve Tables | written laws (ensured that Patricians could not change the laws) |
| 1st Expansion- What land did the Romans conquer during the 1st expansion? | Conquered lands: Rome, Italian Peninsula |
| 1st Expansion Who viewed expansion negatively and why? | Plebs forced to serve in army; taxes were high |
| 2nd Expansion- Who fought in the Punic Wars? | Rome and Carthage |
| 2nd Expansion- Why were the Punic Wars fought? | Both wanted control of the Mediterranean Sea Trade |
| 2nd Expansion- Who viewed expansion negatively and why? | Plebs forced to serve in army; taxes were high |
| 3rd Expansion- Who assassinated Julius Caesar? | Roman Senate |
| 3rd Expansion-Why did they assassinate him? | They thought he would declare himself King and lose their power |
| 3rd Expansion-What happened to Rome after Julius Caesar was assassinated? | Civil war broke out; Plebs were resentful because they were forced to serve in the army, pay taxes, and their jobs were given to slaves |
| 4th Expansion-What positive contributions did Augustus make to the Roman empire? | Improved trade, Fire Station, Police Station, orphanages, building projects |
| 4th Expansion-Why did Augustus ask the Roman Senate for advice? | He didn’t want to be assassinated and to make the Senate think they had power. |
| What was the Pax Romana? | 200 Years of peace and Prosperity |
| What made it possible? | Began with Augustus: He encouraged education, art and literature. He had 80 temples restored and created the first police force, firefighters, and library, improved trade routes, harbors, roads and coins |
| Caligula | mentally unstable declared himself a god made his horse a member of the Senate assassinated by his bodyguards |
| Claudius | returned art stolen by Caligula to citizens granted citizenship to people of empire improved Roman laws |
| Nero | felt threatened by anyone who criticized him murdered family members |
| Marcus Aurelius | lowered taxes sold his own possessions to help ease famine built schools and orphanages promoted kinder treatment of slaves |
| What led to the decline of Rome? | 1. Rome had difficulty transitioning (giving) power to new leaders. Often, civil wars broke out. Armies helped or destroyed leaders in power. Many emperors were weak and dishonest. |
| What led to the decline of Rome? | 2. Citizens had to pay heavy taxes to finance (pay for) Rome’s huge armies. Heavy taxes led many people to poverty and famine. |
| What led to the decline of Rome? | 3. The huge size of the empire was difficult to control. Invaders from the Germanic tribes settled in Rome but had no loyalty to Rome. |
| What led to the end of ancient times? | The decline of Rome |
| changes made to the Roman Republic that created equality between the social classes. | - creation of Senate/ Tribune (be able to desribe this) - Twelve Tables (be able to desribe this) - Consuls( be able to desribe this) |
| Augustus | Built roads Created fire department, police department, library Supported education (arts and literature) Started the Pax Romana (200 years of peace) Built aqueducts (brought water from rivers/seas to cities) |
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