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Rome
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the 3 seas. | Ionian Sea, Adriatic Sea, Tyherrhenian Sea. |
| Name the volcano that destroyed Pompeii. | Mt. Vesuvius |
| What is the def. of Forum? | a Roman public meeting place |
| What is the def. of Dictatorship? | a Ruler who has absolute power |
| What is an Empire? | land with different territories and people under a single rule |
| What is an emperor? | name of the Roman ruler during the imperial age |
| what is a patrician? | the nobles in Roman society |
| what is a Plebeian? | the common people of ancient Rome |
| What is a consul? | the 2 most powerful officials in ancient Rome |
| What is a senate? | Roman officials elected by the consuls |
| what does Veto mean? | To reject or prohibit actions and lawns of other Gov. officials |
| what is checks and balance? | a system that balances the distribution of power in a Gov. |
| What was Latin? | the language of the Romans |
| What is an arch? | a structure that spans a space and support structure and weight above it |
| What is civil law? | a legal system based on a written code of laws |
| What is Pax Romana? | Roman peace, a general time of peace and prosperity in the Roman empire |
| when was the Punic wars? | 264-164 BCE |
| when was Julius Ceaser assassinated? | 44 BCE |
| When was Pompeii destroyed? | 79 AD |
| What was an Aqueduct? | a human-made raised channel that carries water from distant places |
| When was the Roman empire at its peak? | 117 AD |
| When was Christianity given recognition? | 313 AD |
| When did the Roman empire collapse? | 476 AD |
| What were the Rivers of ancient Rome? | the Po River and the Tiber river |
| What was the peninsula called? | the Italian peninsula |
| What mt range runs down the middle of Italy? | the Appenians |
| What 2 large islands are considered a part of modern day Italy? | Sicily and Sardinia |
| Who was Rome named after? | Romulus after he and his brother Remus got in a fight and killed Remus |
| Rome is the capital of what country? | Italy |
| besides father, mother, and children, who was considered part of the family? | servants and slaves |
| what 2 things were children were taught? | loyal to republic and family, high moral values |
| how long did soldiers stay in the army? | 25 years |
| what is a pilum? | a short sword for stabbing and throwing spear |
| what was the Roman colosseum? | a place for gladiators, animals being slayed, and mock navel battles |
| how many layers above the leveled ground were laid for construction of Roman roads? | 6 levels |
| a common saying (maybe not common now) | "all roads lead to Rome |
| how long do senators hold office? | for one year |
| who do the tribunes represent? | common people |
| who fought against each other in the Punic wars? | Rome and Carthage |
| who won the Punic wars? | Rome |
| how did julius Ceasar die? | assasinated |
| to what did octavian change his name to? | Augustus Caesar |
| what 3 groups in the Medditerranian Sea what's completely Christian by 300 AD? | Crete |
| what language did the romans use for government and business? | Latin |
| what languages developed from latin? | French, Spanish, Portuguise, and Romaniese |
| what is the roman numeral for 10, 50, and 100? | X=10 L=50 C=100 |
| what town did mt Vesuvius bury in 79 AD? | Pompeii |
| what did the hot ash leave behind once it cooled? | it concealed the designs and preserved their faces |
| what mountain range runs down the middle of Italy? | Apennian Mts. |
| what is the highest Mt range that separates Italy from the rest of Rome? | the Alps |
| what river flows near Rome? | Tiber river |
| what river flows near the Alps? | Po river |
| what provides land for farming? | flat plains |
| what river where the twins boys thrown into? | Tiber river |
| what did the 2 boys fight over? | Name of Rome |
| Which boy killed the other? | Romulus killed Remus |
| What did Romulus name the new city? | Rome |
| what time did people settle in Rome? | 800 BCE |
| river was too fast and dangerous for what to come enter/attack? | large ships |
| kings ruled as head of army, chief priest, and what? | supreme judge |
| all free what could participate in Gov.? | All free adult males |
| a what is a basic unit of the Roman army? | Legion |
| believed who was their ancestor? | Virgil |
| loyal allies were given what | Roman citizen ship and voting rights |
| what were traits of the Romans? | duty, discipline, and courage |
| men ruled the what? | family |
| oldest men owned what? | all property |
| the men could sell and what their children? | kill their children |
| women got more what than greek women | freedom |
| women could own what? | personal property |
| women could go to parties,______, and religious rituals | theaters |
| what was women's most imortant role? | having children and raise them to follow traditions |
| senators had great what power? | political |
| what were the nobles and patricians? | officials,advisors, and landowners |
| what was Romes ruling class? | the nobles and patricians |
| the plebians are... | the majority of Romes class |
| the plebians jobs are... | craftsman,merchants, and landowners |
| freedmen were once... | they were once slaves but are now free |
| freedmen have... | major restrictions and legal rights |
| slaves are... | Romes lowest class |
| slaves have... | no rights |
| slaves are considered | slaves are considered property of the landowners |
| consuls... | led the Roman army into battles and ran the gov. |
| praetors... | was in charge of civil law in rome |
| the Romans fought in battles to______ as well as ______ their empire. fill in the blanks | expand as well as protect |
| how many Punic wars were there? | 3 Punic wars |
| when did the first Punic wars take place? | 264 BCE - 241 BCE |
| during the first Punic war much of the fighting was where? | as sea |
| Carthage had a much stronger what than Rome | navy |
| Sicily became the first what? | Roman Province |
| when did the second Punic war take place? | 218 BCE - 201 BCE |
| who was Carthage's general and leader? | Hannibal |
| he led how many troops through the Alps? | 46,000 troops |
| with battle horses and what? | elephants |
| when was the third Punic war? | 149 BCE - 146 BCE |
| the Roman army burned and________ all of the buildings in________ | demolished the buildings in Carthage |
| Hannibal was considered what? | one of the greatest military generals of all time |
| the _____ and ____ people both settled in Italy | Etruscan and Greek |
| Roman were very what? | Practical |
| Romans were also what of land | conquerors |
| the early development of Rome was most influenced by who? | the Etruscans |
| the last 2 kings with ruled were what? | they were Etruscan kings |
| in___ BCE Romans overthrew the last king and became a_______ | 509 BCE and became a republic |
| what is a republic? | a republic is when the citizans elect their leaders |
| Romans excelled in what? | military accomplishments |
| they built_______ and______ | colonies and towns |
| Romans devised the... | Roman Confederation |
| Romans made conquered people feel as if they were part of what? | Romes success |
| the Romans were able to keep control and rule what? | Italy |
| they conquered the____ as well as _________ | Greeks and southern Italy |
| where did the Romans get their gods and myths? | the greeks |
| what did the Roman gods become more like? | they became more war-like and more disciplined |
| the Romans would crush any what from their city states? | any rebellions |
| Rome conquered what states? | latin states |
| they conquered Latin city states by___ BCE | 264 BCE |
| the Roman republic was surrounded by what? | surrounded by enimies |
| war began and lasted for the next how many years? | two hundred years |
| the senators were the what? | wealthiest nobles |
| what was the plebians nickname? (we still use it today) | Plebs |
| the plebians were what? | less wealthy and lived in poorly built apartments with no running water |
| who was at the bottom of the social hierarchy? | freedmen and slaves |
| the consuls led the Roman what? | the Roman army into battle |
| who were the wealtheist nobles in Roman society? | senators |
| the Punic wars lasted how many years? | 23 years |
| carthage is a city in... | north Africa |
| Carthage had soldiers...and horses | elephants |
| who killed himself so he would not be a Roman prisoner? | Hannibal |
| who was considered one of the greatest war generals in history? | Hannibal |
| who was Caesars heir? | Octavian, who changed his name to Augustus |
| who was the first Roman emperor | Octavian/Augustus |
| when was the colosseum built? | 70 and 80 AD. |
| how many people could the colosseum hold?? | 50,000 people |
| what is one Roman law we still use today? | Person presumed innocent until guilty |
| what are the 3 principles of the Roman Republic legal system?? | the 3 principles, 12 tablets, law of nations |
| what was the law of nations? | evolved from natural law, or law based on reason. |
| the writtings of the christians gospels tell the story of whos life? | Jesus' life |
| the pharisees believed what? | that good people would be ressurected after the messiah came. |
| who did they believe as the messiah? | Jesus |
| what was jesus' religion? | Judaism |
| why did Jesus' followers begin to think he was the messiah? | because he spoke out for the poor and outcast and believed he could heal the sick |
| non- jews who became christian did not follow all jewish ________ or ___ | traditions or laws |
| Romans respected Judaism as an ___ religion, so they allowed its _________ | old religion and allowed its traditions |
| whos dream led him to end the persecutions of christians? | Constantine |
| christianity appealed to all _____________ | social classes |
| jesus of Nazareth: | founder of christianity |
| bible: | the holy book of christianity |
| disciples: | followers |
| Martyrs: | people who died for their religion |
| persecution: | punishing people for their beliefs |
| crucifixion: | a type of execution that involved being nailed to a cross |
| christianity is a ____________ religion | Monotheistic |
| christianity is based on the ____ and ________ of Jesus | life and teachings |
| at age ___ , jesus started traveling and teaching people about God | age 30 |
| after abt 3 years, jesus and 12 of his disciples went to _________ to celebrate passover | Jerusalem |
| roman leaders arre |
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