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Rome
Vocabulary, map, Timeline.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the 3 sea's | Ionian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Adriatic Sea. |
| What is the name of the volcano? | Mt. Vesuvias |
| what is the peninsula called? | Italian peninsula. |
| name the city-state. | Rome |
| A Roman public meeting place | Forum |
| A ruler who has almost absolute power | Dictatorship |
| Land with different territories and people under a single rule | Empire |
| Name of the Roman ruler during the imperial age | Emperor |
| The Nobles in Roman society | Patricians |
| The common people of Ancient Rome | Plebeians |
| The two most powerful officials in Rome | Consuls |
| Roman officials who were appointed by the consuls | Senate |
| To reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government officials | Veto |
| A system that balances the distribution of power in a government | Checks and Balances |
| The language of the Romans | Latin |
| A structure that spans a space and supports structure and weight above it. | Arch |
| A human-made raised channel that carries water from distant places | Aqueduct |
| A legal system based on a written code of laws | Civil Law |
| Roman peace, a general time of peace and prosperity in Roman empire. | Pax Romana |
| Name the 2 rivers. | Po River and Tiber river. |
| What is the mountain range that is located south of the Italian peninsula. | Apennines mt |
| Name the two islands | Sicily and Sardinia. |
| Why did the Carthaginians only rule the outside of the islands. | To stop invaders from coming in. |
| where is the Alps located? | South of the Po River. |
| Rome is located on what country and continent. | Italy and Europe. |
| Italy is mostly what | Mountains and Flat Plains |
| Europe’s highest mountain range that separates Italy from the rest of Europe. | Alps |
| Mountain range that runs down the center of the Italian peninsula. | APENNINES |
| Twin boys abandoned and thrown into the Tiber River to die. | The legend of Romulus & Remus |
| Why was It hard to attack Rome | River was too fast /dangerous for large ships to (enter) attack Rome. |
| when did Latins enter the region. | 1000 BC |
| When was the Republic created | 500 BC |
| what were the twelve table. | The first written code of laws. |
| who was the in the Punic wars and who won | Rome vs Carthage Rome won |
| how did Pompeii get destroyed? | Mt Vesuvius erupted |
| besides the mother children and father who was considered part of the family. | Servants or Slaves |
| how long did the soldiers stay in the army | 25 years. |
| What is a pilum | Throwing spear. |
| what was a legion | a basic unit of the Roman army 4000-5000 soldiers |
| what was a maniple and why was It strong | a unit of 60-160 soldiers allowed more flexibility. |
| who is Rome named after | Romulus |
| Rome is the capital of what country | Italy |
| what were two thing children were taught | to be loyal and respectful |
| how many layers were in the Roman roads | 5 Layers |
| How long did senators hold office | for life |
| who did the tribunes represent | common people |
| how did Julius Caesar die | he was assassinated |
| to what did Octavian change Julius to | Augustus Caesar |
| what language did Rome use for government and business | Latin |
| What three languages were used to develop latin | french Spanish portugese |
| why did the punic wars happen | Rome wanted to expand and protect their empire as well as carthage |
| when did the first Punic war happen | 264-241 BC |
| when did the second Punic war happen | 218-201 BC |
| when did the third Punic war happen | 149-146 BC |
| what made Hannibal Barca such an effective leader? | he crossed the alps during the beggining of winter |
| what is the Roman name for Zeus | Jupiter |
| what was Roman culture heavily influenced from | Greek |
| when did Rome rule all Italy | 200 BC |
| who raised Romulus and Remus first | the She-Wolf |
| who raised Romulus and Remus second | The shepard |
| why did Romulus kill Remus | they were fighting over the name of the city |
| What is north east to the italian peninsula | The Bryzantine empire |
| what is north of the alps | Gaul |
| what does the Italian peninsula look like that helps people to remember it | a Boot |
| how many wars were there in the Punic wars | 3 |
| what is a Republic | a government where people elect leaders to govern them |
| who is on the top of the social structure | senators |
| who is second on the social structure | Nobles and Patricians |
| who is third on the social structure | plebeians |
| who is fourth on the social sctructure | freedmen |
| who is last on the social structure | slaves |
| what are freedmen | Former slaves who regained their freedom |
| who could vote in the Roman Republic | Free adult men |
| what did Tiberius try to do | give land to the poor |
| how did rome win the first punic war | by sending a fleet to defeat the navy off the coast of sicily |
| what did hannibal swear to never do | befriend a roman |
| how did hannibal die | he killed himself |
| what happened 509 bc | Romans overthrew the last king and became a republic |
| how many branches is power divided into | 3 |
| what are the branches | assemblies, the senate and the magistrates |
| in Roman numerals number of days In a year | CCCLXV |
| number of states in the united states | L |
| 656 | DCLVI |
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