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Rome study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What mountains are in Rome? | Apennines Mt. and the Alps |
| What are the 3 oceans in Rome? | Tyrrhenian sea, Adriatic sea and the Ionian sea |
| What's the 2 rivers in Rome? | Po river, Tiber river |
| What rule is around Rome? | Roman rule |
| What is the "mountain" to the south? | Mt. Vesuvius |
| When did the Roman empire collapse? | 976 AD |
| When was Christianity given a chance? | 313 AD |
| When was Pompeii destroyed? | 79 AD |
| How many rules are there (Like Roman rule)? | 4 |
| What is an empire? | Land with different territories and people under a single rule |
| What are Plebeians? | The common people of Rome |
| Who are the Partisans? | The nobles in the Roman society |
| Who are the consuls? | They are the 2 most powerful officials in Rome |
| What's a senate? | Roman officials who were elected by the consuls |
| What are the 4 rules? | Roman rule, Etruscan rule, Greek rule and the Carthaginian rule |
| What is the peninsula called in Rome | The Italian Peninsula |
| What is dictatorship? | A ruler with almost absolute power. |
| What's an emperor? | Name of the Roman ruler during the imperial age |
| What's a veto? | To reject or prohibit actions/ laws of other government officials |
| What's a forum? | A Roman public meeting place |
| Checks and balances are? | A system that balances the distribution of power in a government |
| What is Latin? | The language of the Romans which had more languages branch from that. |
| What's an arch? | A structure that spans space and supports structure and weight balance. |
| What's an aqueduct? | A human-made raised channel that carries water from distant places |
| Civil law is? | 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 were the Punic wars? | 264 BC- 164BC |
| When was Julius Caesar assassinated? | 44BC |
| When was the Roman empire at its peak? | 117AD |
| When was the first written code of laws written? | 450BC |
| What two large islands are considered apart of modern day Italy? | Sicily and Sardinia |
| Rome is capital of what country? | Italy |
| Who was Rome named after? | Romulus after he won the fight against his brother (aka he killed him) |
| Besides the parents and children who was considered apart of the family? | Servants or slaves |
| What are 2 things that children were taught? | To be loyal and respectful |
| How long do soldiers stay in the army? | 25 years |
| What is a pilum? | A short sword used for stabbing |
| What did the Romans use to make buildings bigger and wider? | Arches |
| How many layers where there layed during the construction of the Roman roads? | 5 |
| Rome's constitution was??? | IT WAS UNWRITTEN BASED ON TRADITION AND CUSTOM |
| How long did senators hold office?? | For life |
| Who did the tribunes represent??? | Common people |
| Who fought against each other in the Punic wars?? | Carthage and Rome |
| Who was the victor at the end of the wars?? | Romans |
| How did Julius Caesar die?? | He was assassinated by close friends of his |
| To what did Octavian change his name to?? | Augustus Caesar |
| What three groups invaded Rome and controlled Britain?? | Jutes,Angles and Saxons |
| What part of the Roman empire did the Vandals invade?? | South West and west |
| What language did the Romans use for government and business? | Latin |
| What languages developed from Latin?? | French, Spanish and Portuguese |
| What is the Roman numeral for 10, 50 and 100?? | 10=X, 50=L, 100=C |
| What does VII+V equal?? | 12 |
| What town did mount Vesuvius bury in 79AD?? | Pompeii |
| What did the hot ash leave behind when it cooled?? | Exact replicas of the people who got covered in it |
| What river flows near Rome?? | Tiber river |
| What river flows near the alps?? | Po river |
| The city's ______ gave a natural defense from invaders | Hills |
| They had access to a near by port by what river?? | Tiber river |
| The Tiber river was to what for big ships to cross it?? | Fast and dangerous |
| It was located on key what?? | Trade routes |
| Rome was first what??? ( What type of government) | A monarchy ruled by 2 kings |
| Then it 509 BC what did it become?? | A republic |
| They over threw who to become a government?? | The king |
| All adult who could participate in government?? | Men |
| As Rome grew it borrowed what form other Italian people?? | Cultures |
| By when did Rome rule all of Italy?? | late 200s BC |
| Legion is a basic part of what?? | Roman army |
| 4,000 to what feet soldiers or infantry?? | 5,000 |
| 60-160 soldiers formed a solid line and what did that do to help them?? | Made it more flexible |
| Loyal allies where given what?? | Roman citizenship and voting rights |
| Who were the early settlers of Italy?? | Etruscan's and Greeks |
| The last kings they had were what?? | Etruscan's |
| 509 BC was when what happened?? | They over threw the last kings and became a republic |
| They elected two or more men in the what and what could they do?? | In the office and they could veto one another |
| After ruling in office what could happen to them?? | They could be put on trial for things they did. |
| The law applied to who?? | Everyone |
| Wealthy citizens votes did what?? | They counted more then poor peoples votes |
| Tribunes acted as what?? | They acted as protectors to the plebeians |
| Judges and Praters could what?? | Could be elected to consuls |
| It is forbidden to harm or stop a tribune to what??? | Doing his job |
| What was the reason for Rome to have power for so long?? | They made conquered people feel as if they were apart of Rome's success |
| Who is the highest in the social structure?? | Senators |
| Who is 2nd highest in the social structure?? | Nobles and Patricians |
| Who is middle in the social structure? | The Plebians |
| Who is 2nd at the bottom in the social structure??? | Freedmen |
| Who was at the bottom of the social structure??? | Slaves |
| What did the senators do??? | Had great political power and were the wealthiest |
| Who/ what did the Nobles and Patricians do?? | They were officials and advisors- owners of Romes ruling class |
| Who are the Plebeians??? | Majority of the Roman class- Less weather and they were crafts people merchants and landowners |
| Who are the free men??? | They were once slaves that are now free and they have major restrictions and legal rights |
| Who are the slaves?? | They are the lowest class with no freedom and were seen as property of the land owners |
| Who were the two chief executives?? | Consuls and Praetors |
| What did they consuls do?? | They led the Roman army into battles and ran the government |
| What did the Praetors do??? | They were in charge of civil law in Rome |
| The oldest man alive in the family did what?? | Ruled the family |
| The oldest man also owned what? | ALL the property |
| The leader of the family could also do what with his kids?? | Sell them or even kill them |
| The women had more what then the Greeks?? | Freedom |
| They women could also own personal what?? | Property |
| They had an active what?? | Social life |
| Womens most important role was what?? | To have kids and follow traditions |
| The wealthy earned money from what?? | Agriculture and owned large farms or businesses |
| The men looked after what?? | Businesses |
| What did they women supervise?? | Slaves and kids |
| Common people lived in cramped what with no running water?? | Appartments |
| The common people worked a variety of jobs, what were some of those jobs?? | Tenant farms, ran stores, traders and resturants |
| Slaves had no what?? | Rights |
| What percent had been slaves in 1BC | 45% |
| Some slaves were in what condition?? | Bad |
| Some slaves worked for who??? | The wealthy |
| Some slaves were what?? | Educated |
| Some slaves fought and started a war and what happened to them?? | They were caught |
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