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Rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Forum | A Roman public meeting place |
| Dictatorship | A ruler who has almost absolute power |
| Empire | Land with different territories and people under a single rule |
| Emperor | Name of the Roman ruler during the imperial age |
| patricians | The nobles in Roman society. |
| Plebeians | The common people of Ancient Rome |
| consuls | The two most powerful officials in Rome |
| Senate | Roman officials who were appointed by the consuls |
| Veto | To reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government official |
| Checks and balances | A system that balances the distribution of power in government |
| Latin | The language of the Romans |
| Arch | A structure that spans a space and supports structure and weight above it |
| Aqueduct | A human made raised channel that carries water from distant places |
| Cival- law | A legal system based on a written law code of laws |
| pax romana | Roman peace. general time of peace and prosperity in Roman empire |
| What mountain range runs down the middle of Italy? | Appenines |
| What two large islands are considered a part of modern day Italy? | Sicily & sardinia |
| According to the legend. who is Rome named after? | Romulus |
| What is the capital of Rome? | Italy |
| Besides father. mother and children. who was considered a part of the family? | Servants or slaves |
| What are two things children were taught? | loyal to families. and to the republic |
| how long did soldiers stay in the army? | 25 Years |
| What is a pilum? | Short sword for stabbing |
| What are aqueducts used for? | To supply water to towns |
| What did Romans use to make their buildings bigger and wider? | Pillars |
| What are three events that accrued in the Coliseum? | Gladiators and animals fought, 100 days of games, |
| How many layers above the leveled ground were laid in construction of Roman roads? | 5 levels |
| How long did senators hold office? | For life |
| Who did tribunes represent? | The common people |
| Who fought against each other in the Punic wars? | Carthage and Rome |
| Who won the Punic wars? | Rome |
| How did Julius Caesar Die? | He was assassinated |
| What did Octavian change his name to? | Augustas |
| What three groups invaded Roman controlled Britain? | Jutes, Angels, Saxons |
| What part of the Roman Empire did the Vandals invade? | Sicily and Sardinia |
| Which island in the Mediterranean sea was completely Christian by 300 AD? | Carthage |
| Which three continents had Christian areas by 400 AD? | Tours, Corinth, and Athens. |
| What language did the Romans use for government and business? | Latin |
| List three languages which developed from Latin. | French, Spanish, and Portugease |
| What is the Roman numeral for 10? 50? 100? | X, L, C |
| What does VII + V equal? | 12 |
| What town did Mount Vesuvius bury in 79 AD? | Pompeii and Herculeum. |
| What did the hot ash leave behind once cooled? | People, solid like rock. |
| When did Latin enter the region? | 1,000 BC |
| when were the 12 tables written?-first code of laws. | 450 BC |
| When was the end of the Roman Republic? | 45 BC |
| When was Julius Caesar assassinated? | 44 BC |
| Christianity given recognition? | 313 AD |
| When was the Republic was created? | 500 BC |
| When were the Punic wars? | 264-164 BC |
| When was Pompeii destroyed by Mt Vesuvius? | 79 AD |
| When was the Roman Empire at it's peak? | 117 AD |
| When did the Roman Empire collapse? | 476 AD |
| Who do the Romans give credit to for naming their city? | Romulus |
| What other country did Rome base it's religion from? | Greek |
| How many Punic wars were there? | Three |
| Who was the highest rank in Roman social structure? | Senator |
| Who was the lowest rank in Roman social structure? | Slaves |
| What Empire was Hannibal Barca leader of | Carthage |
| Name two Roman achievements. | Aqueducts, and victory of the Punic wars |
| Who was the highest rank in Rome's social heirochy? | senators |
| Who was the second highest in Rome's social heirochy? | Nobles and Patricians |
| Who was the third highest in Rome's social heirochy? | Plebeians |
| Who was the fourth rank in Rome's social heirochy? | Freedmen |
| Who were the lowest rank in Rome's social heirochy? | Slaves |
| What did Praetors do? | Were in charge of civil law in Rome. |
| What did consuls do? | Led the Roman army into battles and ran the government. |
| What did senators do? | Had great political power, and were Romes wealthiest nobles. |
| What did nobles & Patricians do? | Officials and advisors & Romes ruling class. |
| What did Plebeians do? | AKA ''plebs''Majority of Rome's class. Less wealthy craftspeople, merchants, and sometimes landowners. |
| What did freedmen do? | Were once slaves, now free. Major restrictions on legal rights. |
| What were slaves? | Lowest class. No freedom. Considered property of the landowners . |
| How many wars were in the Punic wars? | Three |
| How many civil wars were there before 200 AD in Rome? | 11 |
| In 700 BC who gave Rome their idea for their religion? | Greece |
| The Romans believed who was their ancestor. | Virgil |
| Rome ruled all of Italy in _______________BC. | late 200 BC |
| What was the name of the basic Roman army unit? | Legion |
| 4,000 ___________ soldiers or infantry. | foot |
| What is a maniple? | Unit of 60-160 soldiers who formed a solid line. |
| Why was the maniple good? | It was flexible. |
| What were Romes loyal allies given? | Roman citezen and voting rights. |
| What mountain range separates Italy from the rest of Europe? | The Alps |
| What river flows near Rome? | Tiber River |
| What river flows near the Alps | Po river |
| Unlike the U.S. constitution, Romes constitution was __________________. | Unwritten |
| What was Romes constitution based off of? | Tradition and custom. |
| Romans didn't want to be __________ by one man. | ruled |
| Power was ____________ among different people with set roles. | shared |
| The law applied to ________________. | Everyone. |
| Why was Rome able to rise so successfully? | They formed more colonies and built towns. |
| Why were the Romans able to maintain control and rule of Italy? | Their very strong army. |
| Men ruled the_________. | families |
| Women in Rome had more freedom then women in ______. | Greece |
| Oldest man _________ all property. | owned |
| Men could sell his _________________into savory or ________ them! | Own children, kill |
| In practice limited by ______________. | custom |
| Women could not _____________, attend assemblies or hold office. | vote |
| Active _______________-parties, theater, religious rituals. | social life |
| Most important job for women? | Have children and raise them to follow traditions. |
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