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Chapter 12
rome chp 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who could vote in the roman republic? | All free adult males |
| What was the role of the roman Forum? | A public meeting place |
| What was the most important role of Roman women? | Have children and raise them to follow traditions. |
| Men ruled the ? | Families |
| Men could do what with their children? | Sell them into slavery or kill them. |
| women could not do what? | Vote, attend assemblies, or hold office |
| Common people lived where? | Cramped apartments without running water. |
| Common people worked what kind of jobs? | tenant farms, laborers, ran stores, taverns, and restaurants |
| slaves were what? | bought and captured and often treated cruel |
| Some slaves were in what conditions? | harsh |
| others worked for who? | Wealthy |
| Wealthy people earned money from what? | Agriculture |
| What is Agriculture? | variety of crops, and farming techniques? |
| Men looked after what? | business |
| Women looked after what? | Supervised slaves and children |
| How did roman religion change? | They split the power so one person won't have so much power |
| city hills gave a natural defense from who? | Invaders |
| The people overthrew who? | King Tarquin |
| Loyal allies were given what? | Roaman citizenship and voting |
| The river was to what for large ships to enter and attack? | to fast and dangerous |
| What is the basic unit of the roman army called? | Legion |
| By late 200 BC Rome ruled all of what? | Italy |
| Who were most powerful in Italy? | Etruscans |
| Romans identified with Greeks what? | Mythology and Gods. |
| How did the government change overtime | First a monarchy kings ruled as head of army. Chief priest, supreme judge. led romans into wars with small villages. ruled with consent of Romes aristocrats who formed a senate to advise the king on important matters. |
| Rome had access to nearby what being next to the Tiber river | Port |
| Small boats could go out what onto what? | The city and onto the Tiber River |
| What year did Greeks settle into Italy to teach the romans Greek culture? | 700BC |
| How many soldiers formed a line to be flexible | 60 to 160 people |
| Rome gained power with who? | Allies |
| Rome required allies to send troops to do what with them? | Fight with them |
| Citizens have the right to vote an elect who? | Officials |
| Where did the story about Romulus and Remus take place? | Tiber River and cave |
| Who was in the story? | Mars, Silvia, their grandfather, Romulus and Remus, Amulius. |
| When? | at night when the twins' parents were not aware/ sleeping |
| What? | Two Men wanted to kidnap and take the twins to the Tiber River and abandon them. |
| How? | 2 men got sent by Amulius to kidnap the twins at night |