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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| where is Rome located | on Italy's peninsula which is a boot shape |
| what 3 seas surround rome | adriatic, Ionian, Tyrrhenian. |
| how was the soil and habors | good soil and poor harbors |
| where did the latins settle | from north around the 7 hills of rome |
| what did they use for reasorces | good soil and Tiber river |
| who were the founders of rome | Romulus and remus |
| when did Romans rebel and start the republic | 509 BC |
| how did they make the senate | by electing representatives to make descions |
| what were the 2 representatives elected from the senate | consuls |
| how long did dictators rule in states of emergency | 6 months |
| what was romes code of law | the twelve tablets |
| what were patricians | landowners, elected to Senate, and had close ties to rome |
| what were plebians | merchants, farmers, with no voting rights |
| what happened after the revolt against patricians | allowed 10 seats in senate |
| how many Punic wars were there | 3 |
| who was in the Punic wars | Rome and carthage |
| what happened after the 1st Punic war | Rome won and gained control of mediterranean |
| what did Hannibal do to invade Rome in the second war | used elephants to invade rome |
| what happened after the second Punic war | roman army invaded Carthage which made Hannibal retreat to defeat |
| what happened after the 3rd Punic war | Carthage is destroyed and citizens enslaved |
| what happens when caesar returns to Rome after gaul | in 48 BC he becomes an absolute dictator |
| what did caesar do for citizens | gave citizenship to more people |
| who did Caesars laws help | the poor |
| what was it called when caesar was stabbed to death by senate | The IDES of march |
| what happens after caesars Death | civil war breaks out |
| what generals compete for power | octavian and Anthony |
| who held the east part of empire | octavian |
| who held west part of empire and egypt | marc anthony |
| who united and were defeated in naval battle by octavian | marc Anthony and cleopatra |
| who becomes absolute ruler | octavain |
| what did octavian change his name to | Augustus caesar |
| what is pax romana | 200 years of peace |
| what were some important pieces of architecture | basilicas, forum, colosseum, churches aquaducts |
| what were cultural arts | plays , poetry, education |
| what were parts of language | Latin stories and history |
| what was the government | a republic |
| what was the religion in the roman empire | polytheistic based on Greek gods |
| who spreads the word of christianity | jesus |
| what legalized christianity | the edict of milan |
| what happened to the empire | it weakened |
| how were prices in rome | to costly |
| what did invaders do | took over many of empires provinces |
| how were the rulers | weak |
| why did the people follow generals instead of the emporer | because legions were too far away |
| what happened to rome | it was invaded |
| where did Constantine move the capital | constatinople |
| what happens to christianity | becomes an accepted religion |
| what happens to the empire | split into roman culture VS. byzantine empire |
| when did Justinian I rule | 527-565 AD |
| what kind of ruler was he | an absolute ruler |
| where was the empire stretched | along mediterranean |
| what did the code of laws do | became the basis for European legal system |
| what did constatinople become | center of trade in europe |
| what industry developed | silk industry |
| what ideas from Greece and Rome did he take | the construction of churches road and aquaducts |
| what did he want everyone to become | orthodox Christians |
| what did Justinian build | Hagia Sophia |
| who was Theodora | Wife of Justinian |
| what happened to the Christian church | it divieded |
| what did the Roman Catholic church use | icons to pray |
| what does Catholic mean | all embracing |
| what did eastern Orthodox church forbid | the use of icons for Prayers |
| when did the byzantine empire fall | 1453 AD |
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