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WKMS Ch. 8
Some of these are not on the test- make sure you use your study guide!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an island that is part of Italy | Sicily |
| This was caused by a conflict between Carthage and Italy over the islands of Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica. | First Punic War |
| Rome's greatest public speaker | Cicero |
| a human-made channel for carrying water long distances | aqueduct |
| __________ interpreted law and acted as judges | praetors |
| artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small farms | plebeians |
| mountain range that runs down the boot of Italy | Apennines |
| Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar | 1st Triumvirate |
| large farming estates owned by wealthy Romans and worked by enslaved people | latifundia |
| Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus | 2nd Triumvirate |
| ruled on a temporary basis during an emergency | dictator |
| one of the "good" emperors | Hadrian |
| wealthy landowner and the ruling class of the Republic | patrician |
| 200 years of peace that began with the rule of Augustus | Pax Romana |
| 2 legendary founders of Rome | Romulus and Remus |
| Only ____________ could hold office in early Rome. | patricians |
| The 12 Tables | Rome's 1st written set of laws |
| The title Octavian took when he became emperor. | Augustus Caesar |
| March 15, 44 BCE | Julius Caesar was killed by his enemies |
| ___________ attacked ___________ to start the 2nd Punic War | Carthage, Rome |
| This was built for defense in northern Brittania(Britain) | Hadrian's Wall |
| In 509 BC | The Roman Republic began. |
| The idea that all laws apply equally to all people | rule of law |
| Tribunes were elected to represent the _________________. | plebeians |
| Who was defeated at the Battle of Actium? | Antony and Cleopatra |