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AWH C6 S1
Advanced World History Chapter 6 Section 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Roman Sky God, weapon thunderbolt, like Greek god Zeus | Jupiter |
| Wife of Jupiter, mother of Mars and Vulcan, goddess of women marriage and childbirth, like Greek goddess Hera | Juno |
| Sun, God of music, prophesy, cattle and light, like Greek god Apollo | Apollo |
| Moon, Goddess of the moon, carried bows and arrows, goddess of hunting and childbirth, like Greek god Artemis | Diana |
| Daughter of Jupiter, goddess of wisdom, arts and crafts, like Greek goddess Athena | Minerva |
| Worshiped in spring, dear to soldiers about to fight, Goddess of Love, like Greek goddess Aphrodite | Venus |
| Son of Jupiter, God of war, important to soldiers, like Greek god Ares | Mars |
| Roman mythology is like this mythology | Greek |
| Roman mythology believes gods control | Weather, food, and life |
| Who wrote the myth of Aeneas? | Vergil |
| What was Vergil's poem called? | The Aeneid |
| A narrative poem celebrating a character's heroic deeds | Epic |
| Romans liked to be affiliated with this person because he was a hero who fought the Greeks in the Trojan War. | Aeneas |
| Legend says Aeneas was related to the founders of Rome through a string of kings. Who were those founders? | Romulus and Remus |
| Romans valued Romulus and Remus because they valued what? | Strength |
| Rome was founded near what River because of strategic location and fertile soil; it was near the sea, but not on the sea, giving access to trade, but distance from war ships, what river? | Tiber |
| Why did the settlements on each of the 7 hills band together? | Religious games |
| Island under the "boot" of Italy | Sicily |
| City that borders Mediterranean Sea and is close to the Tiber River | Rome |
| Continent across from Sicily | Africa |
| What mountain range is at the top of Italy? | Alps |
| Area above the Alps | Gaul |
| What river is near Rome? | Tiber |
| What sea is below Italy and Sicily? | Mediterranean |
| What Sea is east (to the right) of Italy? | Adriatic Sea |
| What city is on the Mediterranean Sea, on the tip of Africa across from Sicily? | Carthage |
| A harsh tyrant who was driven from power and caused Rome to decide against having kings and instead to form a Republic | King Tarquin the Proud |
| Wealthy land owners who held most of the power | patricians |
| Common farmers, artisans and merchants who made up the majority of the population | plebeians |
| People who protected the rights of plebeians from unfair acts by the patrician officials. | tribunes |
| Where the 12 clay tables hung that stated the laws; political center of Rome | Forum |
| 300 members chosen from upper class Roman citizens, responsible for legislative and administrative functions, decided foreign policy | Senate |
| 2 officials; commanded army and directed government; limited power, 1 year term; one could veto the other | Consuls |
| Citizen soldiers, members for life, select consuls, make laws | Centuriate Assembly |
| Citizens grouped by where they live, elect tribunes and make laws | Tribal Assembly |
| Eight judges, 1 year term, chosen by Centuriate Assembly -- 2 do civil and criminal, 6 govern areas | Praetors |
| Adult male landowners | citizen |
| A form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders | Republic |
| A leader chosen in times of crisis, had absolute power for six months, chosen by consuls and elected by senate. | Dictator |
| Roman's placed great value on these two systems. | government and military |
| Citizens who owned land were required to do this: | serve in army |
| Large military units of Roman soldiers | Legions |
| Roman legion of 5,000 heavily armed foot soldiers | infantry |
| soldiers on horse back who supported each legion | cavalry |
| 80 men part of a legion | century |
| Military organization and fighting skill of the Roman army lead to, | Rome's greatness |
| Rome expanded its territories through... | trade and conquest |
| By 265 BC, Romans eventually dominated what area? | Italy |
| In order to dominate Italy the Romans defeated what two groups? | Estruscans and Greeks |
| Conquered Latins had what status in Rome? | full citizenship |
| Some conquered peoples farther from Rome had what status? | citizenship but no vote |
| Some conquered people far from Rome had what status? | Allies of Rome |
| what type of policy towards defeated enemies helped Rome build a long lasting empire? | lenient |
| what city interfered with Roman accesses to the Med. sea | Carthage |
| 220 year series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage | Punic Wars |
| War in which Rome and Carthage fought for Sicily and the western Mediterranean for 23 years | first Punic War |
| Who won the first Punic War? | Rome |
| Carthaginian general who lead a long and brilliant military attack against Rome in the second Punic War | Hannibal |
| Hannibal's attack on Rome was considered brilliant because he | attacked from Spain, across France and though the Alps. |
| Hannibal's greatest victory | Battle of Cannae |
| Roman's held Hannibal back, and won this 10 year war | 2nd Punic War |
| Rome finally triumphed in what Punic War | 3rd Punic War |
| Roman general who attacked Carthage in the 3rd Punic War | Scipio |
| When Rome captured this city it was set on fire and its citizens were sold into slavery | Carthage |
| Rome's victories n theses wars gave it dominance over the western Mediterranean | The Punic Wars |
| A written law code that established the idea that all free citizens had a right to protection under the law. | Twelve Tables |
| The first geographic area Rome conquered. | Italian Peninsula |
| This final battle when Rome's General Scipio defeated Carthage's Hannibal near Carthage. | Battle of Zama |
| Rome's victory in the Punic Wars gave it dominance over what area? | Western Mediterranean Sea |
| After the Punic Wars this territory was dominated by Rome. | Anatolia to Spain |
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