World History Ch 5
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| A member of the Roman landholding upper class | patrician
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| Used to block a law | veto
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| An official elected by plebeians to protect their interests | tribune
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| A form of government in which the people elect some of the officials | republic
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| A member of the Roman lower class | plebeian
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| A geographic factor that supported Italy’s growth | Italy’s many fertile plains
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| During the war, the Roman senate could choose a temporary: | dictator
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| The Twelve Tables were important because they: | allowed citizens to know and use the laws
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| Many Roman gods and goddesses were: | adapted from Greek religion
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| Rome’s policy toward conquered peoples? | Most were treated justly and allowed to keep their customs
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| Imperialism | A POLICY OF ESTABLISHING CONTROL OVER FOREIGN LANDS AND PEOPLES
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| latifundia | HUGE RURAL ESTATES
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| Julius Caesar | AN AMBITIOUS MILITARY COMMANDER WHO BECAME THE ABSOLUTE RULER OF ROME
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| census | A POPULATION COUNT
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| Hadrian | ONE OF THE “GOOD EMPERORS” - CODIFIED ROMAN LAW
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| A result of the Punic Wars | Rome gained control of the western Mediterranean
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| How did Julius Caesar become a leading public figure? | He won military victories in Gaul and other regions
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| What event closely followed on the murder of Julius Caesar? | A round of civil wars brought Octavian to power
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| During the empire period, the Roman senate: | had little power compared to the emperor
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| The ruler of Rome at the beginning of the empire was: | Augustus
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| Romans were skilled at the art of ____, a picture made from small bits of stone or glass. | mosaic
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| Some Roman poets chose to ____, or make fun of, society. | satirize
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| Water was carried to Roman cities by: | Ptolemy
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| The author of the Aeneid, Rome’s greatest epic, was ____. | Virgil
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| The application of science and mathematics to develop useful structures is called _____. | engineering
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| To which civilization did Roman culture owe the greatest debt? | Greek
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| Livy and Tacitus were best known as Roman: | historians
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| What building material did Romans use for the rounded dome roofs they developed? | concrete
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| A statement that best describes the Roman view of science? | They did little original research, but they put science to practical use.
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| Rome’s greatest legacy to the modern world was probably its: | commitment to the rule of law and justice
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