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Advanced World History Chapter 6 Section 1

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Roman Sky God, weapon thunderbolt, like Greek god Zeus   Jupiter  
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Wife of Jupiter, mother of Mars and Vulcan, goddess of women marriage and childbirth, like Greek goddess Hera   Juno  
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Sun, God of music, prophesy, cattle and light, like Greek god Apollo   Apollo  
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Moon, Goddess of the moon, carried bows and arrows, goddess of hunting and childbirth, like Greek god Artemis   Diana  
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Daughter of Jupiter, goddess of wisdom, arts and crafts, like Greek goddess Athena   Minerva  
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Worshiped in spring, dear to soldiers about to fight, Goddess of Love, like Greek goddess Aphrodite   Venus  
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Son of Jupiter, God of war, important to soldiers, like Greek god Ares   Mars  
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Roman mythology is like this mythology   Greek  
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Roman mythology believes gods control   Weather, food, and life  
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Who wrote the myth of Aeneas?   Vergil  
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What was Vergil's poem called?   The Aeneid  
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A narrative poem celebrating a character's heroic deeds   Epic  
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Romans liked to be affiliated with this person because he was a hero who fought the Greeks in the Trojan War.   Aeneas  
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Legend says Aeneas was related to the founders of Rome through a string of kings. Who were those founders?   Romulus and Remus  
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Romans valued Romulus and Remus because they valued what?   Strength  
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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  
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Why did the settlements on each of the 7 hills band together?   Religious games  
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Island under the "boot" of Italy   Sicily  
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City that borders Mediterranean Sea and is close to the Tiber River   Rome  
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Continent across from Sicily   Africa  
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What mountain range is at the top of Italy?   Alps  
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Area above the Alps   Gaul  
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What river is near Rome?   Tiber  
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What sea is below Italy and Sicily?   Mediterranean  
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What Sea is east (to the right) of Italy?   Adriatic Sea  
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What city is on the Mediterranean Sea, on the tip of Africa across from Sicily?   Carthage  
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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  
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Wealthy land owners who held most of the power   patricians  
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Common farmers, artisans and merchants who made up the majority of the population   plebeians  
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People who protected the rights of plebeians from unfair acts by the patrician officials.   tribunes  
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Where the 12 clay tables hung that stated the laws; political center of Rome   Forum  
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300 members chosen from upper class Roman citizens, responsible for legislative and administrative functions, decided foreign policy   Senate  
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2 officials; commanded army and directed government; limited power, 1 year term; one could veto the other   Consuls  
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Citizen soldiers, members for life, select consuls, make laws   Centuriate Assembly  
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Citizens grouped by where they live, elect tribunes and make laws   Tribal Assembly  
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Eight judges, 1 year term, chosen by Centuriate Assembly -- 2 do civil and criminal, 6 govern areas   Praetors  
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Adult male landowners   citizen  
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A form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders   Republic  
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A leader chosen in times of crisis, had absolute power for six months, chosen by consuls and elected by senate.   Dictator  
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Roman's placed great value on these two systems.   government and military  
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Citizens who owned land were required to do this:   serve in army  
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Large military units of Roman soldiers   Legions  
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Roman legion of 5,000 heavily armed foot soldiers   infantry  
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soldiers on horse back who supported each legion   cavalry  
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80 men part of a legion   century  
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Military organization and fighting skill of the Roman army lead to,   Rome's greatness  
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Rome expanded its territories through...   trade and conquest  
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By 265 BC, Romans eventually dominated what area?   Italy  
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In order to dominate Italy the Romans defeated what two groups?   Estruscans and Greeks  
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Conquered Latins had what status in Rome?   full citizenship  
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Some conquered peoples farther from Rome had what status?   citizenship but no vote  
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Some conquered people far from Rome had what status?   Allies of Rome  
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what type of policy towards defeated enemies helped Rome build a long lasting empire?   lenient  
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what city interfered with Roman accesses to the Med. sea   Carthage  
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220 year series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage   Punic Wars  
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War in which Rome and Carthage fought for Sicily and the western Mediterranean for 23 years   first Punic War  
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Who won the first Punic War?   Rome  
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Carthaginian general who lead a long and brilliant military attack against Rome in the second Punic War   Hannibal  
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Hannibal's attack on Rome was considered brilliant because he   attacked from Spain, across France and though the Alps.  
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Hannibal's greatest victory   Battle of Cannae  
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Roman's held Hannibal back, and won this 10 year war   2nd Punic War  
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Rome finally triumphed in what Punic War   3rd Punic War  
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Roman general who attacked Carthage in the 3rd Punic War   Scipio  
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When Rome captured this city it was set on fire and its citizens were sold into slavery   Carthage  
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Rome's victories n theses wars gave it dominance over the western Mediterranean   The Punic Wars  
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A written law code that established the idea that all free citizens had a right to protection under the law.   Twelve Tables  
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The first geographic area Rome conquered.   Italian Peninsula  
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This final battle when Rome's General Scipio defeated Carthage's Hannibal near Carthage.   Battle of Zama  
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Rome's victory in the Punic Wars gave it dominance over what area?   Western Mediterranean Sea  
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After the Punic Wars this territory was dominated by Rome.   Anatolia to Spain  
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