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Where is Rome? Country and continent
What does Italy look like?
Italy, Europe
A boot
The Punic wars were between who and who?
Italy is a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water. What is that called?
Peninsula
A neighboring tribe is preparing to attack Rome.
Who decides how to respond and leads the army?
Executive
What were the Roman's main job?
farmers
What is the name of the type of government Romans created?
Republic
What are the names of the two boys who started Rome?
Romulus and Remus
What is the meaning of "republic"?
A republic is a government in which people elect their leaders.
Name three glorious things Julius Ceasar did
He had military skills
He was a good politician
He supported common people
attacked Asia minor (Turkey today) and Spain.
Was a great general in conquering Gaul (a place in France today).
What were farmers required to join and why?
They also served in the army as Romans believed that if you owned land, you would be inclined to protect it
Why is Rome's location favorable and helped it become an empire? (3 answers!)
It is by the Mediterranean sea
It has the Tiber river going through it
It has seven hills (good for protection)
What is the story/myth of how Rome started?
Romulus and Remus were abandoned by their mother, but rescued by a wolf.
When the twins grew up, they decided to found a city but fought over its location.
Romulus killed his brother and founded Rome and named it after him.
What are the two main classes in Rome?
Patricians - land owners
Plebeians - farmers
Why is having the Meditearan sea close to Rome an advantage in creating an empire?
Italy’s location on the Mediterranean made it relatively easy for Roman ships to reach the other lands around the sea (conquer more land)
It helped the development of trade routes.
What are the three parts in the Roman government?
executive, legislative, and judicial.
There are two parts in the legislative. What are they? And who do they include?
Senate (300 members of Patricians)
Assembly (Plebeians)
After Romulus, specifically in 600s B.C. a group of people conquered Rome who were from northern Italy. Who are they?
The Etruscans
Resentment over the patricians’ power caused tension. What was established in around 450 B.C. to solve this tension?
The patricians passed a written constitution, called the Twelve Tables, around 450 B.C.
Think of two similarities and differences between Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece
Greece was the pioneer of philosophy, democracy, and idealized art, whereas Rome excelled in massive military expansion, engineering, and codified law.
Both are in Europe. Both were empires.
organize the following civilizations in chronological order: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Jesus birth, Islam
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome / Jesus Birth
Islam
Plebeians (common people) want more rights and demand a change in laws.
Who has the power to change or create laws?
A soldier refuses to follow orders during battle.
Who deals with discipline and takes action?
Legislative
Executive
Explain three important information about the Punic Wars (mention the name of the military leader Carthage had)
Mention how the war ended
They were three battles
Carthage had conquered Sardinia, Sicily, and Corica
Hannibal went through Spain to attack Italy from the North with elephants.
Rome took over Northern Africa and destroyed Carthage
Name what the executive, legislative, and judicial do?
The executive branch enforces a country’s laws.
The legislative branch makes the laws.
And the judicial branch interprets the laws in court.
Why did the senators kill Julius Ceasar?
They were worried that Caesar would want more power (and become a dictator)
They feared he would make himself king!
They feared that not only would he rule for life, but his children would rule too.
What was the name of France back then?
What was the name of Turkey back then?
Gaul
Asia Minor