Key Vocabulary
Define Pax Romana
What is Roman Peace?
Who fought against Rome in the Punic Wars?
What is Carthage?
What is intermingle and marry?
This dictator was a powerful military genius and his death lead to the beginning of the Roman Empire
Who is Julius Caesar?
Who was the first emperor of the Roman empire?
Who is Augustus (Octavian) Caesar?
Define Emperor.
What is the single ruler of Rome who held most of the power?
Where was the location of the first Punic War?
What is Sicily?
Define the Roman structures that carried water into cities and why they were helpful.
What are Acqueducts and because they gave humans clean drinking water that was filtered.
Which 2 philosophers were NOT focused on law and government?
When did the Rome Empire rise and fall?
What were Rome's first written laws and which document were they most similar to in the United States?
What is the Law of 12 Tables and the Constitution?
What two things did Rome want that caused the wars?
What is land and trade?
Define Patricians.
What is the wealthiest class that were landowners and enslavers that also held titles in government?
Which part of the Roman Republic makes laws and has 2 branches (tribal and centuriate)
A principate is a government that combines a ___________ and ____________ type of rule.
What is monarchy and republic?
Define Gladiator.
What is a warrior who fought in arenas for entertainment?
Name at least 1 leader of either side of the Punic Wars
What is Scipio or Hannibal?
Which two groups of people made up the lowest class?
What are the enslaved and women?
Which leaders protect the rights of the people?
What are tribunes?
Name 2 problems with the Roman Empire
What is social inequity, religious inequity, political corruption?
Define Empire.
What is a group of lands and people ruled by one government or ruler?
After winning, where did Rome control land?
What is Europe, Asia and Africa?
Plebeians often had the following jobs.
What are craftsmen, teachers, and farmers?
Define Republic
A type of government that is "public" and people have a say in who rules.
What is too big to control, weak emperors, barbarian attacks, high taxes?