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How long did Augustus rule Rome for?
40 years!
Roman had an era of peace. What was it called?
Romana age
sakamoto days
Pax Rome
Pax Romana
Romanay age
When was the Roman Empire built?
27 BC
Who were the plebeians and the patricians?
The plebeians were the owners of the small farms, shopkeepers, and artisans.
The Patricians were wealthy landowners and Rome’ ruling class.
By the A.D. 200s Rome’s size was similar to what?
1. USA
2. Korea
3. Mexico
What did the three branches of the government of the Roman Republic do?
One branch made laws, another ran the daily affairs, and the third branch acted as the judges.
Why was Rome able to expand their land a lot?
Because of their strong army.
Why did the plebeians go on a strike?
Because the patricians didn’t share power with them.
What is the meaning of proconsul?
a governor of a province in ancient Rome, having much of the authority of a consul.
What was a dictator in the Roman Republic?
A dictator was a person granted with absolute power.
What is the reason why many plebeians in the countryside moved to the city?
They couldn't farm to earn money and food, because of the patricians who owned latifundia(large farming estates). And the patricians used enslaved people for free in latifundia, not using plebeians by paying them wage
What did the Roman leaders do when the plebeians had an unhappy lifestyle?
Worrying about the plebeians' rebellion, they gave cheap food and free entertainment to them.
Which person was not a good emperor?
Nerva
Trajan
Hedrian
Antoninus Pius
Marcus Aurelius
After losing Sicily, where did Carthage try to expand on?
The Carthages tried to expand their land in Spain.
Why were good emperors called good emperors?
Their reigns brought peace, stability, and prosperity to Rome, marked by effective governance and a significant heightening of Roman culture and society.
How did the Punic Wars help Rome to conquer the Mediterranean Region?
The Punic War helped Rome to conquer the Mediterranean Region because they defeated their main rival Carthage by the Punic War.
Why did the Punic War begin?
The Punic War began when Rome sought control of the fertile land of Sicily.
Why did the citizen military become strong and professional armies?
Because they gave wages to the citizens who work there.
What is the Council of Plebs?
The Council of Plebs was the principal assembly of the plebeians in the ancient Roman Republic.
Who is Julius Caesar?
He was a dictator of Rome when the Roman Republic was collapsing.
Who are the five people included in GOOD EMPERORS?
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
Who are the Roman leaders who tried to help the plebeians?
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, the brothers who thought that Rome’s problems were caused by powerful landowners.
How did Rome change their army to control it more easily?
To separate army into small group and control one by one.
Why did Italy attract people locationally? Give at least two reasons.
People can easily travel, sunny, mild climate and fertile farm land, foods.
What did the Romans believe about how it treated its citizens?
They thought being fair is important.