Myths, Legends, and Drama
This type of story explains how Rome began, but is not fully factual
Founding Myth
Monarchy
This wealthy Roman social class controlled most government power.
This official was elected to protect Plebeians
These allowed Roman armies to move quickly across the republic
Roads
Rome religion was polytheistic, meaning this
They worshipped many gods
According to Roman myth, this action led to the founding of Rome.
Romulus killing Remus
This Latin phrase res publica means this
The public thing
This larger group fought wars and paid taxes but had little political power.
The most important power of a Tribune was this
Theses structures carried water into cities using gravity
Aqueducts
Romans performed rituals mainly to maintain this relationship
Peace between gods and humans
This Roman value was emphasized most in the Romulus and Remus story
Strength and Power
Romans feared kings mainly for this reason.
They abused power
What was the one major thing that Plebeians lacked that was not money?
These were Romes first written legal code
This building material made Roman structures extremely durable
Roman Cement
This Roman value emphasized duty to gods, family, and country
Pietas
This Trojan hero became the ancestor of Rome’s Founders
Aeneas
These two leaders ran the Roman government on a day-to-day basis.
Consuls
This tactic was used by Plebeians to demand change
Protesting and refusing to work and fight
The Twelve Tables were important because they did this
Made laws public and written
This famous Roman building has a massive concrete dome and an oculus
The Pantheon
Public games and entertainment were used mainly to do this
Romans connected themselves to the Trojan war for this reason
Respect, legitimacy, borrowed greatness, etc.
This group advised leaders and controlled money in Rome.
The Senate
This problem describes Roman society the best
Despite progress, the Twelve Tables had this limitation
They still favored powerful groups
Roman engineering allowed Rome to control its empire by mainly doing this
Connecting people and places
Culture affects us on many levels, name at least 3 ways it affects us.
Variable
Rome used both Romulus and Aeneas myths to shape how others viewed them by justifying this.
Power, growth, conquest
The Roman Republic was designed mainly to prevent this quality of an abusive ruler from happening again
Tyranny
Rome remained stable partly because inequality did this, even thought it caused conflict
Kept order
Written laws helped limit abuse of power but did not automatically create this
Equality
Roman engineering benefitted people unevenly, especially harming these locations
Poor neighborhoods / rural areas
Religion and culture were powerful because they affected people’s lives on this level
Daily decisions