Patricians Plebeians
Punic Wars
Geography
Roman Leaders
Fall of Rome
100
What is one major difference between patricians and plebeians
Any of the following: rich and common who can hold office rights
100
What island were Rome and Carthage fighting over in the First Punic War?
Sicily
100
Italy is a peninsula shaped like a ___________.
boot
100
Who were the leaders of the 1st Triumvirate?
Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar
100
What was a major political problem in Rome?
Poor leadership dishonest officials good people would not run for office
200
What important political reform occurred in 287 B.C.?
Council of the Plebs could pass laws.
200
Who won the First Punic War?
Rome
200
Rome is on what river?
The Tiber River
200
Who were the leaders of the 2nd Triumvirate?
Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus
200
What was the major economic problem in Rome?
inflation
300
Who could hold political office in early Rome?
only patricians
300
Who was Carthage's general during the Second Punic War?
Hannibal
300
The Italian Peninsula is located in what sea?
The Mediterranean Sea
300
Who changed his name to Augustus?
Octavian
300
What tribes invaded Rome?
Germanic tribes
400
What was life like for plebeians?
lived in apartments poor living conditions bread and circus
400
Did Carthage win the Second Punic War?
No
400
According to legend, who founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
400
When was Caesar killed?
March 15, 44 B.C.
400
Who captured Rome in A.D. 410?
Alaric
500
Describe the patricians.
wealthy landowners who could hold political office
500
How did the Romans win the Second Punic War?
They attacked Carthage. This forced Hannibal to leave the Italian peninsula
500
When do historians believe Rome was founded?
between 800 B.C. and 700 B.C.
500
Augustus ushered in the Pax Romana, which means
Roman Peace or Peace of Rome
500
Why was Rome's defeat in A.D. 410 such a shock?
IOt was the first time Rome had been conquered in 800 years.
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