Vocabulary
Legion
military unit of 5,000 men
- conquered all of Italy
According to Roman theology who built Rome?
Romulus and Remus, twin sons of the god Mars and a Latin princess.
True or False:
All citizens who owned land were required to serve in the army.
True
What is the difference between a Patrician and a Plebian?
Patricians -landholding upper class
Plebeians - farmers, merchants, artisans, & traders - no vote or hold office
What was the general climate of Greece?
Hot-summer Mediterranean
Hannibal
Carthaginian General invaded Italy
- after 21 years, he’s forced back to Carthage & is defeated
At the height of its empire, Rome contained approximately how many people?
70-100 million people
Seekers of certain public offices had to perform twelve years of military service.
FALSE. 10 years
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Rome had two officials called ________. Like kings, they commanded the army and directed the government. However, their power was limited. A _______ term was only one year long. The same person could not be elected consul again for ten years. Also, one ________ could always overrule, or veto, the other’s decisions.
Consul(s)
The Tallest mountain in Greece
Mount Olympus
What did Rome do to Carthage in the Third Punic War
Rome burned Carthage
Early Republic:
Two Consuls - supervised govt & commanded armies
elected for _______
1 could ______ the 2nd
Two Consuls - supervised govt & commanded armies
elected for 1 yr
1 could veto the 2nd
The Roman legion was made up of some ______ heavily armed foot soldiers (infantry)
5,000
Name that Commander...
In 458 B.C., a powerful rival threatened Rome, and the Senate sent messenger to tell ----- that he had been named dictator to meet this emergency. ------ immediately joined the army and led his forces into battle. He defeated the enemy, marched his army back to Rome and then resigned as dictator. He returned to his plowing 16 days after taking command.
Cincinnatus
80% of Greece is covered by
Mountains and only a few rivers
Rome set out to conquer new lands looting their riches
Name the vocabulary word
Imperialism
The senate had how many Patricians who voted on the laws?
Senate - 300 Patricians who voted on laws
By the _______ century B.C., the Romans dominated central Italy. Eventually, they defeated the Etruscans to the north and the Greek city-states to the south. By 265 B.C., the Romans controlled nearly all _______
Fourth & Italy
Romans believed their government had taken the best features of a __________ (government by a king), an aristocracy (government by nobles), and a ________ (government by the people(Greece).
Romans believed their government had taken the best features of a monarchy (government by a king), an aristocracy (government by nobles), and a democracy (government by the people(Greece).
Name the 2 most successful city-states of Greece
Athens and Sparta
The Romans poured ________over the earth so that nothing would grow there again. The Romans were now masters of the western Mediterranean.
SALT
Who did Rome conquer in the first Punic Wars?
Rome conquered Carthage’s colonies in Sicily
- Rome is defeated in Carthage
In the Second Punic War who/what was Hannibal's secret weapon?
Elephants!
Fill in the blank:
In _____ B.C., a group of ____ officials began writing down Rome’s laws. The laws were carved on ________ tablets, or tables, and hung in the Forum. The Laws of the Twelve Tables made it possible for the first time for plebeians to appeal a judgment handed down by a _________ judge. They became the basis for later Roman law and established the idea that all free citizens had a right to the protection of the law.
In 451 B.C., a group of ten officials began writing down Rome’s laws. The laws were carved on twelve tablets, or tables, and hung in the Forum. The Laws of the Twelve Tables made it possible for the first time for plebeians to appeal a judgment handed down by a patrician judge. They became the basis for later Roman law and established the idea that all free citizens had a right to the protection of the law.
Name the three bodies of Water surrounding Greece
Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea