Chapter 6
Define "peninsula"
What is "a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides"
Define "plebeian"
What is "someone who was a farmer, merchant, laborer in Ancient Rome"
Define "patrician"
What is "a wealthy landowner in Ancient Rome who held property, money, and position in government"
Define "Polytheistic"
What is "believing in or worshipping more than one god"
This is the city that is located in Italy.
What is "Rome"
Explain the idea behind the "rule of law"
What is "everyone in a society has to follow the law, everyone is equal under the law"
This is the definition of a civil war.
What is "a battle fought between people from the same country, state, etc."
What is "aqueduct"
This is the number of continents the Roman Empire spanned across.
What is "three"
This is the kind of government Ancient Rome had (explain it)
What is "a republic: they elected leaders to represent them in the government"
This is why Julius Caesar was assassinated.
What is "the Senate feared he was becoming to powerful, he asked to be dictator for life"
This structure was used because its design could support a lot of weight.
What geographic feature would impede the movement of people or products in Ancient Rome? (Give its name)
What is the "Italian Alps"
Explain the idea of "checks and balances"
What is "ensuring that one branch of government does not have to much power over the others"
This is why the period under Augustus Caesar was called the "Pax Romana"
What is "it was a period of peace, progress, no major wars were fought"
This helped spread the Christian religion throughout the Roman Empire.
What are "trade routes/roads"
Name one geographic feature that would promote the movement of people or products in Ancient Rome
What is "the Mediterranean Sea, Tiber River"
Name the different parts of the Roman Tripartite Government.
What is "Senate, Assembly, Consuls, Praetors"
This is who became the first emperor of the Roman Empire.
Who is "Augustus Caesar"
Christians were first this, when trying to practice the Christian religion in the Roman Empire.
What is "persecuted"