Foundations of Rome
Identify one group that influenced early Roman civilization.
Greeks / Etruscans / Latins
Define a republic.
Government where citizens vote and leaders make decisions. (Consuls, senate, and assembly)
Identify the war Hannibal is known for.
Punic Wars
Identify the religion that began in the Roman Empire.
Christianity
Identify the structure that carried water into Roman cities.
Aqueduct
Name two cultures that influenced Rome and one way each influenced Roman society.
Greeks (culture/architecture), Etruscans (engineering/government)
Identify the patricians and plebeians.
Patricians = wealthy elite; Plebeians = common people
Name the two main leaders of the Punic Wars.
Hannibal and Scipio
Name one belief of Christianity.
Monotheism, salvation, eternal life
Identify the Roman structure used for entertainment.
Colosseum
Explain one reason Rome was able to expand across the Mediterranean.
Strong military, trade routes, geography, organization
Explain how tribunes changed Roman government.
Gave plebeians representation
Explain how Rome’s military success changed its economy.
Slave labor replaced workers
Give one reason Christianity spread.
Roads, missionaries, equality, hope
Explain how latifundias affected poor Romans.
Job loss and poverty
Why was control of Mediterranean trade routes important to Roman power?
Trade brought wealth, resources, and power
What was the First Triumvirate and why did it weaken the Republic?
Political alliance that concentrated power
Why did Roman senators assassinate Julius Caesar?
Fear of dictatorship
Identify one similarity between the spread of Christianity and Buddhism.
Missionary spread
Explain how inflation weakened Rome’s economy.
Higher prices weakened economy
How did cultural borrowing help Rome become a strong empire?
Borrowing ideas strengthened institutions
Why was the Roman Republic unstable by the time of Julius Caesar?
Power struggles, inequality, military loyalty
How did military loyalty help turn Rome into an empire?
Armies loyal to generals
Why did Christianity appeal to lower-class Romans?
Equality, hope, salvation
Identify one major cause of the decline of the Roman Empire.
Invasions, inflation, instability, famine, loss of loyalty