Vocabulary
More than one-half
What is majority?
a form of government in which people elect representatives to rule for them
What is a republic?
Which geographical feature protected Rome from invasion by large armies?
What are the Italian Alps?
Who was killed on the Ides of March?
Julius Caesar
to reject or refuse to approve a law
Who made the laws in the Roman Republic?
Because the insulae were 7 stories of cramped apartments, what conclusion can we make about them?
What are they could accommodate many Romans?
traditional Roman clothing made of fabric draped around the body.
What is a toga?
a war between groups of people who live in the same place
What is a civil war?
Why did the plebeians revolt?
What are they had no political rights?
You must name both people
Who are Romulus and Remus?
a person who carries out a government duty
What is an official?
a ruler who has total control
What is a dictator?
Which group was made up of people elected to the position?
Who are consuls?
What did Caesar mean when he said, "Even yet we may draw back; but once we cross that little bridge, the whole issue is with the sword?"
surrounding enemy buildings or other locations so that those within cannot receive supplies
What is laying siege?
characterized by improper behavior, such as taking bribes
What is corrupt?
After Pompey was killed, Caesar made a partnership and had a child with this ruler.
Who is Queen Cleopatra?
Because Caesar wanted glory, he had this month named after himself.
What is July?
a piece of land sticking out into a body of water so that it is almost surrounded by water
What is a peninsula?
a raised canal that carries water from one place to another
What is an aqueduct?
What animal did Hannibal Barca use in 221 BC when he marched his army into Italy?
What are elephants?
Julius Caesar was in a group with two other men, Pompey and Crassus. The three worked together to hold power, and the group was called this.
What is the First Triumvirate?
a member of one of the wealthiest and most powerful families of Rome
What is a patrician?
a person who was an ordinary free Roman in the lower social class
What is a plebeian?
What are TWO factors that contributed to Rome's economic growth?
(You must have both correct)
What is fertile soil and access to the Mediterranean Sea?
What are two reasons that the Roman Republic ended in 27 CE?
You must have both to be correct.
What are the empire became too big to defend easily and the unsuccessful rulers took charge of the empire?