Geography
Rome was successful in part because of its location, central in the ______________ Sea.
Mediterranean
How many members were there of the Roman Senate?
300
How many men were in one legion?
1000
Famous amphitheater that was used for gladiatorial shows and other entertainment spectacles.
What is the Coliseum?
Empire that rises to power in the East following the decline of Rome.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
The people that lived in the area of Rome prior to the Roman civilization.
Who are the etruscans?
Principle in the 12 Tables that has been adopted by the United States.
What is the right to a trial?
What is innocent until proven guilty?
What was the main result of the Punic Wars?
Rome gained full control of the Mediterranean region.
Roman general that fought against Hannibal during the Punic Wars.
Who was Scipio?
Emperor which ordered the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire to be moved to Constantinople.
Who was Emperor Constantine?
Name of the river that flows through Rome.
What is the Tiber River?
This group of people in Rome were not allowed to run for Senate or Consuls in the early days of the Roman Republic, but were later granted this right.
Who are the Plebians?
Structures that bring fresh water to cities.
What are aqueducts?
The Pax Romana was the 200 year golden age, that started with the reign of this leader.
Who is Julius Caesar?
Name TWO of the tribes that invaded Rome.
Huns, Visigoths, Vandals
Name one difference AND one similarity between the geography of Greece and that of Rome.
More arable land in Rome.
Both were peninsulas
Explain the difference between democracy and a republic.
Democracy = citizens participate directly in governing/making laws
Republic = citizens elect representatives that participate in governing
What is a mercenary?
Plebians in Rome lived in areas called...
Insulae
Name TWO external and TWO internal factors that contributed to the decline.
Internal = Inflation, Political divisions/lack of political stability, Overexpansion, etc
The name of the mountain range that served as a barrier between Rome and Northwestern invaders.
What are the Alps?
Who had the power to veto laws in the Senate?
Consuls and Tribunes
Name two reasons why soldiers joined the Roman army.
Promise of land after 25 years of service
Monetary compensation
Glory for empire
The following are achievements that occurred under the rule of this Roman emperor...
- Continued expansion of Roman Roads
- Reformed tax collection
- Wrote influential philosophical works on Stoicism
Who was Marcus Aurelius?
The administrative districts of Eastern and Western Rome were ruled by which officials?
The Tetrarchs (Co-emperors, each with a lieutenant)