Geography
True or False: Access to the Mediterranean coast provided irrigation for Roman crops
What is false, the Mediterranean is salt water
These are the two groups that originally made up Roman society.
Who are plebians and patricians?
During the 1st Punic War Rome fought Carthage over control of Sicily because ....
Sicily was an ideal place for growing grain to feed Rome's growing population
Name what Rome gave up in order to build an empire
What is democracy (rule of the people)
The top 5% of Rome's population or elites were known as
What is patricians
Hannibal crossed this mountain range during the 2nd Punic Wars with elephants
What is the Alps
Plebians were finally allowed to elect these representatives called...
What is tribunes?
During the last Punic War Carthage was burned to the ground and the 6,000 survivors were solid into slavery. Some historians argue this was a _____.
What is genocide
Translate Pax Romana and name how long it lasted
What is the Roman Peace. It lasted 200 years.
True or false: Women could vote in ancient Rome
Name the North African trading civilization that warred with Rome over trade routes
What is Carthage
Tribunes had this unique power which irritated the strong Senate
What is to veto (forbid/prohibit) a law
Hannibal crossed these two mountain ranges.
What are Pyrennes and Alps?
A king or dictator could also be called an
What is autocrat
In an autocracy, one person holds all the power
Which statement is true about women in ancient Rome?
They were able to vote.
They were under the legal control of the eldest male in their family.
They were able to serve as magistrates.
What is they were under the legal contral of the eldest male in their family.
This sea lies to the east of the Italian peninsula
What is the Adriatic Sea
Explain why Rome elected two consuls instead of one to run the army and government
They were worried one person would become too powerful and be corrupt "above the law"
What did Rome decide they needed to "upgrade" after the first Punic War?
What is their navy?
Explain how Roman roads helped to maintain the Roman Empire
What is ease of movement for the military and their supplies as well as trade
Spartacus is best known for this
What is leading a series of major slave revolts in Rome
Rome lies on this river
What is the Tiber River
Sequence these events:
Julius Caesar becomes a dictator for life.
Rome is a republic.
Rome becomes an empire.
What is
Rome is a republic
Julius Caesar becomes dictator for life
Rome becomes an empire
What was one important result of the Punic Wars for Rome?
1. Rome had more people to fight for them.
2. Rome was able to upgrade their navy.
3. Rome conquered land which began their quest for expansion.
What is
3. Rome conquered land which began their quest for expansion.
Name all 5 tools of empire building the Romans used
What are: military force, economic growth, law and public order, Romanization, political and cultural flexibility
The Roman Empire depended heavily on these people for manual labor in the empire
What are slaves?