Geography of Rome
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Rome is the capital of this modern-day country.
What is Italy?
These were the legendary brothers that supposedly played a large part of Rome's founding.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
This is the name given to the wealthy land-owning elite in Roman society.
Who are the Patricians?
This is the code of law written for the Roman Republic. It provided all Roman citizens protection under the law.
What are the Twelve (12) Tables?
The Roman Empire is also known as...
What is the Byzantine Empire?
The mountain range located to the north of Rome.
What are the Alps?
Tarquin the Elder & Tarquin the Proud are this nationality.
Who are the Etruscans? (or Etruria)
Roman commoners, usually farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders.
Who are the Plebeians?
This is the name of the set of wars between Rome and Carthage.
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What are the Punic Wars?
What title did Julius Caesar take that gave him near-absolute power?
What is a dictator
The sea to the east of Rome.
What is the Adriatic Sea?
Ancient Romans swore they would never be ruled by a ______ again.
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What is a king/monarch/autocrat/tyrant?
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These groups are considered the non-citizens of Rome. (3)
Who are women, freedmen, and slaves?
Massive amounts of slaves entering Rome was entirely good for the Republic's economy. True or false?
False, the middle class lost housing, jobs, and living space because of the mass influx of slaves.
This emperor was responsible for splitting Rome into two halves.
Who is Diocletian?
Carthage, located in northern Africa, was a settlement of this civilization.
Who are the Phoenicians?
Two civilizations that heavily influenced Regal Rome the most.
Who are the Etruscans/Greeks/Latins/Sabines?
This group was made up of former slaves who were freed but still had fewer rights than full citizens. They could work, own property, and even become rich, but they couldn’t run for public office.
What are freedmen?
Under the Roman Republic, this type of government was founded for the first time on the Italian Peninsula.
What is a Representative Democracy?
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Western Rome survived for an additional 1000 years after the fall of Eastern Rome. True or False?
What is false?
Rome acquired these three Mediterranean islands after the first Punic War.
What are Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica?
This is the consequence of Tarquin the Proud's actions, including killing dissenting members of the senate, forced Plebeians to complete hard labor on public works, and causing great frustration for the Romans.
What is the end of the Regal Roman period?
This is the most important characteristic that defined a Patrician.
What is having noble blood (being born into a noble family)?
These are the government roles that could be held by Patricians in the early Roman Republic. (4)
What are the Consuls, Magistrates, Senators, and Assembly?
These are three specific problems that faced the Roman Empire and caused their downfall.
Corruption, Inflation, High Taxes, Plague, Famine, Mercenaries, Persecution, Poor Leaders