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Roman civilization developed around what sea?
Mediterranean
people who were thought of as objects, usually prisoners of war
slaves
Th city of Rome sat on the ______ River which was key for defence and trade.
Tiber
What two Roman groups were considered people in the social organization of Rome?
Patricians and Plebeians.
What did Roman men typically wear?
short tunic, toga, sandals
a series of wars between Rome and Carthage that Rome won and expanded into Africa after
Punic Wars
capital of the Western Roman Empire after Theodosius divided it
Rome
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Roman main city roads:
North to South road: _________
East to West road: _________
cardo
decumanus
What is the name of the long dresses Roman wore?
stola
What were some things Roman citizens could do?
politics, go to court, get married
capital of the Eastern Roman Empire after Theodosius divided it
Constantinople
Floors and walls were decorated with mosaics. Mosaics were made from small, colored pieces of tile called _____.
tesserae
What are the three periods of Roman history?
Monarchy, Republic, Empire
Who seized power after Julius Caesars' death?
Augustus Octavianus
the army was organised into ________, formed of soldiers also known as _________
legions, legionnaires
Give me three of the different Roman public buildings?
thermae, amphitheaters, theatres, circuses, basilicas, curiae
Need for greater defence increased as Germanic tribes and Persians threatened Rome in the 3rd century. The army started regularly overthrowing emperors which caused ______ ________.
political instability
What were the three main Roman deities?
Iuppiter, Iuno, Minerva
give me two magistracies:
quaestors, aediles, praetors, consuls
Give me at least three places Rome conquered between 500 BC and 1st century BC
Italian Peninsula, Africa, Iberian Peninsula, Baleares, Greece, Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt
Trade increased greatly in order to supply Roman cities with goods. What made trade easier?
roads, having a single currency, ports
Most Romans lived in several-story buildings with small flats, called _______.
Rich Romans lived in single-family homes called ______.
insulae
domus