Geography
True or False: Access to the Mediterranean coast provided irrigation for Roman crops
What is false, the Mediterranean is salt water
I overthrew the last Etruscan king to form Rome's republic in 509 B.C.E
Who is Lucius Junius Brutus
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
Consuls were under this branch of government in the Roman Republic
What is Magistrates
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
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
During this period of expansion, Rome was rocked by a series of civil wars between generals who declared themselves dictators and the Senate
What is the 3rd period of expansion
A king or dictator could also be called an
What is autocrat
In an autocracy, one person holds all the power
The Vestal Virgins were unique among women in Rome because they were exempt from what law
Paterfamilias (the legal control of the eldest male in the 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"
Describe the major events in the 2nd Period of Expansion
1st Punic War-Rome fights Carthage for control of Sicily (they want it to grow grain for their expanding population) 2nd Punic War- Hannibal invades Italy with an army of elephants that crossed the Alps, 3rd Punic War-Carthage is burned the ground and 6,000 survivors are sold into slavery
Roman republic gains Carthaginian territory
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 at least 4 major events in the formation of the Roman Republic (think of your sequence chain)
1) In 509 B.C.E. patricians led by Lucius Junius form a republic after overthrowing the last Etruscan king. Only patricians have power.
2)Laws aren't written down so the elites change them to benefit themselves
3) Plebeians unite and demand rights. We call this class struggle The Conflict of Orders.
4) The plebeians march out of the city and stop work on farms and shops until patricians meet their demands. We call this a strike.
5) Rome is in crisis. Patricians agree to elect plebs elect tribunes and finally write the laws down (The Twelve Tables)
Name the borders to the north and east during the 4th period of expansion
Britain to the north and the Black Sea to the east
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