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100
What is the upper class consisting of landowners called
patricians
100
What is the reason that conquered people remained loyal to Rome was that Rome allowed some of them to become
citizens
100
What is the upper landowning class of people called
patrician
100
What is the name of the people defeated by Rome in the Punic Wars
Carthaginians
100
these were increased to administer the government
What are taxes
200
this emperor divided the Roman Empire into two parts to try to restore order
Diocletian
200
What is the title of the book that has a plot of how a hero escapes from Troy to found Rome authored by Virgil
Aeneid
200
these are huge estates bought up by wealthy Roman families
What are latifunda
200
The great Carthaginian general who nearly defeated the Romans in the Second Punic War
Who is Hannibal
200
the influx of these people caused widespread unemployment
What are slaves
300
plebians liked these written laws because it provided them equality before the law
What are the 12 tables
300
the name of the prophet who founded Christianity and based his teachings on Judaism
who is jesus?
300
this was the lower class of society in the Roman Empire
What is the plebian class
300
THESE ARE FOREIGN SOLDIERS SERVING FOR PAY
What is a mercenary
300
these types of wars were fought inside Rome between rival members of the army
What are Civil Wars
400
This person's enemies assassinated him fearing he planned to make himself "king of Rome"
Who is Julius Caesar
400
Romans developed their religious beliefs from the
What is the Greek people
400
This sea was a major thoroughfare for both trade and military actions during the Roman Empire
What is the Mediterranean
400
this is the basic military unit of the army
What is a legion
400
This important group became undisciplined and ineffective over time making Rome unable to defend itself
What is the army
500
this is a ruler who has complete control of the government
What is a dictator
500
these engineering marvels carried water to cities
What were aqueducts
500
This city eventually became the center of trade and commerce at the end of the Roman Empire
What is Constantinople/Istanbul
500
In order to be successful, this person had to both lead the government and the military in order to be respected and followed by the people
What is the emperor
500
heavy taxes that pushed the middle class into poverty is this type of reason for the downfall of the Roman Empire
What is ECONOMIC