Geography
The Mediterranean Sea helps protect Rome from invasion, but also allows for __________
Commerce
Which group in Roman society was made up of wealthy landowners and was able to hold office?
Patricians
What are the main parts of the Republic?
Senate, Consuls, Assemblies
What means taking control of a country or city through force?
Conquest
Who was the Carthaginian General who led invasion over the Alps and into Rome?
Hannibal
What river is Rome located on?
Tiber River
According to the social hierarchy for ancient Rome, which group was on the bottom?
Enslaved
Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
Carthage
What is the money that a country uses?
Currency
Who was the first Tirumvirate, Conquered Gaul, Defeated Pompey in Civil War, was a Dictator for Life and was assassinated?
Julius Caesar
What Peninsula is Rome located on?
Italian Peninsula
According to the social hierarchy for ancient Rome, which group was in the middle?
Plebeians
Julius Caesar won a Civil War Against Pompey and was was declared Dictator for Life. What happened to Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BCE?
Caesar was assassinated by senators because he tried to get too much power
What describes and empire or an emperor?
Imperial
Who was Caesar's heir, Second Triumvirate, Defeated Marc Anthony in Civil War and the First Emperor of Rome?
Augustus Caesar
Which mountain range protects Italy from land invation?
The Alps
According to the social hierarchy for ancient Rome, which group was at the top?
Patricians
Early Roman religion was Monotheistic or Polytheistic?
Polytheistic
What is a continual increase in the price of goods and services?
Inflation
Who was a Roman Poet and Wrote The Aeneid?
Virgil
What did Rome build to increase communication?
Roads
Who was a geographer and astronomer, created a World Map, created the idea of a Geocentric solar system?
Ptolomy
What was the Pax Romana?
Pax Romana was two centuries of peace and prosperity which improved Rome economically, socially, and politically.
What is the state of being successful and wealthy?
Prosperity
Who was the Roman Emperor who reunited the EMpire, moved the Capital from Rome to Constantinople, and legalized and converted Christianity?
Constantine