Foundation of Rome
The city-state of Rome was first established in this year.
What is 753 BC?
A republic is this form of government
What is a representative democracy?
Rome existed for many years as a city-state. However, after this many years, it conquered the entire Italian peninsula.
What are 200 years?
Rome had access to vast trading networks and its armies were able to travel rapidly on land over long distances because of this cultural achievement
What are roads?
One problem that the republic had resulted from successful military conquests. Rome grew faster than its ability to manage that growth. Julius Caesar contributed to this when he successfully conquered what modern day country?
What is France?
The Roman republic had three branches of government. They were
What are the Assembly, Magistrate, and Senate
Early inhabitants of Rome encouraged neighboring people to move to the city by telling them two mythical stories about these three people
Who are Romulus and Remus and Aeneas?
The city of Rome established its Republic after eliminating its monarchy is this year
What is 509 BC
Rome was able to conquer the Italian peninsula because its armies were highly maneuverable. They were maneuverable because they were organized into these units that included this number of soldiers
What are legions and 6000?
Romans in all cities had access to fresh water that could be used for drinking and bathing due to these marvels of engineering that could transport water over large distances
What are aqueducts?
Conquest of foreign lands and people allowed upper middle class plebes and patricians to buy _____ who took ____ from lower and middle class plebes, which caused major economic problems.
What are slaves and jobs?
___________ spread elements of Hellenism and Roman culture throughout Europe. He also created the solar calendar that ours is based on and that includes this "time re-setting" feature
What is a leap year?
The city of Rome was built near this natural geographical feature, allowing them access to sea trade and affording them protection from naval attacks.
What is the Tibre River?
Rome's republic served as the model for this modern day country's republic
What is the United States
During the era of the Republic, Rome expanded beyond the Italian peninsula after fighting a series of wars that are called
What are the Punic Wars?
Unlike many other cultures at the time, Romans valued personal hygiene/cleanliness. Cleanliness was valued so much that the government spent large amounts of money to ensure that all citizens had access to these facilities
What are baths?
Many politicians in Rome began taking advantage of their positions and started serving ____________ instead of the people they were elected or appointed to serve.
What are 'themselves'?
Aeneas was a __________ hero and warrior that Homer mentions briefly in this epic poem that we read called_______. According to myth, he founded the city of Rome.
What is Trojan and what is the Iliad?
For the first two hundred years after the city of Rome was established, it was ruled by this form of government
What is a monarchy?
The United States, like Rome, has three branches of government. They are called
What are legislative, judicial and executive?
Rome conquered these seafaring people during the period of 264-146 BC, resulting in Rome's mastery of the Mediterranean sea and the lands near it.
Who are the Carthaginians?
Members of the government and other wealthy patricians, in an effort to gain popularity, would often organize and host spectator events that included these two types of events
What are chariot races and gladiator combat?
Over time, the gap between patricians and plebes grew and caused divisions in the government. This division made it nearly impossible for the government to
What are 'pass laws' or 'govern'?
Both the US and Roman Republics have methods for "regular" people to be represented by their government. In Rome, this was the responsibility of the ____________ in the Magistrate. In the US, it's the responsibility of the ____________ in the legislative branch.
What are Tribune and House of Representatives?
The early inhabitants of the city of Rome borrowed many technological and cultural ideas from these two neighbors
Who are Greeks and Etruscans?
The goals of both the Roman and US republics are
what are representation, separation of powers, and rule of law?
In the entire history of the Republic, only this general was able to defeat Roman armies in battle.
Who was Hannibal?
These two Roman inventions have allowed many of Rome's architectural and engineering achievements to remain in existence even today. Hint: one allowed for building with less material and one could even repair its own damage.
What are the Roman arch and Roman cement?
The final nail in the coffin of the Republic occurred as a result of his army being more loyal to him than to the republic. With his army's support, _______ was able to gain absolute power and appoint himself________, eventually leading to his assassination.
Caesar and Dictator for Life
Consuls in Rome are comparable to what government position in the United States?
What is the President (or Executive Branch)?