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Etruscan and Greek Influences
Patricians and Plebeians
Roman Expansion
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How did Romans learn about Greek culture?
Greek colonists settled nearby.
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Who were the patricians?
A small group of wealthy landowners.
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During the FIRST period of Roman expansion, what area did the Romans take over?
They took over the Italian peninsula.
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What is a cuniculus?
An irrigation system invented by the Etruscans.
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Which story about Rome's beginnings is a myth?
Romulus and Remus
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Who fought in Etruscan gladiator fights?
Slaves
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Who were the plebeians?
A large group of working class people. They had no say in government.
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How did Rome's expansion affect the plebeians?
More plebeians had to serve in the army.
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What is a republic?
A government with elected leaders.
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What kind of government do we have in the United States TODAY?
Representative Democracy
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How did Etruscan engineering influence Roman life?
The Romans borrowed the arch or the cuniculus.
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True or False: A plebeian would have to fight in the army but their vote did not count.
True
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What is one negative effect of Roman expansion?
More slaves and poor people or it weakened government.
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What is a consul?
One of two chief leaders in the Roman Republic.
300
Rome was the center of the Roman Empire. What was at the center of Rome?
The Forum
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How did Greek mythology influence Roman life?
The Romans borrowed Greek gods/goddesses but changed their names.
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What was the final change that made plebeians equal citizens?
The right to pass laws for all Romans.
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Why did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
To control trade in the western Mediterranean.
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What is a tribune?
An official elected by the plebeians in Ancient Rome to protect their rights.
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Rome added a lot of land to its territory as a result of what wars?
The Punic Wars
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How did Greek architecture influence the Romans?
The Romans borrowed the Greeks columns or designs.
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Why did the plebeians want laws to be written?
So the patricians couldn't change the laws so easily.
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What was one positive effect of Roman expansion?
More land or it increased the standard of living.
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What is an empire?
A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by one leader or government.
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Why was Julius Caesar murdered?
The Senate feared he was gaining too much power.