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Vocabulary
Geography
The Roman Republic
The Roman Empire
Notes
100
An elected official who lead the Roman Republic.
What is a consul?
100
Italy.
Where is Rome located?
100
It had a senate, two consuls as chief executives, and assembly of citizens, and praetors who served as judges.
How did the Romans organize their republic?
100
Mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy.
What did the Romans learn from the Greeks?
100
Slaves.
Who didn't have any rights?
200
Forum.
What is a public place where people could meet and exchange ideas and goods?
200
The hills made the area easy to defend, the soil was fertile, and the site had a river.
What made Rome a good place to live?
200
He fought and won a war with the senate to become dictator.
What did Julius Caesar do to become dictator of Rome?
200
It stretched from Britain to Egypt and included all the lands around the Mediterranean.
What area did the Roman empire cover?
200
Because it was an emergency.
Why would consuls appoint a dictator to lead for 6 months?
300
A large amphitheater built in Rome around A.D 70; site of contests and combats.
What is Colosseum?
300
How was the Tiber River important to the development of Rome?
The Tiber provided a way of transportation; it connected Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
300
Seven.
How many hills does Rome have?
300
The roman used their technology to build roads and aqueducts.
What did the Romans technological achievements help them strengthen their empire?
300
300.
How many senates were elected for life?
400
An ordinary citizen of the ancient Roman Republic.
What is a plebeian?
400
Italy had few harbors.
Why was travel by sea so hard?
400
Julius caesar changed many elements of the government to make himself an all-powerful ruler.
How did Julius Caesar contribute to the Roman Republic decline?
400
They were interested in ideas and sought to learn about the world through reason in the study of mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy.
In what way did the Romans and the Greeks value learning?
400
Wealthy Romans.
Who started the Republic?
500
Roman Peace.
What does Pax Romana mean?
500
They were near the inland.
Why weren't there any pirates in Rome?
500
The government represented the will of the people, and citizens could vote to elect their leaders.
What were the important feature of the Roman Republic?
500
They were large with open spaces.
What are some characteristics of Roman Buildings?
500
Patricians and plebeians.
What are the two groups?