Vocab
This form of government lets citizens elect representatives to make laws
A republic
The geographic feature that made Greece a collection of city-states instead of one empire
Mountains and seas
What are patricians?
The elite Roman class who claimed noble ancestry.
This river connected Rome to the Mediterranean and made trade with Ostia possible
The Tiber River
This emperor personally addressed an angry mob when grain shipments failed to arrive.
Emperor Claudius
This system of appointed officials administering empire-wide tasks exemplified Roman organizational genius.
Bureaucracy
This Macedonian leader conquered Persia and blended Greek and Eastern culture into the Hellenistic world.
Alexander the Great
What is the difference between plebeians and freedmen?
Freedmen: individuals who had once been enslaved
Plebs: large class of commoners
Why was the Roman Empire able to expand?
Because of Italy’s central position in the Mediterranean, Rome was able to dominate trade and military movement in every direction.
When Claudius punished the corrupt merchant, he showed that Rome’s greatness depended not on greed, but on this Roman virtue.
Duty, or justice
Originally a personal dwelling, this term came to symbolize Roman domestic order and the patriarch’s absolute authority within the household.
Domus
After the Persian Wars, Athens used this alliance to grow rich and powerful
The Delian League
This Roman value emphasized respect for authority, family, and the gods, considered essential to the Republic’s moral strength.
Pietas
This hill, associated with the mythic founding of Rome by Romulus, later became the site of imperial palaces and symbolized power itself.
Palantine Hill
The grain crisis reveals that corruption affected this essential Roman system
This concept refers to the expansion of a state’s authority through conquest, colonization, and economic control.
Imperialism
This island civilization admired blue monkeys and peaceful art before being destroyed by a volcanic eruption
Minoan Crete
A man of this social order might run shipping companies or tax collection but could not serve in the Senate.
Equestrian
This hill housed the great Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus and symbolized Rome’s political and religious authority.
Capitoline Hill
The play opens with citizens chanting in anger near this famous public speaking platform.
Rostra
When Rome expanded its borders, the practice of absorbing conquered territories into the empire was called this
Annexation
This early archaeologist proved the Trojan War might have been real by digging up Mycenae and Troy.
Heinrich Schliemann
Created to protect the emperor, this elite force became both his shield and his greatest threat
Which modern-day country marked Rome's northernmost boundary?
The United Kingdom
Claudius expanded this harbor to secure the empire’s food supply and prevent future famine
harbor at Ostia