Vocab
What is a veto?
the mountains in northern Italy that acted as a natural barrier between Rome and the rest of Europe
What are the Alps?
the laws of Rome, posted in the Forum
What are the 12 Tables?
the way Julius Caesar died
What is he was assassinated?
the large animals used in the Carthaginian army; crossed the Alps during the 2nd Punic War
What are elephants?
a member of the noble families who controlled all power in the early years of the Roman Republic
What are patricians?
the number of hills Rome was built on
What is 7?
the type of government Rome had after they threw out their kings; a type of government where representatives of the people vote on issues
What is a Republic?
the social class Julius Caesar belonged to
What was the patrician class?
the Carthaginian general who attacked Rome during the 2nd Punic Wars
Who was Hannibal?
a change or changes made to a system or organization in order to improve it
What is a reform?
the river that runs through Rome
What is the Tiber River?
the two highest ranking officials in Rome, elected every year, could veto each other
What are consuls?
Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey
What was the First Triumvirate?
the sea the Romans controlled after winning the Punic Wars
Elected leaders of ancient Rome who represented the interests of the plebeians. One of the branches of the Roman Republic government.
What are tribunes?
the region Julius Caesar conquered; today, France
What is Gaul?
composed of 300 men that advised consuls and dictated political appointments
What is the Senate?
the river Julius Caesar crossed that led to a civil war
What is the Rubicon?
the Roman general who defeated Carthage at the Battle of Zama during the 2nd Punic Wars
Who is Scipio Africanus?
a system that makes it possible for some people or parts of an organization to control the others, so that no particular person or part has too much power or influence
What are checks-and-balances?
the mountains that run through central Italy; not as isolating as the mountains of Greece
What are the Apennines?
the conflict that led to plebeians gaining political rights like representation by tribunes and the laws being posted in public
What is the Struggle of the Orders?
This dictator gave up power and returned to his farm. Julius Caesar did not follow his example.
Who is Cincinnatus?
the number of the Punic War where Rome destroyed Carthage and conquered Greece
What is three/third?