6th - SS Chapter 12 Study Guide Flashcards
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Because Roman’s feared overly powerful officials, they ____________ their time in office.
Limited (1 year)
What was the main role for Roman women?
Main role of women was to bear children and raise them to follow traditions. Roman woman enjoyed more freedom than Greek woman.
How did Italy’s geography help the Romans conquer the Italian Peninsula?
Despite its many mountains, the less rugged landscape made it easier for Rome to unite the peninsula.
How did life change for Rome’s poor as the empire became larger?
Landowners and employers bought slave to do work that used to be done by poor Romans. Tenant farmers lost their livelihood. Poor people came into the city in search of work.
What does the U.S. government share in common with the ancient government of the Roman officials?
- Citizens have the right to vote and stand for office
- Three branches of government with separate powers
- Checks and balances limit power of each branch
- Rule of law
- Senate
Why were tribunes of the plebs so powerful in Roman government?
Tribunes had the right to veto any law or the action of any magistrate. The veto gave the tribunes great power over all other parts of the government.
What was the result of Rome’s conquest of Carthage?
Rome had controlled most of the lands along the western half of the Mediterranean Sea.
How did plebeians first get access to political offices? (How did they convince the patricians?)
They did do by going on strike. The plebeians walked out of the city and sat down on a nearby hill. Rome could not fight without them, so the patricians had to give in.
How did wealth play a role in Roman government?
On the early days of the republic, the patricians which consisted of the oldest and typically wealthy families controlled the government. All citizens could vote but the votes of the wealthy usually counted for more.
In the later years, wealthy government officials would abuse their power to steal from the people
In Roman society, what was the role of the paterfamilias?
He was the oldest man in the Roman family. He owned all the family’s property and had absolute power over his wife, children, slaves and underage siblings.
What was it about a tribunes’s role in government made him a particularly powerful official?
Tribunes had the right to veto any law or the action of any magistrate. The veto gave the tribunes great power over all other parts of the government.
Who had complete control over his wife, family and possessions?
Paterfamilias
In 1 BC about 40% of the population was made up of what?
Slaves
The top officials in Roman government were whom?
Consuls
What is an official religion supported by the government also know as?
Established religion
Starting with Octavian, Roman emperors took the title of what?
Augustus
What river was Rome built along?
Tiber River
How did Greek mythology become part of Roman?
Romans made Greek mythology their own by identifying their gods with those of the Greeks.
Who could be active in the Roman Republic?
All male citizens
How did the Tiber River protect Rome from attacks?
The River was too fast and dangerous for large boats
What is a difference between the US government and the Roman government?
- Written constitution
- Representative democracy vs direct democracy
- Women can participate equally in government
- Slavery is illegal
What is the relationship between government and religion in Rome?
Romans believed that maintaining good relations with the gods was part of the government’s job.
How did Rome change as it conquered new territory?
They borrowed from their cultures
How were loyal allies rewarded by Rome?
They were given citizenship and the right to vote.
