Ancient Rome Flashcards
finals (52 cards)
shape of italy
like a boot
rome was founded on ______ steep hills
7
mountains on the northern italian border
alps
mountains that run through the spine of italy
apennines
rome was founded near this river
tiber river
group of roman soldiers
legion
roman soldiers served for how many years?
25
roman citizens adopted the wearing of a _______ or loosely draped cloth, from the wealthy etruscans.
toga
before a roman army was established, who served in the military?
all male land owning citizens
the etruscans, who ruled rome in the 600’s bc, came from northern italy. the legacy of the etruscans is evident in that region as it is named _______
tuscany
roman upper class
patrician
roman commoners
plebians
head of rome’s republic
two consuls
the united state’s TYPE of government is borrowed from ________
ancient greece
the united state’s STRUCTURE of government is borrowed from _______
ancient rome
the governing body of rome’s legislature
the senate
rome’s greatest legacy is in _______
law
rome’s famous marketplace
the forum
following the overthrow of the etruscans, rome established itself as a ________
republic
what does the rule of law mean?
laws apply to everyone
how might the locations of rome and carthage explain their rivalry in the punic wars
both wanted control of the Mediterranean sea
in the first punic war, what part of a military did rome lack, thus needing to quickly build to defeat carthage?
navy
the loss of the island of ________ forced carthage to seek a route through 2 countries to attack rome in the 2nd punic war.
sicily
what were the two countries that carthage found a route through?
france and spain
