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Chapter 7 Study Guide Flashcards

1
Q

Rome was built on __ hills along the ___ river, ___ miles from the coast of the ___ Sea

A

7 Tiber 15 Mediterranean

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2
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according to legend who founded Rome

A

Romulus and Remus

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3
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according to legend who founded Rome

A

Romulus and Remus

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4
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what kind of government did the Etruscan’s establish

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monarchy

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5
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what type of government was established once the Etruscan Kings were overthrown

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Republic

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6
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what is a republic

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type of government in which voters elect officials to run the state

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7
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what type of citizens could vote in Rome

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male

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8
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the three governing bodies of the Roman Republic

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  • senate
  • magistrates
  • assemblies
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9
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the three powers given to the Senate

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  • control public funds
  • decide foreign policy
  • could propose for a dictator
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10
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what was a dictator

A

absolute ruler who could be elected by the Senate to serve a 6 month term

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11
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how many consuls were elected and for how long

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2 1 year

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12
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what are the three powers given to the consuls

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  • ran government
  • commanded army
  • appointed dictators
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13
Q

means refuse to approve or ‘forbid’

A

veto

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14
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who assisted the consuls

A

praetors

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15
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what did censors do

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registered citizens according to wealth, appointed candidates to the Senate, over saw the moral conduct of all citizens

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16
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how many tribunes were elected every year and by who

A

10 assemblies

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17
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struggle of common people to gain more rights in the Roman Republic

A

conflict of orders

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18
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powerful, noble landowners who controlled the government and inherited power from their fathers

A

patricians

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19
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who made up the majority of the population

A

plebeians

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20
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plebeians were mostly __ and __ who could vote but not hold ___

A

farmers and workers

office

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21
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what were the 12 tables

A

written Roman law placed in the Forum for all to read

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22
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major unit of the Roman army

A

legion

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23
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who did rome fight against in the Punic Wars

A

Carthage

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24
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rome and carthage fought over what

A

control of Sicily

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25
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how did rome develop their navy during the first punic war

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capturing carthaginian boats

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26
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what was the result of the 1st Punic War for Carthage

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had to pay war reparations and lost Sicily

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27
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what carthage’s greatest general

A

Hannibal

28
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what Roman general defeated Hannibal

A

Scipio

29
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what battle was Hannibal defeated at

A

Zama

30
Q

why was there a 3rd Punic War

A

Rome wanted to crush Carathage because they hated them

31
Q

after the punic wars the rich were getting __ and the poor getting ___

A

richer

poorer

32
Q

what roman brothers died trying to reform rome

A

the Gracchi; Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

33
Q

who defeated Marius in a civil war and ruled rome as a dictator

A

Sulla

34
Q

nephew of Marius

A

Julius Caesar

35
Q

Caesar was very popular with the ___

A

poor

36
Q

who was in the 1st triumvirate

A

Caesar Pompey Crassor

37
Q

where did caesar raise his army and gain fame for conquering

A

Gaul

38
Q

who was jealous of caesar and ordered him back to Rome without his army

A

Pompey

39
Q

who did Caesar and Marc Antony have a long-lasting affair with

A

Cleopatra

40
Q

Caesar was later named a ___ by the Senate on 44 BC

A

dictator

41
Q

why did the common people love and revere caesar

A

he gave the poor food and soldiers land

42
Q

Caesar’s friend who was the conspiracy to murder him

A

Marcus Brutus

43
Q

who was Caesar;s grandnephew

A

Octavian

44
Q

who was in the 2nd Triumvirate

A

Octavian Marc Antony Lepiacs

45
Q

who gave Octavian the title meaning the sacred one

A

the Senate

46
Q

what does the sacred one mean

A

Augustus

47
Q

what is the reign of Caesar Augustus known as

A

Pax Romana

48
Q

what does Pax Romana mean

A

Roman peace

49
Q

how long was the pax romana

A

200 years

50
Q

relative of Julius Caesar who ruled Rome until 68 AD

A

Julio-Claudian

51
Q

who succeeded Caesar Augustus

A

Tiberius

52
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who killed Claudius

A

his wife-Agrippira

53
Q

what was Nero blamed for

A

Great Fire of Rome

54
Q

who did Nero have killed

A

his mother-Agrippira

55
Q

Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius were 2 of the 5 __ __

A

great emperors

56
Q

what did Hadrian build during his rule

A

wall across Britain

57
Q

what did Marcus Aurelius prefer to study rather than fight wars

A

stoic philosophy

58
Q

strongest unifying force with the ___ in control

A

government, emperor

59
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two alterations of the 12 tables

A
  • new laws could be passed

- judges could interpret laws to fit new circumstances

60
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trade for everyday goods

A

domestic trade

61
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trade for luxury goods

A

foreign trade

62
Q

how roadways contributed to the greatness of the Roman Empire (3)

A

promoted trade
travel
transportation

63
Q

who held the most power in the Roman household

A

father

64
Q

what culture influence Roman Religion

A

greek

65
Q

for entertainment, roman watched trained fighters called ___ fight to death in the ___

A

gladiators

arena (circus)

66
Q

structures that transported water from the mountains to the people

A

Aqueducts

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