Rome- SS

Question 1

What are the names out the 2 mountain ranges?

Answer 1

The Alps and the Apennines.

Question 2

What is Mount Vesuvius and what happened to it?

Answer 2

A volcano that erupted.

Question 3

Why are cities built on top of hills?

Answer 3

For defense

Question 4

Why was Rome built by the Tiber River?

Answer 4

Fresh water source.

Question 5

Explain the climate in summer and winter.
Summer - _____ and _____
Winter- ________ and ______

Answer 5

warm and dry

mild and rainy

Question 6

What crops were grown?

Answer 6

grains, citrus fruits, grapes and olives.

Question 7

Government:

Answer 7

-checks and balances
-3 branches
-fair

Question 8

Golden Age

Answer 8

-Pax Romana
-Peace
-No wars

Question 9

Geography

Answer 9

Rivers= Water
Mts= protection
seas=fishing/trade

Question 10

Patricians:

They were the _____class of the early roman empire.

Answer 10

ruling

Question 11

Patricians:

Small _________ of Roman population, but held all the ______.

Answer 11

percantage

power

Question 12

Plebeians:

Farmers, craftsmen, ________ and warriors.

Answer 12

laborers.

Question 13

Plebeians.
In early stages they had ____ rights.

Answer 13

few

Question 14

Plebeians.
In 494 BC/BCE the plebeians began to fight against the rule of ____________.

Answer 14

patricians.

Question 15

Plebeians:
They would leave the city and refuse to ______.

Answer 15

work.

Question 16

Why did the Romans create checks and balances?

Answer 16

so things would be fair and under control and so not one person would have a lot of power.

Question 17

why could only some positions serve for one year?

Answer 17

Because they had the most power and so they wouldn’t be too powerful.

Question 18

Why were plebeians given more rights in the government?

Answer 18

To make them happy so they wouldn’t rebel.

Question 19

Magistrates.

Answer 19

-2 consuls
-led government and army
-served for one year.

Question 20

Senate.

Answer 20

-300 members
-Served for life
-Control finance
- Plebeians added on

Question 21

Assemblies/Tribunes.

Answer 21

-Represented common people.
-Assemblies: Elected Magistrates (Patricians/ Plebeians)
-Tribunes: plebeians that could veto
- Ruled for 1 year.

Question 22

what is civic duty?

Answer 22

when people participate in the government and do good things for the city

Question 23

What is an advantage of having checks and balances?

Answer 23

to keep one part of the government from getting too much power.

Question 24

who only knew the law at first?

Answer 24

Patricians

Question 25

What were the laws written on eventually?

Answer 25

bronze plates/12 bronze plates/tables

Question 26

Where were the laws posted?

Answer 26

In the Forum/meeting place.

Question 27

What is one example of a Roman law?

Answer 27

no one in rome could be executed without a trial.

Question 28

Roads: built by the _______ built so they can conquer land _____

Answer 28

soliders quickly

Question 29

Aqueducts: carried _____ from one place to another. allowed for people to live further away from ______

Answer 29

water rivers

Question 30

Art: mosaics were tiny pieces of _____ put together to form a picture. wealthy Romans had it in their ______.

Answer 30

tile homes

Question 31

Calendar: was made to track religious festivals and the _______ some names of the ________ come from Roman Leaders.

Answer 31

harvest months

Question 32

Arches: helped support heavy _________ the _______was made up in arches.

Answer 32

buildings Colosseum

Question 33

Romans worshiped Greek god but changed their ______.

Answer 33

names.

Question 34

A new religion based on Judaism formed called _________.

Answer 34

Christianity.

Question 35

_________'s birth, marks the shift from BC to AD.

Answer 35

Jesus.

Question 36

Jesus's teachings challenged the authority or political and _______ leaders.

Answer 36

religious.

Question 37

Jesus expected all of his followers to love ______________, not just family and friends.

Answer 37

all people.

Question 38

After Jesus was killed, his teachings spread through ___________.

Answer 38

followers.

Question 39

No Money.

Answer 39

- paid soldiers - higher taxes -no new resources

Question 40

size

Answer 40

-empire was smaller -invaders attack -lost power