Stiles Chapter 10 2018 Flashcards

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Division of the Roman people, common/middle and poor class

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Plebians

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Division of the Roman people, nobility/wealthy

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Patricians

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2 most powerful magistrates in Rome; elected each year to run the city and lead the army

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Consuls

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Roman language

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Latin

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Series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage

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Punic Wars

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Rome’s public meeting place - like the Greek agoras

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Forum

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Brother to Remus; killed Remus in argument over location of city; became 1st king of Rome

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Romulus

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Carthage military general of 2nd Punic War

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Hannibal

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3 main groups that are a part of the early history of Rome

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Greek colonists
Etruscans
Latins

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10
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3 people that are suppose to have founded Rome

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Aenas, Romulus, Remus

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List 1 of the 4 contributions of the Etruscans.

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Alphabet, numbers, sewers, or huge temples

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12
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Who was the last King of Rom

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Tarquin the Proud

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13
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The most famous dictator of Rome that resigned from office to return to farming

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Cincinnatus

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14
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When was the republic of Rome created?

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509 BC

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3 types of governments that ancient Rome had

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Kingdom - ruled by kings
Republic - elected officials
Empire - chapter 11 ruled by emperors

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Official name given to the government of Rome when it was a republic- 3 part government

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Tripartite

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Part of the Roman Tripartite government that became more powerful than the other 2

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Senate

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18
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Part of the government that had a primary job to elect the magistrates

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Assembly

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Part of the government that was a representative of the poor and held the veto power

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Tribunes

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Name given to the Roman law

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Twelve Tables

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21
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Where the Roman Forum was located

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Between 2 hills - Palatine and Capitline Hills

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22
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Be able to label these mountains, seas, rivers, and cities of Italy.

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Alps, Sicily, Adriatic Sea, Apennines, Mediterranean, Tiber, Tyrrhenian, Rome

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Group of people who attacked Rome and took over the city

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3 ways that Roman Army was divided

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Centuries - 80-100 soldiers
Cohorts - 6 centuries
Legions - 10 cohorts

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Benefit of the structure of the Roman Army
Flexible, fight in small groups or in larger ones
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2 types of Roman soldiers
Legionaries | Auxiliaries
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How does an auxiliary soldier become a Roman citizen?
After 25 years of service
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Length of military service for a legionary
25 years
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Title of the man who led the centuries
Centurion
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Colonia
Military towns of retired soldiers
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2 requirements to become a legionary soldier
Over the age of 17 | Roman citizen
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Roman name for a catapult
Onager
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Where did soldiers live?
Barracks
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Family who took political and military control of Carthage after the 1st Punic War
Barca
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Battle formation/style of fighting used during the Battle of Cannae
Enveloping the enemy
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What happens to Carthage during the 3rd Punic War?
City was sacked and burned to the ground
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Name of the Carthaginian and Roman ships
Quinquerme
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What is Hannibal raised with because of his father Hamilcar?
Hatred of the Romans
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List 2 of the 4 peace items that Rome and Carthage agreed to after the 1st Punic War.
Carthage abandons all settlements in Sicily Carthage pays millions in silver to Rome Carthage can't enter into Italian waters Each agreed to not interfere in each other's territories
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City that was a Phoenician colony in North Africa
Carthage
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Punishment used by Carthage for losing commanders
Crucified
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Name of the battle that ended the 2nd Punic war and gave Hannibal his 1st loss
Battle of Zama
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Hannibal had to cross this to enter Italy
Through France(Gaul) and then over the Alps
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Nickname of Consul Publius Cornelius Scipio
Africanus
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2 of the 4 peace items that Rome and Carthage agreed to after the 2nd Punic War
Spain and all other Mediterranean islands become Rome's Carthage must hand over all warships to Rome Carthage must pay another huge sum of money to Rome Carthage must submit to Rome in all military and foreign matters
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How did Hannibal die?
Ingested poison - suicide
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New strategy during the 2nd Punic War used by the Romans
Fabian tactic - stall tatic to pester and attack Hannibal
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2 groups began to fight each other in the Roman Republic
Wealthy and poor
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What happened to the Gracchus brothers as a result of their aid to poor Roman citizens?
Killed during the riots
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What did Gaius Gracchus want to do for the poor people of Rome?
Sell food cheaply to the poor
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Change made by Gaius Marius to help strengthen the army
Allowed the poor to join the Roman army
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What happened to Rome after Lucius Cornelius Sulla becomes consul in 88 BC?
Rome entered into a civil war; Sulla vs Marius
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What happens in Rome after the Spartacus rebellion ended?
6000 slaves are executed to serve as an example