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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome Flashcards
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhy were the
plains of Italy important?
The plains provided rich fertile farmland
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhy were the
Romans able to conquer all of Italy?
They were very skilled soldiers
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWho established
Pax Romana?AugustusRome also had a
large army, lots of food & improvements in the gov’t which ALL contributed to the Pax Romana
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhat are the 2
legends of how Rome was founded?
Romulus & Remus – 2 brothers who were raised by a wolf
Aeneas – Trojan soldier who came to Italy after the Trojan War
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhat was the
most important legislative body in the Roman republic?
The Senate
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhy did the
Roman Republic set up a system of checks & balances?
To prevent any one group from gaining too much power
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhat famous
building project was started by Vespasian?
The Colosseum!!!
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhy were the
political reforms of 287 B.C. important?
The reforms gave all male citizens equal standing/rights in the government
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhat were the 3
parts of Rome’s tripartite gov’t?
The consulsThe praetorsThe legislative
bodies
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhat is the
significance of the Twelve Tables?
They established the standards of justice for the first time – most of these are still being used today.
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhat helped
Rome’s trade?Rome’s common
currency
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhat title did
Octavian take?Augustus –
means “hero or majestic one”
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhat happened
in the 2nd Punic War?
Carthage attacked Rome
The Punic wars were fought to gain control of trade in the Mediterranean Sea
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhat type of
land formation is Italy?
A peninsula – land surrounded by water on 3 sides
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhy has
Cincinnatus been widely admired?
He did not abuse his absolute, all controlling power
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhy is Ptolemy
important?Studied &
mapped the stars & planets in our solar system
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsHow did Roman
statues differ from Greek statues?
Roman statues were not perfect looking – they were more realistic
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhy is the
gladiator Spartacus important?
Slaves could rise up & revolt at any time
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhat did Galen
say was important?
He said that anatomy was very important – studying the body’s structure
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhat is the poet
Horace best known for?
Expressed strong emotions in his writing
Used the Greeks for inspiration
Wrote satires that made fun of humans
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWhat happened
to Antony & Cleopatra?
They defeated Octavian at the battle of Actium
Later they killed themselves
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWho benefited
from Rome’s prosperity?
Mainly merchants & skilled workers
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsWho were the
Julio-Claudian emperors?
CaligulaNeroTiberiusClaudius
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome Flashcardslatifundia Large farming
estates owned by wealthy Romans
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsPantheon Huge temple
built to honor Rome’s gods & goddesses
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome Flashcardsanatomy Study of the
body’s structure
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsCaligula Mental illness
made him mean & treat people cruelly
One of the bad Julio-Claudian emperors
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome Flashcardsdictator A person who
ruled with complete power temporarily during emergencies
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsApennines Mountains that
run north south in Italy
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome Flashcardspraetor Important gov’t
official in Rome – acted as judge
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome Flashcardslegion A unit of the
army that consisted of 6,000 soldiers
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsTiber A river that
Rome is located near
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome Flashcardsrepublic A type of gov’t in
which the leader is chosen by the citizens
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome Flashcardspatrician Wealthy
landowners in Rome
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsLatin Became the
basis of many modern European languages – was language of Rome
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome Flashcardsaqueduct Human-made
channel that carried water long distances
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsCicero One of Rome’s
greatest public speakers
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsPax Romana A long era of
peace – Roman peace
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome Flashcardstriumvirate A political
alliance of 3 people
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsForum Marketplace &
public square
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Ancient Rome FlashcardsAncient Rome FlashcardsHadrian A “good”
emperor