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What is Italy's geography ?
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- A peninsula that juts into the Mediterranean Sea
- Fertile Plains - Not broken into small valleys |
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How does Italy's geography differ from Greece?
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- It is not broken into small valleys
- It's geography can support a large empire not city-states. |
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Who were Patricians?
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Patricians were members of the landholding upper class, they made up the senate.
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How many people are in the senate?
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300 members
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How long did senators serve for?
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Life.
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Who are the plebeians?
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Plebeians are farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders.
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What power did the Plebeians have?
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Little power at first but eventually they elected tribunes.
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What is a dictator?
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A ruler who has complete government control.
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How long is a dictator's term?
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6 months.
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What is a tribune?
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Officials that spoke for the Plebeians in the senate.
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What right did the Tribune's gain?
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The right to VETO.
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What is a republic?
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A type of government in which the officials were chosen by the people.
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What is a legion?
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Basic unit made up of 5,000 men.
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What does veto mean?
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Go against a law they thought was unfair.
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Who was Rome victorious against in the 1st Punic War?
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Carthage
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How many years did it take for Carthage to finally seek revenge?
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3
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Who led Carthage in it's battle against Rome?
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Hannibal
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How long did the 2nd Punic War last?
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15 years
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Who won every battle in the 2nd Punic War?
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Hannibal yet they could never capture Rome.
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What was the outcome of the 2nd war?
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Rome forced Carthaginians to pay taxes, Hannbial died, Rome destroyed Carthagin
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What happened to the Carthaginian survivors?
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They were sold into slavery or killed
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What was the role of the Gracchus brothers?
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They attempted reform
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What was the role of Julius Caesar?
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He entered the senate on March 15th and was stabbed to death.
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How is the date, March 15th significant
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Ides of March
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In what year was Octavian victorius ?
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31 BC
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What was Augustus' role?
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He created the first census, he set up a postal service and made new coins to make trading easier?
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What was Hadrian's role?
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Made Roman law the same for all provinces. Had a wall build to prevent invaders.
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Who named his horse a consul of Rome?
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Caligula
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Who is Nero?
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Persecuted Christians and is blamed for setting a fire that destroyed much of Rome.
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What is Pax Romana mean?
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ROMAN pEACE
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How long did Pax Romana last?
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200 years
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How was the family in Rome?
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Patriarchal ,
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Who was the Roman god?
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Jupiter
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What is the name of Rome's largest racecourse?
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Circus Maximus
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Explain the Greco Roman Literature?
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Virgil wrote about patriotism and helped unite Rome.
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Explain the Greco Roman engineering
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Aqueducts- a bridge like structure that brought water from the hills to the cities.
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Explain the Greco Roman art
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Portraits were detailed and realistic.
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5 things about Roman law?
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1) People are equal before law
2) Innocent until proven guilty 3) A person ma defend themselves against crime. 4) Clear evidence to be proven guilty 5) Fair decision, no prejuidce. |
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Why did the Pax Romana end?
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How did Diocletion try to bring peace?
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Spilitting the empire in two
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How did Constantine try to bring peace?
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Made a new capital, Constantinople.
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What was a military cause of the Rome fall
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They had to hire Mercenaries , they were not loyal to Rome
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What were 3 economic causes? rome fall
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1) farmers left their land
2) the middle class sank into poverty 3) war led to a decrease in populaion |
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What is a social cause for the rome fall
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People were no longer as patriotic
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