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29 Cards in this Set
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Republic |
Form of government in which the leader is not a king or queen but a person elected by citizens |
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Veto |
To reject |
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Triumvirate |
In ancient Rome, a three-person ruling group |
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Legion
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Smaller unit of the Roman army made up of about 6,000 men |
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Praetor |
Important government official in ancient Rome |
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Pax Romana |
("Roman Peace") long era of peace and safety in the Roman Empire |
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Patrician |
wealthy landowner and member of the ruling class in ancient Rome |
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Dictator |
In ancient Rome, a person who ruled with complete power temporarily during emergencies |
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Aqueduct |
Human-made channel built to carry water |
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Plebian |
Member of the common people in ancient Rome |
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Latifundia |
Large farming estates in ancient Rome |
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Currency |
System of money |
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Consul |
One of the two top government officials in ancient Rome |
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Where is Rome located? Why was it built on hills? |
1. Italy 2. to protect them
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Who influence early Romans? How (at least 3 ways)? |
1. Greece 2. -learned to grow olives and grapes - modeled alphabet, architecture, sculptures, and literature |
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How many years of fighting proceeded Rome becoming a republic? |
200 years |
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Who made up the Roman military? What happened if they did not comply? |
1. landowning male 2. harshly punished
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Rome's government was divided into how many classes? What were they? Who made up each group? |
1. two classes 2. Patricians and Plebians 3. Patricians- Plebians- |
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What is a consul? How many were there? How long did they serve? |
1. top government officials 2. two consuls 3. a year |
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When did Rome have a dictator? |
In times of great danger |
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Why were Plebians becoming upset? (3 reasons) |
Paying same taxes, fighting in wars, not receiving power |
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Who were Tiberius and Gaius? Why were they murdered? |
1. Brothers 2. saw what was going on as wrong and tried to make a change |
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What caused soldiers to begin fighting for themselves? |
Marius paid them money and land in the army |
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How did Julius Caesar come to power? What changes did he make? |
1. defeated Pompey in 48 B.C. and declared himself dictator for life 2. -provided citizenship - gave land to landless -gave jobs to poor |
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What happened after Caesar's death? |
civil war broke out Octavian + Anthony divided land into east and west |
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How many soldiers were in Augustus' army? |
150,000 men |
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What 2 things did Augustus change? |
1. changed tax system 2. legal system |
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Who were the 5 good emperors? What did they do for the people of Rome?
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1. Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius 2. -gave money to poor -passed laws to help orphans - grew in agriculture, trade, standard of livng
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What did Hadrian realize? |
the empire was growing too big |
