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61 Cards in this Set
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Who was in Italy before the Romans?
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The Entruscans
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Who was Rome founded by?
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Romulus
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What is the geographical essence of Rome?
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7 hills for protection and the Tibur River served as a trading port
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What did Rome adopt fro the Etruscans?
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Their alphabet and the toga
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The Forum served as...
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a meeting place for political events
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Was the Republic created before or after the Etruscans left?
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Before
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When the Gauls attacked what did they want in exchange to leave?
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1000 lbs of gold
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"Senatus populusque Romanus"
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The Roman Senate and the people
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What is a Patrician?
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A wealthy landowner who held political power
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What was a plebeian?
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common people who had few of the patrician's advantages
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What was a consul?
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the president basically, held one year in office. 2 consuls shared power.
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What was a praetor?
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acted in place of the consul when they were away or dealt with the administration of justice
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what is imperium?
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the power to command troops
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what was a quaestor?
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took charge of public treasury and prosecuted criminals
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What was a censor?
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takes censes, determined who was in senate
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What was an aedile?
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the party planner
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Senate?
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advised consuls, could not pass legislation
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Who were the initial leaders of Rome?
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7 kings, the first was Romulus himself
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Who was the last king of the 7?
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Tarquin, he abused his power and Rome vowed never to have a king again
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What was Rome's established gov't?
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SPQR
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What did the Roman elections prvide canidates with?
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A chance to brag about their family's accomplishments or their own accomplishments in the military
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What did the Century Assembly do?
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Elected the new leader
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WHat did the Tribal Assembly do?
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They passed the legislation
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"Cursus Honorum"
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The Path of Honor
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What did Cursus Honorum provide?
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A way to make a name for yourself in politics, you start training at a young age
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MOS MAIORUM
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the ways of our fathers
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What religion did the Romans have?
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They were Polytheistic, stole most gods from the Greeks
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How did Rome become such a big empire?
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They granted everyone full citizens rights when they conquered a new region or demanding they became part of the Roman army
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The Punic Wars were between Rome and...
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Carthage
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The first Punic War was in Silily and was what kind of battle?
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A naval battle
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The Second Punic War was fought between Rome and...
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Hannibal
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Hannibal did what to surprise attack Rome?
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He went through the Alps with troops and war elephants and lost his eye
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Battle of Lake Trasimene
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Hannibal set his troops on the beach and cut the Roman troops into 3 and butchered them
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Battle of Cannae
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Romans start out good but are quickly surrounded by Hannibal's troops
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Fabius Maximus refused to do what? What was his nickname?
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He refused to fight the Carthaginians and was given the nickname "The Delayer"
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Hannibal was defeated in what battle?
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In the Battle of Zama, in Africa
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What were the problems with the set up of SPQR? (two reasons)
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Power with the Senate: people started to disrespect them
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Populares
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people who disrespected the gov't
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Optimates
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people who respected tradition
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Who came first Tiberius or Gaius Gracchus?
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Tiberius
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What did Tiberius Gracchus do?
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He tried to run for Tribune a second time and was brutally murdered by the Senate
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What did Gaius Gracchus do?
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His efforts resulted in a riot killing 3,000 people and his was Tribune 3 times in a row
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What did Gaius Marius do?
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He privatized the military
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What was the name of the rich family Marius married into?
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the Julii
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What did Marius specifically do to the military?
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he allowed poor people to enter the military and made men loyal to their commanders
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Marius served how many consulships?
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5 consulships
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What did Sulla do to Rome?
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He marched on Rome twice and tried to create a constitution and also created Proscriptions
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What did Spartacus do to Rome?
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With a rebel army of 70,000 escaped gladiators, he rebelled against Rome
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Who was apart of the first Triumvirate?
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Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
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What did Pompey contribute to the team?
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Troops and power
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What did Crassus contribute to the team?
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Money
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What did Caesar contribute to the team?
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His name (Julii)
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What were Pompey's desires in the team?
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To get land for his troops
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What were Crassus's desires in the team?
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a Military Victory
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What were Caesar's desires in the team?
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to be consul
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What did Caesar do in Gaul?
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he cut it up into 3 parts and killed 1,000,000 people
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What makes the Triumvirate fall apart? (3 reasons)
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Crasuss loses in a military campaign
Caesar is hated by the Optimates Julia daughter of Caesar, wife of Pompey dies |
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Where did Pompey flee to and who pursued him?
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Pompey fled to Greece and Caesar followed him
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Caesar returns to Rome and celebrates what?
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a Triumph and becomes Dictator
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Caesar asks to become what?
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Dictator in Perpetua
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When does Caesar die?
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March 15, 44 BC
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