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35 Cards in this Set
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Julius Caesar, Crassus and Pompey were all part of the |
First Triumvate |
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Define imperiator |
Commander in chief |
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Author of the Aeneid |
Virgil |
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Define paterfamilias. |
male heads of households |
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Define plebian |
lower class--mostly farmers/slaves |
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Define insulae |
Roman apartment that is constructed of blocks and concrete with wooden floors |
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Define consul |
chief executive officer in the Roman Rep. |
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Define patrician |
upper class men |
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Define praetor |
official in charge of enforcing civil law in the Roman Rep. |
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Name the famous Carthagian general. |
Hannibal |
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What key aspect of Roman life did the general Marius change? How did he do it? |
Marius made soldiers loyal to generals by offering them things |
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Rome's first emperor |
Augustus (Ocatavian) |
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What was the major accomplishment of the Gracchus brothers? |
Land reform, reduction of unemployment, extension of citizenship to non-Romans |
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Which dictator rose to power in Rome in 47 BC? |
Julius Caesar |
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From which group did the Romans borrow their style of dress? |
The Etruscans |
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The attempted reforms of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus resulted in their |
deaths |
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The First Triumvirate ended with the death of whom? |
Crassus |
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Unlike the Greeks whose mountains isolated cities, the Appennine Mountains of Rome allowed |
the expansion of the city |
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The struggles of the orders was a conflict between |
patricians and plebians |
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Which person took control of Rome in 82 BC which showed the legacy of a new military recruitment system? |
Sola
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What was Rome's first code of laws? |
The Twelve Tables |
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Which two brothers attempted to redistribute land to the poor in Rome? |
The Gracchi Brothers |
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What building material did Rome begin working with that allowed them to build larger structures (and roads) than anyone before them? |
Concrete |
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Augustus passed reforms in which governors were to be chosen by whom? |
the emperor |
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This period of Rome's history was characterized by peace, prosperity, and large-scale building programs? |
Pax Romana |
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The Roman Senate was made up of which class of people? |
Patricians |
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Julius Caesar sparked a civil war leading to his dictatorship by crossing which river? |
The Rubicon |
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Rome was wealthy but conditions for the poor were |
Horrible |
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Rome defeated and destroyed Carthage during which wars? |
The Punic Wars |
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Rome worshiped who/what? |
Gods |
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Who did Marc Antony lose to in his struggle for control of Rome? |
Octavian |
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Who was Marc Antony allied with in his struggle for power? |
Cleopatra |
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What river provided access to the sea in Rome? |
Tiber River |
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Who became dictator after defeating Pompey? |
Julius Caesar |
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What important action was taken by Emperor Caracalla? |
gave Roman citizenship to every free person |
