Ss Final Study Guide Gr 6

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3 periods of Roman history

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monarchy,the republic,empire

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kings were sometimes called

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Monarchs

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after romulus, rome was ruled by 6 kings. the last king was a hated tyrant named

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Tarquinius

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After Tarquinis was thrown out a republic was established by

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the wealthy landowners

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a political system in which a group of citizens elect representatives and officers

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a republic

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a republic are sometimes

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democracies

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rome was not a democracy because only the

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wealthy, powerful families belonged to the senate.

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2 most important positions in the republic were the

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consuls and the dictators

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when Rome had an extreme emergency,

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dictators were appointed

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wealthy class known as

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patricians

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common people(traders, workers, peasants)

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were called plebeians

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until 493 BC plebeians could not hold office. then they were given representatives called

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Tribunes, who were able to set a list of procective laws

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,during this time rome was very powerful. they fought many wars with neighboring countries. they controlled

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italy, greece, part of spain and Gaul which is now france

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rome fought in 3 wars over a 100 yera period with Carthage in Northern Africa. Thses wars were called the

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Punic wars

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the roman empire began when a war hero
named Julius Ceasar came to power.Julius Ceasar was a

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dictator

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As dictator, he lowered taxes, built buildings and reformed the calendar. his name is

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Julius Ceasar

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The plebeians and the soldiers liked Ceasar. the patricians did not like him having too much power.a group of Senators decided to

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assisinate him . Cearsar was assinated on march 15, 44 B.C.

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Ceasar's first son, Octavian, assumed power and became

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the first Emperor of Rome

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Octavian called himself this mane which means "great"

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Augustus

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When Augustus became the emperor, the roman empire started and this time is sometimes called

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the age of emperors or Rome's Golden age

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emperors were considered

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absolute rulers