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82 Cards in this Set
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Where was Italy located?
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The Mediterranean Sea
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What was Italy shaped like?
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A boot (Peninsula)
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What are Italy's two major mountain ranges?
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The Alps (north)
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How is the geography in Italy?
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Most of it is mountains and if not it is hills.(good for defense)
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What was Romes best river for fresh water?
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The Tiber River
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What were the two legends about the founding of Rome?
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The legend about Aeneas and the legend about Romulus and Remus.
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Who was the first king of Rome?
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Romelus in 753 B.C.
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What was a republic government?
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It is when people elect leaders to govern them.
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How long were officials able to rule for?
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1 year
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What was the perpose of the republic?
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It was so not only one person can rule and become powerful.
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What were the two legends about the founding of Rome?
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The legend about Aeneas and the legend about Romulus and Remus.
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Who was the first king of Rome?
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Romelus in 753 B.C.
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What was a republic government?
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It is when people elect leaders to govern them.
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How long were officials able to rule for?
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1 year
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What was the perpose of the republic?
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It was so not only one person can rule and become powerful.
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Why did Rome switch to a dictator?
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Becuase they were in a series of wars for 15 years and they decided to pick one leader to keep them from falling apart.
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What is a dictator?
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a person with absolute power.
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Who was Romes best dictator?
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Cincinnatus
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What did Cincinnatus do?
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He quickly defeated the cities enemies. He ruled for 12 months because he resigned.
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What were plebeians?
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common people
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What were partricians?
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Nobles. They were the only poeple aloud to rule. They were rich.
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What did the plebeians do?
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They wre traders, craftsmen, and peasants.
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Rome was split into 2 groups.Which ones?
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plebeians and patricians
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Since plebeians could not participate in government what did they do?
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Plebeians created their own government and elected their own officials.
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What where the three branches of government?
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Magistrates, Senate, and Assemblies and Tribunes.
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What were the 2 most powerful magistrates called?
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Consuls.(elected each year). They ran the city and the army. They made 2 consuls so nobody would be to powerful.
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What was the Roman Senate?
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It was a council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city's leaders. The leaders ruled till they died. Had 300 members.
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In the Asseblies and Tribunes branch which part did the plebeians and patricians fall into?
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Assemblies
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What was the Assemblies job?
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To elect magistrates.
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Who fell into the Tribunes group?
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Officials. They were able to veto. Each official remained in office for 1 year.
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What were the duties of people?
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They had to attend Assembly meetings and vote in elections.
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What were Chacks and balance?
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methods to balance power. stopped any ruler from becoming really powerful.
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Who was responsible for making the cities laws?
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The officials
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What was Romes first law?
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The 12 tables.
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What was a Forum?
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Rome's meeting place. People went their to chat,shop, gossip, and learned government and religion.
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What were the hills called next to the Forum?
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Palatine and Capitoline.
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Why did Romans want their laws written down?
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because before only the patricians saw them and even if somebody did something wrong but they did not know it was against the law they would still get in trouble.
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Who attacked rome in 387 B.C.?
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The Gauls and then Rome had to pay them several amount of gold for them to leave.
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Did the Romans fight back at the Gauls?
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Yes. They won because of their great army set in legions (a group of up to 6000 soldiers). That way they can fight in one big group or several small ones.
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During the republic what expanded?
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Trading and farming.
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What were the Punic Wars?
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A series of wars between Rome and Carthage. Went to war 3 times.
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Who one the First Punic War?
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Rome.
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What was the name of Carthage's leader?
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Hannibal
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Who won the Second Punic War?
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Rome. They destroyed Carthage and buned down their city, killed most of the poeple, and sold the poeple into slavery.
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Who were brother that addressed Romes problems?
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Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
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What did Tiberius create for the poor Romans?
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A farm.
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Why was Tiberius killed?
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because his ides led to riots.
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Who encouraged poor people to join the army?
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Gaius Marius
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Maruis was a good general and was supported by who?
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The army and then he got great political power.
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What led because of the conflict between Maruis and Sulla?
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Civil War. a war between citizens from the same country.
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Who one the war between Marius and Sulla?
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Sulla became a dictator and punished enemies.
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Who was Cicero?
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A gifted philosopher. Tried to make Romea better place.
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What was an orator?
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a public speaker.
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Who was Julius Caesar?
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One of the most powerful generals for Rome.
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WHat did Ceasar conquer during 50 to 58 B.C.?
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Almost all of Gaul (France, Germany, northern Italy, and Britian.)
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Who made an agreement to fight against the Senate?
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Julius, Pompey, and Crassus.
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Which one of Ceasars friends was scared of his power?
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Pompey.
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Who did Ceaser have a war with?
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Pompey, he got killed.
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When Ceaser returned home what happened?
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The Senate killed him.
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Who were the two leaders that merged together to take control of Roman polotics?
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Marc Antony and Augustus
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WHo did Marc Antony and Augustus want to kill?
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The Roman Senate.
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Who dide Marc Antony fall in love with?
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Cleopatra
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What was the civil war?
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A war between Octavian and Marc Antony. (Octavian won)
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What was a big reason Rome wanted a big Empire?
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To control hostile nieghbors.
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Which emeperor created the wall that seperated
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Hadrian
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What grew when the empire grew?
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Trade.
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What was a province?
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A part outside of Italy that rome controlled.
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What was another word for money?
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Currency
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What was Pax Romana?
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A period that was very peacful for 200 years.
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What were villas?
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Country homes that only belonged to rich Romans.
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Who was Galen?
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The one doctor in Rome.
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What did Galen discover?
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Heart valves,arteries, and veins.
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What did Romans build?
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roads, arches, aquaducts, and vaults.
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What was Roman Archetecture based on?
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Old greek designes.
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What helped the Romans build huge strucures?
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the Vault
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What were the artists in the Roman empire known for?
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mosaic paintings.
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Who was Virgil?
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an author who wrote an epic about the founding of rome.
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Who was Ovid?
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An author who wrote poems obout Roman Mythology.
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What was Satire?
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A type of writing that pokes fun at poeple or society.
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What were some types of writing?
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Satire, history and speeches, drama,and comedies.
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What are Romance Languages?
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Lanuages that developed from Latin.
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What are Civil Laws?
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a legal system based in a written code of laws.
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