World History Rome Test

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Republic

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is a form of government in which power restswith citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders.

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Patrician

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the wealthy landowners who held most of thepower.

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Plebeian

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the common farmers, artisans, and merchants whomade up the majority of the population.

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Tribune

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elected (by plebeians) representatives who forman assembly for the plebeians

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Consul

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two officials that commanded the army anddirected the government. However, their power was limited.

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Senate

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was the aristocratic branch of Rome’sgovernment. It had both legislative and administrative functions in therepublic

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Dictator

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a leader who had absolute power to make lawsand command the army.

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Legion

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large military units of roman soldiers thatwere organized.

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Punic Wars

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Between 264 and 146 B.C., Rome and Carthagefought three wars.

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Hannibal

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was a brilliant military strategist who wantedto avenge Carthage’s earlier defeat.

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Triumvirate

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a group of three rulers

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Pax Romana

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period of peace and prosperity, during thistime, the Roman Empire included more than 3 million square miles.

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Coliseum and Circus Maximus (Chariot place) and Pantheon

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Major buildings in Rome

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Founded by Romulus and Remus, brothers who were descendants of Mars and after washing up from the Tiber river were nursed by a shewolf. they fought over who would get Rome. Romulus won.

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Rome's origin?

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Bread & Circus

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Means food and entertainment, usually to distract the masses

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Senatus Populous Que Romanus (The Roman Senate and People)

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SPQR

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Via Appia

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a really famous roman road

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Aeneas

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Story of how Italy got populated, a Roman myth which is like fanfiction of the Trojan War

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Virgil

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Was a famous poet who wrote the Aeneas

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Eternal city

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Rome is the

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Toga

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Patricians wore the

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tunics

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Plebians and Freedmen wore

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gladius (swords)

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legionnares wielded

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centurions

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officers who commanded 100 legionairres

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Valarium

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Shade at the colosseum (sails)

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Hadrion, also made Hadrion's wall

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Pantheon was built by

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Flavian amphitheater

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Colosseum was known as

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Flavians overtook Nero and replaced his palace with the colosseum

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What happened to nero

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Vomitorium

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Exits of colosseum

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Praetorian Guard

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protected the emperor, sometimes even killed them when they had to

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AugustusTiberiusCaligulaClaudius Nero

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Julian Claudian Emperors are

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Gravitas

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Seriousness/grave

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Carthage

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Former Phoenician colony

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Ideas of march

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March 15, story of how this soothysayer told caesar he was gonna die but caesar didn't listen to him

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Hannibal

Carthage Vs Rome

3 Wars

Scipio (Roman General)

Zama (Outside of Carthage, Final Battle)

Carthage dalim es

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Punic Wars

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Emperor Trajan

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Born in spain, expanded rome to it's peak, trajan column

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Mosaic Fresco Reliefs

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3 types of Art

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Julius Caesar, Pompey,Crassus Mark Antony, Augustus Caesar, Marcus Lepidus

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Triumvates

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5000 troops

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Legion has