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What was the Struggle of Orders?
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attempt by plebeians to increase their power increase their political power that led to the creation of Tribunes and the Twelve Tables
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What is the name of the mountain chain in northern Italy?
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Alps
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Describe Italy's location
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centrally located in the Mediterranean basin allowing trade and conquest
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Who were the patricians?
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powerful nobility of Rome
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What were the responsibilities of Roman citizenship?
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pay taxes and serve in the military
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Describe Rome's republic.
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representative democracy; consuls possessed the power to veto; assemblies and senate proposed laws
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Who fought in the Punic Wars?
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Rome and Carthage
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What were the effects of the Punic Wars?
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destruction of Carthage; Roman trade expanded; increased wealth; gap between patricians and plebeians; increased slavery; unemployment; latifundias
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Where is Gaul?
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modern-day France
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Where is Carthage?
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northern Africa
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What were the laws of Rome's republic?
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Twelve Tables
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What right did the Twelve Tables ensure?
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all people were equal before law; innocent until proven guilty
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Which civilization colonized Carthage?
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Phoenicia
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Who was the Carthaginian general who attacked Rome?
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Hannibal
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Who made up the First Triumvirate?
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Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
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Who was Scipio?
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Roman general who defeated Carthage
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What were the Tribunes?
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representatives of the plebeians who posssessed the power to veto
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What were the two main classes of Roman society?
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patricians and plebeians
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Before being a republic, what type of government did Rome have?
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Etruscan king/monarchy
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What powers did consuls have?
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executives who could veto, ran the day-to-day affairs of government, led army
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Why was Caesar killed?
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he became too powerful
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Who killed Caesar?
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the senators (Brutus and Cassius)
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What happened to Rome following the assassination of Caesar?
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Civil War; Octavian emereged as emperor
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What was the purpose of Caesar's reforms?
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to increase his power; give more power to plebeians
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Who were the plebeians?
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commoners
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List 3 facts about Caesar?
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he was a great general, he was liked by the plebeians, he took the title dictator for life, he was killed by senators who felt he was attempting to become king
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What were the results of the Pax Romana?
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uniform system of money, uniform code of laws, travel and trade increased, stressed family values
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Who attempted to improve the governing of Rome by dividing the Empire?
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Diocletian
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What language did Romans speak?
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Latin
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Why was the language of Rome very important?
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it formed the basis for our Romance languages of today
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What was the Colosseum?
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stadium for gladiatorial combat
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As Christianity developed, who assumed the leadership of the Catholic Church?
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pope/Bishop of Rome
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Why did many Romans oppose Christianity?
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it went against their polytheistic beliefs, they blamed Christians for plagues and famines, it was a threat to the emperor's power
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The first emperor of Rome took this title
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Augustus
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The writings of Jesus' followers are collected in this book?
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New Testament
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What happened to trade during the Pax Romana?
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increased
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What is a civil service?
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long-term government employees who are chosen based on their training and skills
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Who wrote the Aenied?
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Virgil
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What was the purpose of Virgil's Aenied?
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promote traditional Roman values
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Why did the Roman Empire experience inflation?
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increased territorial spending and military spending
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What is the Pax Romana?
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200 year period of peace and prosperity
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The roots for Christianity are found in which religion?
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Judaism
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Who was the Christian messiah?
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Jesus
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Where do the name for our planets come from?
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Roman gods
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Which Roman emperor legalized Christianity?
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Constantine
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Who was the apostle responsible for spreading Christianity throughout the Roman Empire?
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Paul
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Who moved Rome's capital to Byzantium?
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Constantine
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Who did Augustus defeat to become emperor?
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Marc Antony
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During the Pax Romana what happened to the Rome's territory?
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increased slightly
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Who was Rome's first emperor?
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Augustus
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Which emperor began the Pax Romana?
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Augustus
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What event(s) marked the end of the Roman Republic?
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Caesar's assassination and the civil war that followed
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