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29 Cards in this Set
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Funnery Games
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When a rich Etruscan died, his slaves fought to the death to honor him.
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Plebians
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The lower class of Rome.
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The Twelve Tables
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The written laws of Rome.
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The Legion
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A unit of 5,000 Roman foot Soldiers.
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Patricians
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Upper class of Rome.
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Vestial Virgins
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Holy Women of Rome, kept a fire burning in the middle of the city of Rome. If it went out, they believed that the city would be destroyed. These women also kept the wills for the upper class of Rome.
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Proletariats
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A class of urban, landless, and poor. Became a dangerous mob in Rome.
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Tribunes
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Officials who spoke on behalf of the plebians.
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Who was the last great Etruscan King?
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Tarquin the Proud.
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How did the Etruscans tell the future?
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Reading the guts of animals.
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Which god did the Romans like best and why?
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Mars, god of war.
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In Roman myth which twins started the city of Rome?
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Romullus and Remus.
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Before any one could hold public office what must they do first?
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Serve ten years in the army.
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Give an example of a Pyrrhic victory?
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Grecce won all its battles but lost so many men they had to go home.
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List the 2 cities involved in the Punic Wars?
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Carthage and Rome.
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What was the reason for the Punic Wars?
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For control of the mediterreneian sea.
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What happene at the battle of cannae?
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Hannibals army killed 70,000 Romans.
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What did the Romans call the Mediterranean?
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Our Sea.
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Which Greek city did the Romans destroy in 146 B.C. as an example?
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Corinth.
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Explain "He who controls the army controls Rome"?
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The army has power because they can kill you if you don't do what they ask.
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Name the 2 generals who controlled Rome during a 6 year period of civil war?
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Marius and Sulla
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List the 3 members of the 1st Triumvirate.
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Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey.
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What is Gaul called today?
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France.
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Who were the natives of Britain?
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Celts.
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List 2 things Caesar did as ruler of Rome.
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Created thousands of jobs for the lower class. He created a new calender.
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Give the full date of the Ides of March.
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March 15, 44B.C.
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What happened on the Ides of March?
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Caesar was killed in the senate buliding.
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List the memvers of the 2nd Triumvirate.
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Lepidus, Octavian, and Mark Anthony.
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What title does Octavian take when he becomes ruler of Rome?
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1st Citizen
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