11 3 ss Flashcards

1
Q

Gap between the rich and poor

A

It grew wider after the victories

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2
Q

farmers went into debt (3)

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neglected their fields, or were destroyed, couldn’t keep up with bigger farmers

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3
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latifundia

A

large farming estates

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4
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Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus

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two brothers that thought that Rome’s problems were caused by the actions of wealthy landowners

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5
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Marius

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Transformed the army in order to provide opportunities for the poor. He wasn’t patrician

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6
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Sulla

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He drove his enemies out of Rome and named himself dictator

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7
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triumvirate

A

A political group of three people who share equal power

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8
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Julius Caesar

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Invaded Britain and gained support and popularity then his new main rival Pompey emerged

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9
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Julian calendar

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12 months, 365 days, and a leap year

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10
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Octavian

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Caesar’s grandnephew who created a second triumvirate and crushed Antony and became the first emperor of Rome.

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11
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Cleopatra

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Egyptian queen that fell in love with Antony

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12
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Mark Antony

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Part of the second triumvirate that fell in love with Cleopatra and fought a war with Octavian

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13
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Cicero

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well known political leader that like the republic government and didn’t trust dictators

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