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Ancient Rome! Flashcards

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Why was the Tiber River important

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It provided fresh water and was a good route for transportation.

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Why were the Alps and Apennine so important

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Because they provided protection

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Why was the Roman Republic so important

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It was a republican government from 509 B.C.E to 27 B.C.E. and it effected rome in different ways.

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Why was the roman empire important

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it made advancements to our world today.

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Why is the 12 tables so important

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It kept everything in order and made it so everyone new the laws and consequences.

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Why was the senate so important

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It was the state counsel of ancient Rome and was very powerful

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Why was the consuls so important

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It was one of the two people competing to rule the republic.

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How does the assemblies relate to Ancient Rome

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It was the people who had the power to make laws

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How do plebeians relate to ancient Rome

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They were the more common people of ancient Rome

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How do patricians relate to ancient Rome

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The were the upper class people.

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why were the Punic wars important to ancient Rome

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It was the 3 battles the Rome won.

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why were both triumvirates so important

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It was were 3 people joined together creating a big situation.

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How does emperors relate to Ancient Rome

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They were the rulers of rome

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How did Christianity relate to Ancient Rome

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It was the main religion they had

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How did polytheism relate to Ancient Rome

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There original religion was polytheism

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How did Romulus and Remus influence ancient Rome

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They were the 2 people that discovered Ancient Rome

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How did Hannibal influence ancient Rome

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He was the one to call orders in the battle of the second punic war.

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How did Scipio Africanus influence Ancient Rome

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He was one of the greatest soldiers in Ancient Rome

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How did Julius Caesar influence Ancient Rome

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He helped feed the people in need but he also created the civil war

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How did Gnaeus Pompey influence Ancient rome

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He restored Romes control over spain

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How did cleopatra the 7th influence Ancient Rome

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She influenced Roman politics

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How did Marc Antony influence Ancient Rome

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He played a major role in transforming Rome form a constitutional republic to an autocratic republic

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How did Octavian influence Ancient Rome

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He was the one to situate Roman life into something better.

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How did Constantine influence Ancient Rome

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He was a big person in the Edict of Milan

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How did Jesus influence Ancient Rome

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He promised everyone a happy afterlife, and to love everybody the same

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How many periods of Roman history are there and what is the timeline

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3, 625-510 B.C., 510-31 BC 31 BC-AD 476

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What was the Greeks, Latins, And Etruscans influence

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Greeks- helped with religion
Etruscans- Cultural and artistic traditions
Latins- Language

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How did the geography and physical features influence Roman civilization

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Mountains- protection
Fertile soil- crops

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Why did the plebian class want the 12 tables written down

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to limit the patricians power

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How did the expansion effect ancient rome in positive ways and negative ways

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Positive- more area and more building space
Negative- military hadto cover more land, higher chance of corruption, and more attacks

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How did the Rome and Carthage fight the punic wars and what were the outcomes

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The were brutal and the outcomes were Rome winning

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How did the first and second triumvirate affect rome

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First- Caesar was elected consul
Second- octavian, antony, and lepidus were able to rule for 5 years equally

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How was the government in the Roman empire different from the Roman republic

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Roman empire- ruled by one person
Roman republic- 2 consuls were elected by the assemblies

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How was daily life in ancient Rome different and similar to today

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Different- they wore different clothes and had different decorations
Same- enjoyed many of the same things

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Why was Christianity able to spread and why was it appealing to many people in Rome

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Because Jesus promised many good things

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What are some factors/reasons that led to the fall of the western Roman Empire

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Invasion by the barbarians

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