Ch.12 Ancient Rome Flashcards
People from Central Europe who migrated to the Italian peninsula
Latins
People who lived just north of the latins and were traders, iron workers, and artists
Etruscans
Legends; “founders of Rome”; twin brothers; descendants of Aeneas; took back their grandfather’s throne
Romulus and Remus
Etruscan king of Rome. He carried out building projects, including paved streets and sewer system in Rome. Last Etruscan king of Rome. Wasn’t the best leader.
Tarquinius Superbus
Roman general and states-person. Became a dictator when something bad happened to all of the republicans. Farmer, became a dictator for one day, and went back to being a farmer.
Cincinnatus
Roman general who had defeated rebels in the Italian peninsula and elsewhere. He also became a dictator
Sulla
Roman general and states person. He was dictator of Rome until he was assassinated by a group of nobles.
Julius Caesar
Roman general who defeated Hannibal of Carthage
Scipio
Carthaginian who attacked Rome during the second Punic war
Hannibal of Carthage
Two men who were in a group of triumvirate; were older men, skilled in battle, and politics; they were also in a triumvirate with Julius Caesar
Pompey and Crassus
Laws recorded on bronze tablets and displayed in the forum
Twelve tablets
The name for the Mediterranean Sea when Rome surrounded it
Roman lake
Name three geographical features that contributed to the growth of Rome.
- Arable land: to grow crops
- The Seven hills: for places to live
- Tiber River: for trade and water
How did war lead to economic growth for Ancient Rome
Rome got more land
What type of government we learned about in this chapter is mostly like our government today
A tripartite because there were three parts of the government. It is like our government because we have three branches of government. Rome had… consuls, assemblies, and senate
