Chapter 5- Rome

Question 0

Consul

Answer 0

Chief executive officers of roman republic.

Chosen annually, led army into battle and administered government

Question 1

Roman republic

Answer 1

Roman way of governing people.

Alternative to monarchy.

Question 2

Centuriate assembly

Answer 2

Most important assembly

Controlled by wealthy citizens elected chief magistrates and passed laws.

Question 3

Council of plebs

Answer 3

Popular assembly for plebians. 
Gave tribunes of plebs power to protect the low class of people.

Question 4

Tribunes

Answer 4

Had power to protect plebs.

Had rights to pass laws.

Question 5

Punic wars

Answer 5

War between Carthage and Rome over Sicily
Rome won all three struggles.
First for Sicily, then for revenge.

Question 6

Hannibal

Answer 6

Carthage general

Greatest general, and led them during second Punic war.

Question 7

Gracchus brothers

Answer 7

Tried to give rights to poor.

They were both killed.

Question 8

Caesar

Answer 8

Military commander
Crossed rubicon and conquered rome
Became dictator.

Question 9

Pompey

Answer 9

Successful military commander.
Defeated by caesar for rights to rome
Hailed as a hero.

Question 10

Iatifundia

Answer 10

Large estates

Used slave labor and caused in an overall decline in farmers.

Question 11

Augustus.

Answer 11

First roman emperor
Son (adopted) of caesar.
Had an army of 150,000

Question 12

Praetorian guard

Answer 12

Group of over 9k men

Made to protect emperor

Question 13

Julio Claudian dynasty

Answer 13

Era of rome
Emperors took responsibilities that senate used to have.
All descendants of Augustus

Question 14

Pax Romana

Answer 14

Roman peace era in rome

known for having 5 good emperors

Question 15

Nero

Answer 15

Leader of rome
Had many people murdered, and in turn created a revolt
Part of Julio Claudian rule

Question 16

Law of twelve tables.

Answer 16

Rome’s first law code

Applied to all citizens.

Question 17

Law of nations

Answer 17

Special roman laws.

Applied not only to citizens but foreigners as well.

Question 18

Gladiatorial games

Answer 18

Shows in which criminals would battle against beasts or against other gladiators for entertainment.

Question 19

Jesus

Answer 19

Palestinian Jew
Thought to be the messiah. Preached publicly
Killed and began Christianity.

Question 20

Messiah.

Answer 20

Savior of the Jews.
Would save Israel from oppression and establish paradise
Jesus was thought by some to be the messiah.

Question 21

Christianity

Answer 21

New religion of Europe
Jesus’ death sparked it
Based of the texts and testaments.
Monotheistic

Question 22

Constantine.

Answer 22

First christian emperor

Issued edict of Milan which tolerated Christianity .

Question 23

Diocletian

Answer 23

Leader of rome

Expanded bureaucracies to enlarge power.

Question 24

Theodosius

Answer 24

“The great” ruler of rome.

Made Christianity official religion of rome