Chapter 6 The roman empire Flashcards
What is democracy?
A system of government used by the whole population or eligible members of a state
What is a dictator?
A ruler who has taken complete rule over a country or state, a person who does not take other people opinions (only their opinion matters)
What is a Civil war
A war between citizens of the same country
What is a Autocrat
A person who does not take other people opinion into account when making decisions
The Roman empire lasted over _______ years
1000
When was Rome founded as a republic?
509 BCE
What type of democracy was practiced in Rome?
Citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf (kinda like having a president)
Who declared themselves dictator in 44 BCE
Julius Caesar
What happened to Julius Caesar
He got assassinated after declaring himself dictator
What happened after a Civil War?
Caesars son became the new leader
What happened when the republic ended?
The territory was ruled by a bunch of autocrat emperors
What percent of the world population did rome rule by 117 CE?
20%
What area did was the roman empire?
The top stikkie of africa and a bigger piece of the bottom of europe and a tiny bit of asia
Who founded the city of Rome?
2 brothers, Romulus and Remus (lupin 🙃)
When were the first crops farmed?
9500 BCE
When were sheep first domesticated?
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8000 BCE
When were cattle and pigs domesticated? 🐽
6000 BCE
When were horses domesticated? 🐴
4000 BCE
How did the romans achieve a professional and ruthless army?
🌴 Legionaries served 25 years in the army (given a farm to retire on afterwards)
🌴Marches 36km a day carrying +25kg of equipment
🌴1 in every 10 peeps would be 💀 if they showed cowardice towards war
🌴enemies of Rome were often crucified as an example
🌴used complex formations and tactics 🐢
How did the Romans achieve efficient infrastructure
☕️the ability to move troops, goods and info across the empire quickly
☕️they developed a extensive system of roads
☕️many roads were built by the roman legions
☕️romans built 80 000km of hard surfaced roads
☕️roads sere engineered well and r still used 2day
What was the result of the romans having good armies and infrastructure?
🐽roman armies were feared all over the ancient world
🐽sometimes they defeated armies 10x theirs because of tactics and discipline
🐽the roman legions conquered and gaurded an empire from the border o Ethiopia 🇪🇹 till Scotland 🏴
🐽modern military commander peeps still study roman tactics
What did all of this stuff in this deck lead to?
✨the roman empire lasting 1000 years✨
How did metal stuff mean that civilisations were more advance than stone age societies?
They had better tools and could do things more efficiently
They also had better armour and stuff for war
Any logical answer is acceptable👮♂️
