Chapter 7 Study Guide

Question 1

Rome was built on __ hills along the ___ river, ___ miles from the coast of the ___ Sea

Answer 1

7 Tiber 15 Mediterranean

Question 2

according to legend who founded Rome

Answer 2

Romulus and Remus

Question 3

according to legend who founded Rome

Answer 3

Romulus and Remus

Question 4

what kind of government did the Etruscan’s establish

Answer 4

monarchy

Question 5

what type of government was established once the Etruscan Kings were overthrown

Answer 5

Republic

Question 6

what is a republic

Answer 6

type of government in which voters elect officials to run the state

Question 7

what type of citizens could vote in Rome

Answer 7

male

Question 8

the three governing bodies of the Roman Republic

Answer 8

• senate
• magistrates
• assemblies

Question 9

the three powers given to the Senate

Answer 9

• control public funds
• decide foreign policy
• could propose for a dictator

Question 10

what was a dictator

Answer 10

absolute ruler who could be elected by the Senate to serve a 6 month term

Question 11

how many consuls were elected and for how long

Answer 11

2 1 year

Question 12

what are the three powers given to the consuls

Answer 12

• ran government
• commanded army
• appointed dictators

Question 13

means refuse to approve or ‘forbid’

Answer 13

veto

Question 14

who assisted the consuls

Answer 14

praetors

Question 15

what did censors do

Answer 15

registered citizens according to wealth, appointed candidates to the Senate, over saw the moral conduct of all citizens

Question 16

how many tribunes were elected every year and by who

Answer 16

10 assemblies

Question 17

struggle of common people to gain more rights in the Roman Republic

Answer 17

conflict of orders

Question 18

powerful, noble landowners who controlled the government and inherited power from their fathers

Answer 18

patricians

Question 19

who made up the majority of the population

Answer 19

plebeians

Question 20

plebeians were mostly __ and __ who could vote but not hold ___

Answer 20

farmers and workers

office

Question 21

what were the 12 tables

Answer 21

written Roman law placed in the Forum for all to read

Question 22

major unit of the Roman army

Answer 22

legion

Question 23

who did rome fight against in the Punic Wars

Answer 23

Carthage

Question 24

rome and carthage fought over what

Answer 24

control of Sicily

Question 25

how did rome develop their navy during the first punic war

Answer 25

capturing carthaginian boats

Question 26

what was the result of the 1st Punic War for Carthage

Answer 26

had to pay war reparations and lost Sicily

Question 27

what carthage's greatest general

Answer 27

Hannibal

Question 28

what Roman general defeated Hannibal

Answer 28

Scipio

Question 29

what battle was Hannibal defeated at

Answer 29

Zama

Question 30

why was there a 3rd Punic War

Answer 30

Rome wanted to crush Carathage because they hated them

Question 31

after the punic wars the rich were getting __ and the poor getting ___

Answer 31

richer | poorer

Question 32

what roman brothers died trying to reform rome

Answer 32

the Gracchi; Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

Question 33

who defeated Marius in a civil war and ruled rome as a dictator

Answer 33

Sulla

Question 34

nephew of Marius

Answer 34

Julius Caesar

Question 35

Caesar was very popular with the ___

Answer 35

poor

Question 36

who was in the 1st triumvirate

Answer 36

Caesar Pompey Crassor

Question 37

where did caesar raise his army and gain fame for conquering

Answer 37

Gaul

Question 38

who was jealous of caesar and ordered him back to Rome without his army

Answer 38

Pompey

Question 39

who did Caesar and Marc Antony have a long-lasting affair with

Answer 39

Cleopatra

Question 40

Caesar was later named a ___ by the Senate on 44 BC

Answer 40

dictator

Question 41

why did the common people love and revere caesar

Answer 41

he gave the poor food and soldiers land

Question 42

Caesar's friend who was the conspiracy to murder him

Answer 42

Marcus Brutus

Question 43

who was Caesar;s grandnephew

Answer 43

Octavian

Question 44

who was in the 2nd Triumvirate

Answer 44

Octavian Marc Antony Lepiacs

Question 45

who gave Octavian the title meaning the sacred one

Answer 45

the Senate

Question 46

what does the sacred one mean

Answer 46

Augustus

Question 47

what is the reign of Caesar Augustus known as

Answer 47

Pax Romana

Question 48

what does Pax Romana mean

Answer 48

Roman peace

Question 49

how long was the pax romana

Answer 49

200 years

Question 50

relative of Julius Caesar who ruled Rome until 68 AD

Answer 50

Julio-Claudian

Question 51

who succeeded Caesar Augustus

Answer 51

Tiberius

Question 52

who killed Claudius

Answer 52

his wife-Agrippira

Question 53

what was Nero blamed for

Answer 53

Great Fire of Rome

Question 54

who did Nero have killed

Answer 54

his mother-Agrippira

Question 55

Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius were 2 of the 5 __ __

Answer 55

great emperors

Question 56

what did Hadrian build during his rule

Answer 56

wall across Britain

Question 57

what did Marcus Aurelius prefer to study rather than fight wars

Answer 57

stoic philosophy

Question 58

strongest unifying force with the ___ in control

Answer 58

government, emperor

Question 59

two alterations of the 12 tables

Answer 59

- new laws could be passed | - judges could interpret laws to fit new circumstances

Question 60

trade for everyday goods

Answer 60

domestic trade

Question 61

trade for luxury goods

Answer 61

foreign trade

Question 62

how roadways contributed to the greatness of the Roman Empire (3)

Answer 62

promoted trade travel transportation

Question 63

who held the most power in the Roman household

Answer 63

father

Question 64

what culture influence Roman Religion

Answer 64

greek

Question 65

for entertainment, roman watched trained fighters called ___ fight to death in the ___

Answer 65

gladiators | arena (circus)

Question 66

structures that transported water from the mountains to the people

Answer 66

Aqueducts