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Chapter 7- The Roman World Flashcards

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Witch sea helped make Italy a great trading civilization

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Mediterranean

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Which mountain range protected northern Italy from foreign invasion

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Alps

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What was the name of the people who ruled northern Italy between 900 to 500 BC

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Etruscans

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Which group of people overthrew the Etruscans

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Latins

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What city was home to the Latins?

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Rome

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What to brothers founded Rome, according to legend?

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Romulus and Remus

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What year was Rome founded?

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753 BC

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Name the Etruscan family that provided kings to rule over the Romans.

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Tarquin the Proud was the last of the Etruscan to rule Rome as a king, and was overthrown after an attack on Lucretia.

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What location became the heart of Roman government

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Forum

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Who were the patricians?

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Class of roman nobles, minority of the population, upper class

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What was Rome declared once the Etruscans were driven out?

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Republic

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Who were plebeians?

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Common farmers, merchants, and artisans; lower class

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Could plebeians hold office?

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Yes

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What two officials headed Rome’s executive branch?

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Consuls

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What is the word for when one consul could reject others ideas?

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Veto

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When would a dictator hold power?

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During war, for 6 months

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Which house of the legislative branch was held by the patricians?

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Senate

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What function did the assembly have in the Roman Republic?

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Pass laws

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What became the basis for all Roman laws? What principal of law was created in Rome?

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  • 12 tables

- innocent until proven guilty

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Whose religion did the Romans copy?

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Greeks

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What god was Venus?

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Goddess of love and beauty.

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What god was Juno?

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Jupiter’s wife; goddess of childbirth and fertility, and protector of Rome

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What god was Jupiter?

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God of god

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What god was Diana?

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Goddess of the hunt and moon

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What god was mars

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God of war

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What god was Apollo

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God of sky and light

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What god was Minerva

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Goddess of wisdom and war

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Who was the absolute head of the household?

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Father

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What did a predator do? A censor?

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Praetor- oversaw legal system in peace, commanded army in war

Censor- monitored moral conduct of citizens, appointed candidates to the senate, and registered citizens to wealth

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Which mountain range ran down the eastern coast of Italy?

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Apennines

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What was the name given to Roman soldiers?

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Legions

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What were the latifundia?

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Large estates that raised cattle instead of growing grain

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What was the Mediterranean area’s wealthiest city?

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Carthage

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Who did Rome fight for control of the Mediterranean Sea?

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Carthage

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What was the name of the wars between Rome and Carthage?

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Punic Wars

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Who won all three Punic wars?

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Rome

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What is an indemnity?

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A sum paid as compensation of loss

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Which General invaded Italy by crossing the Alps?

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Hannibal

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Which General defeated Hannibal at Zama?

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Scipio

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What 3 things did Carthage give up after losing the 2 Punic war?

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  • money
  • land in Spain
  • navy
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What was one result of the 1st Punic war?

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Rome won

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What was the result of the third Punic war?

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They completely killed all of Carthage and burned it

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Who proposed a law to limit the size of latifundia?

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Tiberius

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What happened to Tiberius Gracchus?

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He was murdered by senators

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Which reformer gave the poor jobs by enlisting them in the army?

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Marius

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How did Marius change the Roman military?

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He allowed the poor to enlist for 16 years as professionals, and gave them food, loot, and money.

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Which general drove Marius to exile and made himself dictator?

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Sulla

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Which 3 men made up the first triumvirate?

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  • Caesar
  • Crassus
  • Pompey
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Which river did Caesar cross, officially committing treason?

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