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History Test 3 Flashcards

1
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Italy

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Heart of the Roman Empire

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2
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Italian peninsula

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Known for farming and trade

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3
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Mare nostrum

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“Our sea” refers to the Mediterranean

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4
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Latins

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Earliest to settle Greece (from across alps)

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5
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Phoenecions

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Sea people with coastal colonies on Sicily

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Greeks

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Sea trade and colonization

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7
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Eutruscans

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1 of Italy’s earliest civilizations (800 BC)

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8
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Palantine hill

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Founded on Tiber river

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9
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League of 7 hills

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Rome’s beginning from a 7 village alliance

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10
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Romulus and Remus

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Mythical founders of Rome

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Roman roads

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1 of most important factors of control and conquest

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12
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Family

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Small-self sufficient basic unit of early Roman society with the father as the leader

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Clan

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Families from common ancestors

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14
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Tribe

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Clans with the same area and beliefs

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15
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Patricians

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Higher social class- aristocracy

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16
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Plebeians

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Common people

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17
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Imperium

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A kings power

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18
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Fasces

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Symbol of a kings power

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19
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Early Roman republic

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Established 509 BC

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20
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Consuls

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2 elected officials serving 1 year

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21
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Senate

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Most important government power- only patricians and serve for life

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22
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Tribune

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10 elected plebeians with veto power

23
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Veto

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“I forbid”

24
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Tribal assembly

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Made laws for plebians

25
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Law of twelve tables

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Roman laws hung in forum for all to see

26
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Roman sea

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The Mediterranean Sea

27
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Rome

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Master of Italy

28
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Pyrrhus

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Led Greek defense who won at a great cost

29
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Rome

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Treated captives fairly

30
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Punic wars

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3 wars fought over territory and trade

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1st Punic war

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War fought over Sicily control- Rome boarded ships on planks

32
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2nd Punic war

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Hannibal matched his Carthaginian army through alps

33
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Battle of cannae

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Hannibal surrounded the Romana and almost wiped them out- one of their worst defeats

34
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Scipio

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Led Romans to victory at Zama

35
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3rd Punic war

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Cato-3 year siege-destruction of Carthage-severe carthagenean peace

36
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Rome

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Defeated Macedonia and Syria-alliance with Egypt-allowed some self government and local freedom-payment of tribute for protection

37
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Phalanx

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Greek military formation-spears forward-can’t turn

38
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Legion

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Greek military formation-several groups-mobility

39
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Triumvirate

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Alliance-rule by 3

40
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Crossing the Rubicon

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Making a fateful decision-no turning back

41
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Publicans

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Tax collectors

42
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Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

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Strive for reforms-to lower grain cost-to divide public land among the poor-right for the common man

43
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Tiberius

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Sought re-election as tribune and was killed

44
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Marius

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Champ of common people during the 1st civil war-professional army who served for financial gain

45
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Silla

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Senate general in 1st civil war-victorious and became dictator

46
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Crassus

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Commander in the 2nd civil war-had wealth-also one of Sulla’s generals

47
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Pompey

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Commander in 2nd civil war-had wealth-also one of Sulla’s generals

48
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Julius Caesar

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Commander in 2nd civil war-had the people’s support-became governor of Rome-

49
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Julius Caesar’s death

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Ides-Match 15, 44BC

50
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Mark Antony and Octavian

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Ruled after Caesar-agreed to each rule 1/2 of the land-ambition led to war

51
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Battle of Actium

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31BC-Octavian won-Antony and cleopatra defeated

52
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Cleopatra

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Leader of Egypt

53
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Imperators

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War victors with supreme power

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