Midterm PG. 2

Question 0

etruscan

Answer 0

A language who’s alphabet was deprived from greek

Question 1

Hellenism

Answer 1

Greek Culture adopted by the romans

Question 2

Plebian

Answer 2

An everyday person not rich but not necessarily poor

Question 3

patrician

Answer 3

nobelman

Question 4

latifunda`

Answer 4

a large ancient roman agricultural estate

Question 5

gracchi

Answer 5

The Gracchi brothers, Tiberius and Gaius, were Roman plebeian nobiles who both served as tribunes in the late 2nd century BC.

Question 6

Punic Wars

Answer 6

The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC.

Question 7

Carthage

Answer 7

an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697

Question 8

First Triumvirate

Answer 8

The First Triumvirate was the political alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus, and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus.

Question 9

Crossing the Rubicon

Answer 9

The crossing of a small stream in northern Italy became one of ancient history’s most pivotal events. From it sprang the Roman Empire and the genesis of modern European culture.

Question 10

Antony vs. Pompey

Answer 10

Diocletian was Roman emperor from 284 to 305. Born to a family of low status in the Roman province of Dalmatia, Diocletian rose through the ranks of the military to become cavalry commander to the Emperor Carus.