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1
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What are the years of the Roman Republic period?

A

509 B.C. to March 15th 44 B.C.

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What important document has been adapted at the beginning of the period?

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The Constitution

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3
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At first it was not a formal, written piece but…?

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A set of practices and policies

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4
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Who were the heads of civil government?

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The Consuls

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What was the reason for electing two leaders?

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To share the power and be able to veto each other’s decisions

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6
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Who were Quaestors?

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city officials, dealt with money, collected taxes

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Who were Aediles?

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Mayors and city police

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Who were Praetors?

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Judges, conducted trials

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Who were Tribunes?

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They represented the people and had the veto power over the senate and officals

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10
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Who were Censors?

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Census takers, tax assessors, supervised morals, named senators. The only people who served for 5 years.

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Who were magistrates?

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Elected annually. Umbrella term for Praetors, Aediles, Tribunes, and Quaestors

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12
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What was the Cursus Honorum?

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Going up the political ladder

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13
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What was the sequence is the Cursus Honorum?

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Quaestor, Aediles, Praetor, Consul

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What was the Comitia Tributa?

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The Tribal Assembly

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What was the Comitia Centuriata?

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It passed laws, ratified treaties, issued declarations of war, elected consuls, aediles, censors, and priests of the region.

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16
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What was the Roman Senate formed of?

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Males of very wealthy families

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What was the senate in control of?

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They were the cheif advisors and policy makers, they determined foreign affairs, and directed all military affairs

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18
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What was the first collection of Roman law called?

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The Laws of the 12 Tables

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19
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What did it look like?

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It was written on bronze tablets

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20
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What did it guarantee?

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Every Roman the right to justice

21
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What is a plebiscite?

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A vote where the entire nation is allowed to vote on a very important issue

22
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At what point is Rome considered to have achieved a fairly representative government?

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Once the plebiscites of the Tribal Assembly come to be equal to the laws passed by the centuriate assembly

23
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What year is the foundation of Rome attributed to?

A

753 B.C.

24
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What are the four principal periods of Roman History?

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Monarchy, Republic, The Empire, Fall of the Empire

25
Q

Besides being the heads of government, the consuls were also…?

A

Commander in chief and presided over the senate

26
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In a time of crisis, a dictator could be appointed for…?

A

6 months

27
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Comitia Centuriata had its origins in..?

A

the army

28
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What was a century?

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A group of 100 men

29
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Each citizen was assigned to a century or ______ according to his _____.

A

Voting block in the Centuriate Assembly, wealth

30
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How many votes were there in the comitia centuriata?

A

1

31
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The first Roman king was…?

A

Romulus

32
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The last Roman King was…?

A

Tarquinius (Tarquin the Proud)

33
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How could a senator be easily recognized?

A

By his attire:
A white toga with a a broad crimson border
Special shoes with red laces that tied around the ankles and to just below the knee
Gold ring

34
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What were the senator’s bodyguards called?

A

Lictors

35
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What did they carry?

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A bundle (fasces) of rods (virga) and an axe (securis)

36
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How many senators were in the senate?

A

300

37
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What was the senate house called?

A

Curia

38
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After a dictator was appointed what were all other officers to do?

A

step down temporarily

39
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How long did the Republic last?

A

500 years

40
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How long did the Empire last?

A

500 years

41
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When was Julius Caesar assassinated?

A

March 15, 44 B.C.

42
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What was called the Res Publica?

A

The Roman government - the Republic

43
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What year is attributed to the beginning of the Monarchy?

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753 B.C.

44
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What year is attributed to the beginning of the Republic?

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509 B.C.

45
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What was the serving time of a senator?

A

Life

46
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What position did Julius Caesar hold?

A

Dictator

47
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Name the two wealthiest classes of citizens in the early republic time

A

equites and infantry

48
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Who had the power to call a senate meeting and preside over it?

A

Consuls and dictators

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