Roman legacies Flashcards
Romans learn about Greek culture because ______ had settled nearby on the peninsula
Greek colonist
_______ was a dangerous sport that the Romans adapt from the Etruscans
chariot racing
in the roman republic ________ referred to as wealthy landowners
patricians
the ______ unhappy when the republic was first set because they had no say in making the law
plebians
what event belongs in the blank space
conflict of the orders
the ______ wanted laws to be written down so the _______ could not change the laws whenever they wished
plebians
patricians
in the republic or Rome, a ______ was elected to a group of 300 men who held most of the power, kept the office of life and helped make laws and served as a judge
Senator
the people who murdered Julius Caesar wanted too give back power to the Senate/ republic . instead, their actions caused the republic was replaced by a __________
dictatorship
the ________ was a long period of peace enforced by roman power
Pax Romana
under Caesar Augustus, the roman _____ had no real authority/power
Senate
Both the roman republic and the united States considered “_______” because the people elect representatives to make laws for them
republics
war between Rome and Carthage started over each wanting to control the trade in the _________
Mediterranean sea
6 ideas that our own government uses today that came directly from the roman republic
civic duty
elected Assembly
check and balance
citizenship
written laws
republicanism
expansion of the roman empire spread outward from the _________
Italian peninsula
the _________ promoted Rome’s growth and trade because it allowed the Romans to transport goods from the city all the way to the sea
Tiber river
the _____________ are a geographical feature that impeded the movement of people, products and ideas between ancient Rome and the rest of Europe
Alps mountains
