Roman Republic Test 3

Question 0

Define clan:

Answer 0

Family with common ancestor

Question 1

Define pater:

Answer 1

Word for father in roman times. Had life and death control over family.

Question 2

Define tribe:

Answer 2

Number of clans with common beliefs or living region

Question 3

Define fasces

Answer 3

Was the symbol of the king

An hatchet with sticks bound around it

Question 4

Define imperator

Answer 4

Was the commander of a victorious army; where we get the words empire and emperor.
Ruled with supreme authority and power

Question 5

Define patrician

Answer 5

Upper class person nobility/rich.

Question 6

Define plebeian

Answer 6

Lower class, not nobility, most likely not rich

Question 7

Define republic

Answer 7

Form of govt where voting citizens control the power of the government

Question 8

Define plebiscite

Answer 8

Resolutions passed by the council of Plebeians.

Question 9

Define veto

Answer 9

A phrase that the tribunes would yell meaning I forbid he was able to protect the interests of the common people by stopping unjust acts of
Patrician officials

Question 10

Define triumvirate

Answer 10

All three men ruled Rome together
None had complete power to take over
Crassus Pompey Caesar

Question 11

Define Punic

Answer 11

Punici was the roman word for Phoenicians

Question 12

Define League of Seven Hills

Answer 12

Seven villages formed the beginning of Rome on the edge of the Tiber River.

Question 13

Define Pyrrhic victory

Answer 13

Win the battle but lose the war

Pyrrhus had a terrible victory- won against the Romans but lost his entire army

Question 14

Define Crossing the Rubicon

Answer 14

No turning back! Caesar declares war on Rome, wins against Pompey, and declares himself dictator for life.

Question 15

Define Senate

Answer 15

Became the most important/powerful body of the republic. Part of several political bodies in roman republic

Question 16

Define Tiberius Gracchus

Answer 16

Was of noble birth 
Proposed changes in rimes and policy 
Had many political enemies 
Was a tribune once
 murder along with many of his followers by senators

Question 17

Define Apennines

Answer 17

Were mountains that went down the Italian peninsula

Question 18

Define Tiber River

Answer 18

River that ran next to Rome

Question 19

Define Ides of March

Answer 19

Day Caesar was assassinated in senate chamber

March 15

Question 20

How did Rome receive its name?

Answer 20

Twin brothers Romulus and Remus

Romulus murdered Remus and founded/named the city after himself.

Question 21

Explain the Law of Twelve Tables

Answer 21

Was the foundation of roman law

They were placed in the roman forum

Question 22

What is the Julian calendar and how did it begin?

Answer 22

The Julian calendar is the precursor to the Gregorian calendar.
Julian calendar was created by mathematicians and named by Julius Caesar after himself. 365 1/4 days= year

Question 23

Why was Rome called a republic?

Answer 23

Because it was ruled by people for the people and provided a government type other than a monarchy with more freedom

Question 24

Describe the Punic Wars: who, what, when, where & how

Answer 24

There were three Punic wars and they were before the civil wars.
The first civil war was fought over control of the island of Sicily. Romans won against Carthaginians.
Second war Carthaginians attacked Romans Hannibal used new tactics to terrorize Romans. Surprisingly Rome wins again after defeats such as at the battle of cannae. Scipio lead Romans to this war victory
Third war was caused by Carthage broke provisions of her treaty. Carthage decides to fight instead of do what Rome says and Romans come in and destroy Carthage. Romans win third Punic war.

Question 25

Describe the three civil wars in the republic: who, what, when, where & how

Answer 25

Why: tribal assembly & senate outbreak of corruption cause war
Marius (tribal assembly) and Sulla ( senate)competing rivalry
Much bloodshed
Sulla becomes dictator of Rome try’s to make senate stable then resigns senate is still not stable. Senate triumphant over tribal assembly.
Second civil war: Crassus, Pompey and Julia’s Caesar became triumvirate over Rome. Ends up dissolving and Caesar takes control of Rome over Pompey. Crassus dies while in another battle with some other group. Crossing the rubicon saying comes from when Caesar does just that. No turning back. Caesar is murdered.
Third civil war: Octavius and Anthony gains control of of Rome. Can’t share country. War between them, Octavius wins Abdul takes control of Rome.

Question 26

Essay question: 3-4 paragraphs: in what way is it true to say that “all roads lead to Rome?”

Answer 26

The Romans built 50,000 miles of main roads and 200,000 miles of other roads. This is an amazing feat to think about in itself that people with simple tools, rocks, and workers could do such work. The roads were elevated in the middle so that water would drain off of them and not ruin the roads. The roads were anywhere from 8-24 feet in width.

The roman roads were constructed so that the roman army could reach the vast parts of the empire in a hurry without having to go over rugged terrain.

Even though the roman roads were constructed for the use of the roman army, the roads were later used by Christians as they carried the gospel through the Roman world.