Rome* Flashcards
- The Pax Romana was a
200 year period of peace and prosperity
- Hannibal was a
Carthaginian general who destroyed much of Rome
- Slaves in the Roman Empire
Made up the vast majority of the population
- All of the following are characteristics of the Pax Romana EXCEPT:
Achievements in mathematics, the creation of zero, the decimal point and the construction of the Hanging Gardens.
- In philosophy, art and science, the Romans
Were more practical than the Greeks
- In order to maintain its borders, the Roman Empire
Built a far reaching road network and enlarged its army to secure the frontier
- The Twelve Tables and Hammurabi’s Code were both
Legal systems that saw to protect individual rights
- The Roman political system was more stable that the Athenian system because
Rather than voting on every individual issue, the Roman citizens elected representatives
- Which of the following is true about the social system of both ancient Rome and ancient Greece?
The middle class consisted of free people who didn’t necessarily participate in government
- Unlike the Greek polis, ancient Rome promoted which of the following after the establishment of the Republic?
A policy of territorial expansion and conquest
- During the Republican period of ancient Rome, the __________had less social and political authority than the __________.
Plebeians…patricians
- What features of Rome’s geography made it strategically located for territorial expansion?
It had easy access to northern Africa, the Middle East, Greece an Spain
- The Roman Empire was similar to the Han Dynasty in China in that both
Enjoyed long periods of centralized government and a thriving economy
- Which of the following is true about Roman trade routes?
Most of them were based along the Mediterranean Sea
- Unlike the economies of other ancient civilizations, the Roman economy was largely driven by
An abundance of slave labor