ROME Flashcards
What is a consul?
2 officials who lead government and Army
What is a republic?
Government where you vote for a leader
Senate
300 members
Make laws
Punic wars
War between rome and Carthage
Fought over sea aka trade routes
Who was Julius Caesar?
Elected dictator for life by senate
What is the difference between a republic and an empire?
Republic; vote for leader
Empire: someone takes control
Who was Octavian?
Took control after Julius Caesar died and became first emperor
What was rome’s geography like?
- middle of Mediterranean Sea
- in Italy
- fertile land
What was Pax Romana?
Roman peace
Stable government
Trade increased
What was rome’s language
Latin and influence Romance languages
What are colosseums?
A stadium
Gladiators used it
What was the Greco-roman culture like?
BLENDED
- architecture
- religion
What were some roman contributions?
- arches
- numerals
- language
- mosaics
What led to the fall of Rome?
- Capital was moved from Rome to bizantium
- Diocletian (emperor) divided empire into west and east (poor and rich )
- Trade decreased -they lost money
- invasions: invaded by Germanic and Huns
Roman religion vs Christianity
Roman : polytheistic
Got killed if you didn’t worship roman gods
Christianity : monotheistic
