Rome Flashcards
One way the army changed from the days of the Early Republic to the Late Empire
Who was fighting in the army (went from citizens with land to mercenaries)
Because of its obsession with this civilization it was said that _____
“Captive Greece captured its conqueror”
The large estates that developed after the Punic Wars were knows as _____
Latifundia
Crops that were grown on Latifundia’s
Olives and grapes (cash crops)
One could say that Rome became an oligarchy in the Late Republic because of the takeover of the government by the _____
Senate
The basic military formation used was the _____
Legion
What social class was described as “free but powerless”?
Plebeians
What was Augustus’ method of succession?
He had his successor put into the government earlier so he knew how to be ‘ruler’
What social class’s numbers were very small at the beginning of the Early Republic but larger by the beginning of the Late Empire?
Slaves
The Goldan Age of Rome is better known as the _____
Pax Romana
What was the disputed area over which the Punic War began?
Sicily
One way that the term “checks and balances” worked in the Early Republic was _____
That the senate didn’t have too much power
One of Rome’s great contributions to architecture was the _____
Arch
Rome relied too much on _____
Other civilizations and slaves
The name of the government program to help the poor was _____
“Bread and circuses”
