Rome

Question 1

Geography of Rome

Answer 1

Location helped trade and expansion to surrounding countries on Mediterranean

Easy to unify

Question 2

Senates in the Roman republic

Answer 2

Most powerful governing party was the senate it’s 300 members were all patricians

Job was to make laws

Question 3

Consuls in Roman republic

Answer 3

Supervised the government and commanded army

Only served 1 term

Question 4

Dictator in Roman republic

Answer 4

In event of war senate can choose a dictator to control for 6 months then had to give up power

Question 5

Cincinnatus

Answer 5

Famous Roman dictator, who organized army and led Rome to victory over attacking enemy’s he did his duty and returned to farmland within 16 days

Question 6

Plebeians demand equality

Answer 6

The bulk of population had little influence on gov

Breakthrough happened when Pelicans protested that they didn’t know laws because they were not written down

Gained right to elect own officials-tribunes to protect interests
Tribunes could veto laws

Question 7

Effects of plebeians

Answer 7

Common people gained influence in gov and won safeguards for their own rights.

Question 8

Roman gov legacy

Answer 8

Veto senate and cheaks on political power

Question 9

Role of woman in Rome

Answer 9

Could run variety of businesses

Gained greater freedom could go to public events with hubby

Question 10

Education in Rome

Answer 10

Boys and girls learned to read and write

Wealthy Romans hired tutors

Rhetoric was important subject for boys wanting to pursue political career

Question 11

Treatment towards enemies- Rome

Answer 11

Treated them with justice

Question 12

Protection of vast lands Rome

Answer 12

Posted soldiers throughout lands

Built networks of all whether military roads that link to Rome

Question 13

Punic wars

Answer 13

Wars between Rome and Carthage

First Punic war Rome won many land

Second Punic- Carthage wanted revenge led by hannible won 15 years of battles

3- Romans wanted revenge beat Carthage at last took over western Mediterranean

Question 14

What started Punic wars

Answer 14

Conflicts with Carthage and expanding Rome

Question 15

Imperialism

Answer 15

Establishing control over foreign country

Question 16

Social and economic effects of expanding empire

Answer 16

New wealthy class of Romans emerged

Farmers had many troubles and fell in to debt were forced to sell land

Restless class of unemployed

New wealth increased corruption

Question 17

Cesar’s reforms

Answer 17

Lucnched program of public works to employ the jobless and gave public land to poor

Gave citizenship to more people

Introduced new calendar

Question 18

Why was Caesar assassinated

Answer 18

Enemies feared he was becoming to powerful

Question 19

Pax Roma

Answer 19

Roma rule brought peace order and unity.

People moved easily in Roman Empire spreading ideas

Question 20

Roman poetry

Answer 20

Poets satirized Roman society

Question 21

History in Rome

Answer 21

Wrote down history in own ideas and themes

Question 22

Romans engineering

Answer 22

Excelled in engineering, created roads bridges and harbors which lasted after the fall of empire

Built Aqueducts that brought water to Roman cities from hills and

Question 23

Roman religion - Jewish

Answer 23

Jewish delegated themselves rejected influences

Question 24

Persecution of Christianity

Answer 24

Romans weren’t tolerant of Christianity suspected Christians were disloyal to tome because they wouldn’t make sacrifices,