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Rome: Republic to empire Flashcards

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What is a form of government in which citizens elect their leader

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Republic

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What is another phrase for “Roman Peace”?

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Pax Romana

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What is made of three rulers who share equal powers

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Triumvirate

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4
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What is another term for an ordinary citizen

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Plebeian

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What does it mean to veto something

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To reject or say not to

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What is a large group of roman soldiers called

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Legion

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7
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What is the head of a roman republic called

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Consul

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What is a tribune

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An elected official who protects the rights of ordinary citizens

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9
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Who is the member of a ruling class

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Patrician

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Who are the government officials that interpret laws and serve as judges

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Praetors

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What does it mean to be a dictator

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To have all power

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Who were the Etruscans

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Rich miners and traders from the north of Rome who influenced Rome in many ways

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How did the Etruscans influence Rome

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Building styles, road types, clothing changes, and more effective army

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How did the Greeks influence Rome

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Growing olives, the alphabet, and art

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Who were the two brothers that were orphaned as babies and raised by a she-wolf

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Romulus and Remus

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Who founded Rome

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Romulus

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17
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How many men made up a Legion

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6,000

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18
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How did the Romans treat conquered people

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Fairly

19
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What modern government did we learn was modeled after the republic in Rome

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The United States Government

20
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What are the 12 tables

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Romes first written laws

21
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What was the “rule of laws”

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Everyone should be treated equally

22
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How many Punic wars were there

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3

23
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Who was Hannibal

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The great general of Carthage

24
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What was the outcome of the last Punic war

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Hannibal and his army were defeated, and Carthage was no more

25
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Who was the general that force Marius out of power

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Sulla

26
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Who was Spartacus

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Gladiator who led the slaves to revolt in the 70s B.C

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Who were the members of the first triumvirate

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Crassus, Pompey, and Caesar

28
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Why was Caesar crossing Rubicon such a big deal

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It was known by all an act of ware

29
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Overall, were the citizens happy when Caesar became dictator

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NO :(

30
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What year was Caesar assassinated

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44 B.C (the ides of March, March 15th)

31
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Who was all involved in Caesars death?

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Cassius and Brutus

32
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Who were the members of the second triumvirate

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Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus

33
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Who was the battle of Actium between

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Octavian and his army vs. Antony and his army/Cleopatra

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What was the outcome of the Battle of Actium

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Victory by Octavian’s army

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What happened to Cleopatra and Mark Antony

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They committed suicide days apart from each other

36
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By killing Caesar, did people accomplish what they wanted and avoid the falling of the republic

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No, the republic still fell and a dictator rose

37
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Who became dictator after Caesar

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Octavian

38
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What does Augustus mean

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The majestic one

39
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How long did Pax Romana last

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200 years

40
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Who were the Julio Claudian emperors

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Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero

41
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Who were Vespasian and his sons

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The last of the “bad” emperors (Domitian and Domitilla)

42
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Who were considered the good emperors (THAMN)

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Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius

43
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Who ruled during the time when the Roman empire was at its largest

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Trajan

44
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How big was the Roman empire by 100 A.D

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3.5 million square miles of land

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