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Stiles Chapter 10 2018 Flashcards

1
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Division of the Roman people, common/middle and poor class

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Plebians

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Division of the Roman people, nobility/wealthy

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Patricians

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2 most powerful magistrates in Rome; elected each year to run the city and lead the army

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Consuls

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4
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Roman language

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Latin

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5
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Series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage

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Punic Wars

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Rome’s public meeting place - like the Greek agoras

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Forum

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7
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Brother to Remus; killed Remus in argument over location of city; became 1st king of Rome

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Romulus

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8
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Carthage military general of 2nd Punic War

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Hannibal

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9
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3 main groups that are a part of the early history of Rome

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Greek colonists
Etruscans
Latins

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10
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3 people that are suppose to have founded Rome

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Aenas, Romulus, Remus

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11
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List 1 of the 4 contributions of the Etruscans.

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Alphabet, numbers, sewers, or huge temples

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12
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Who was the last King of Rom

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Tarquin the Proud

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13
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The most famous dictator of Rome that resigned from office to return to farming

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Cincinnatus

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14
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When was the republic of Rome created?

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509 BC

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15
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3 types of governments that ancient Rome had

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Kingdom - ruled by kings
Republic - elected officials
Empire - chapter 11 ruled by emperors

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16
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Official name given to the government of Rome when it was a republic- 3 part government

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Tripartite

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17
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Part of the Roman Tripartite government that became more powerful than the other 2

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Senate

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18
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Part of the government that had a primary job to elect the magistrates

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Assembly

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19
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Part of the government that was a representative of the poor and held the veto power

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Tribunes

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20
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Name given to the Roman law

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Twelve Tables

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21
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Where the Roman Forum was located

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Between 2 hills - Palatine and Capitline Hills

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22
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Be able to label these mountains, seas, rivers, and cities of Italy.

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Alps, Sicily, Adriatic Sea, Apennines, Mediterranean, Tiber, Tyrrhenian, Rome

23
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Group of people who attacked Rome and took over the city

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Gauls

24
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3 ways that Roman Army was divided

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Centuries - 80-100 soldiers
Cohorts - 6 centuries
Legions - 10 cohorts

25
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Benefit of the structure of the Roman Army

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Flexible, fight in small groups or in larger ones

26
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2 types of Roman soldiers

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Legionaries

Auxiliaries

27
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How does an auxiliary soldier become a Roman citizen?

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After 25 years of service

28
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Length of military service for a legionary

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25 years

29
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Title of the man who led the centuries

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Centurion

30
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Colonia

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Military towns of retired soldiers

31
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2 requirements to become a legionary soldier

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Over the age of 17

Roman citizen

32
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Roman name for a catapult

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Onager

33
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Where did soldiers live?

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Barracks

34
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Family who took political and military control of Carthage after the 1st Punic War

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Barca

35
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Battle formation/style of fighting used during the Battle of Cannae

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Enveloping the enemy

36
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What happens to Carthage during the 3rd Punic War?

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City was sacked and burned to the ground

37
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Name of the Carthaginian and Roman ships

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Quinquerme

38
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What is Hannibal raised with because of his father Hamilcar?

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Hatred of the Romans

39
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List 2 of the 4 peace items that Rome and Carthage agreed to after the 1st Punic War.

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Carthage abandons all settlements in Sicily
Carthage pays millions in silver to Rome
Carthage can’t enter into Italian waters
Each agreed to not interfere in each other’s territories

40
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City that was a Phoenician colony in North Africa

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Carthage

41
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Punishment used by Carthage for losing commanders

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Crucified

42
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Name of the battle that ended the 2nd Punic war and gave Hannibal his 1st loss

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Battle of Zama

43
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Hannibal had to cross this to enter Italy

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Through France(Gaul) and then over the Alps

44
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Nickname of Consul Publius Cornelius Scipio

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Africanus

45
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2 of the 4 peace items that Rome and Carthage agreed to after the 2nd Punic War

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Spain and all other Mediterranean islands become Rome’s
Carthage must hand over all warships to Rome
Carthage must pay another huge sum of money to Rome
Carthage must submit to Rome in all military and foreign matters

46
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How did Hannibal die?

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Ingested poison - suicide

47
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New strategy during the 2nd Punic War used by the Romans

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Fabian tactic - stall tatic to pester and attack Hannibal

48
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2 groups began to fight each other in the Roman Republic

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Wealthy and poor

49
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What happened to the Gracchus brothers as a result of their aid to poor Roman citizens?

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Killed during the riots

50
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What did Gaius Gracchus want to do for the poor people of Rome?

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Sell food cheaply to the poor

51
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Change made by Gaius Marius to help strengthen the army

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Allowed the poor to join the Roman army

52
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What happened to Rome after Lucius Cornelius Sulla becomes consul in 88 BC?

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Rome entered into a civil war; Sulla vs Marius

53
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What happens in Rome after the Spartacus rebellion ended?

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6000 slaves are executed to serve as an example

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