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1
Q

came from the word
“Italus” meaning boot - like
island.

A

ITALY -

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2
Q

The villages dotted over the
_____________became the
foundation of Rome.

A

seven hills

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2
Q

● The government of
Rome which o fficials are
chosen by the people

A

REPUBLIC

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2
Q

● Came from Asia Minor
● They established the
federation of city
states in ancient Italy
● In 509 BCE, ____________
were driven out by the
Romans.

A

ETRUSCANS

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2
Q

Came from the class of
Patricians
● They serve for a year

A

CONSULS

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3
Q

REPUBLIC
Consists of TWO
CONSULS

A
  1. Asemblea
  2. Senate
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3
Q

CONSULS
Have equal power to
(1) direct the government
(2) command the army
(3) veto or to block the
laws

A
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4
Q

Composed of farmers,
merchants, artisans, and
traders who made up the
majority of the population.

A

Plebeians

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5
Q

People from the upper class,
the nobility, and wealthy

landowners.

A

Patricians

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5
Q

Protected and recognized the
political participation of the
Plebeians.

A

Law of Twelve Tables

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6
Q

● The
representatives of
the Plebeians after
200 years.
● They protect the
interests of the
Plebeians.

A

TRIBUNES

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7
Q

Roman army
consisting of 5000 -
6000 men. Each is
divided into smaller
unit.

A

Legion -

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8
Q

had
absolute power over
the entire household

A

The father

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9
Q

According to the legend,
Rome was founded by the
Twins _________________
who were said to be
brought up by a she-wolf.

A

Romulus and Remus

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10
Q

tried to
protect the plebeians but
were murdered

A

Tiberius and Gaius

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11
Q
  • elected dictator
    who restored peace
A

Sulla

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12
Q

Created to control Roman politics
and save Rome from civil war

A

FIRST TRIUMVIRATE

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Q

FIRST TRIUMVIRATE

A

crassus
popmpey
caesar

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14
Q

s
● “the richest man in Rome”
● Was assigned with the
Parthians

A

Marcus Licinius Crassu

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15
Q

● General and statesman of the
Roman Republic.

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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

16
Q

● A brilliant and popular
general
● Conquered Gaul (France)
● The Senate ordered him to
return Rome without his
army and he defied the
order of the Senate

A

Gaius Julius Caesar

17
Q

an
act of defiance of
Caesar against the
senate. In modern
period, it means
“taking drastic
action on

A

“Crossing the
Rubicon River”

18
Q

plotted his assassination

A

Brutus and Cassius -

19
Q

Second recognized formal political alliance

A

SECOND TRIUMVIRATE

20
Q

SECOND TRIUMVIRATE

A

octavian
antiny
lepidus

21
Q

He led the transformation
of Rome from a republic to

an empire

A

“Augustus Caesar”

22
Q

Helped defeat republican
forces and took control of
Rome’s eastern provinces.

A

“Marc Antony”

23
Q

He commanded a significant military
force added military strength to the

Second triumvirate.

A

“Marcus Aemilius

Lepidus”

24
Q

(Roman Peace)
200 years of peace and
prosperity

A

Pax Romana

25
Q

● Was blamed for
persecuting the
Christians

● He blamed the
Christians for
burning Rome

A

NERO

26
Q

● Imperial succession based
on merit not on bloodline

A
  1. NERVA
27
Q

● Tax reduction and welfare
programs
● Philanthropic endeavors

A
  1. TRAJAN
28
Q

● public works like the Hadrian
Wall which stabilized the
empire’s borders

A
  1. HADRIAN
29
Q

● restored peace and
stability

A

ANTONINUS PIUS

30
Q

● Eminent stoic philosopher
● Effective rule through wars,
plagues and famines

A
  1. MARCUS AURELIUS
31
Q

● He reunited the eastern and
western territories

A

CONSTANTINE THE GREAT

32
Q

Christianity
became the approved Religion
of the Roman Empire

A

Edict of Milan -

33
Q
  • capital of the
    empire
A

● Byzantium

34
Q

HUNS

A

Attila

35
Q

VISIGOTHS

A

Alaric

35
Q

OSTROGOTHS

A

Theodoric

36
Q

VANDALS

A

Gaiseric

37
Q

GERMANIC

A

Odoacer

38
Q

● The blending of Greek and
Roman culture

A

HELLENISTIC
CULTURE

39
Q
  • a huge
    amphitheatre that was gifted to
A

The Colosseum

40
Q

by Julius
Caesar became known in
literature and is still adopted
in modern times.

A

“Veni, Vidi, Vici”

41
Q
  • the Homer of
    Rome known for his Aeneid,
    the counterpart of Odyssey
    of Greece
A

Virgil/Vergil

42
Q

adopted by modern
states especially in the
Philippines

A

Republic-

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