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WH Ch 8.1-8.2 Flashcards

1
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ruler of the Mediterranean basin in ancient times

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Rome

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2
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The boot-shaped peninsula

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Italy

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The ancestors of the Romans

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Itali

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settled by the Tiber River in west-central Italy on the plain of Latium

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latins

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5
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traditional date for the founding of Rome

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753 B.C.

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6
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a common market or meeting place for latin settlements

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forum

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appeared in Italy about 800 B.C. and settled in Etruria, north of Latium

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Etruscans

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the upper-class “insiders” to Roman politics, religion, and society;

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patricians

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the lower-class “outsiders” to Roman political and cultural life.

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plebeians

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10
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began colonizing the Mediterranean world extensively during the 700s B.C.

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Greeks

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was founded in 814 B.C. as a Phoenecian colony and trading post in North Africa

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Carthage

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12
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wild Celtic barbarians from western Europe, were the last Indo-European people to enter Italy

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gauls

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13
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piety, or a sense of duty

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peitas

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gravity, or seriousness of purpose

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gravitas

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dignity, or a sense of personal worth

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dignitas

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in Rome, a temple dedicated to the numerous gods of the empire

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Pantheon

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17
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greeks slave to tutor roman boys

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pedagogue

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18
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the king was advised in his decisions by an august body of 100 patrician elders known as the what

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senate

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19
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which represented the 193 centuries, or military units of 100 men each, to which each Roman, patrician or plebeian, belonged as a citizen-soldier

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Assembly of Centuries

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20
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in what year did the nobles of Rome led a revolt of both patricians and plebeians against the tyranny of the last Etruscan king, Tarquin the Proud

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509 B.C.

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is a representative form of civil government in which political power is vested in the electorate

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republic

22
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patricians who were elected by the Assembly of Centuries and held office for one year with no right of succession

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consuls

23
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“I forbid” in government

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veto

24
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plebeian assembly

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concilium plebis

25
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represent the plebs.

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tribune

26
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set up in the Forum in 450 B.C., made Roman law accessible to all citizens for the first time

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twelve tables

27
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the Romans had conquered the Etruscans, subdued the Gauls, and seized the Greek colonies of southern Italy by what year

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265 B.C.

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Roman military units of 3,000–5,000 foot soldiers and cavalry

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legions

29
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In which punic war did , Rome experienced several early defeats but was later able to develop a superior navy and gain control of the Mediterranean Sea

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1st punic war

30
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what started the first punic war

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Carthage invaded sicily

31
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man that attempted to use elephants in war and attacked rome from the north

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hannibal

32
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general that attacked carthage after being attacked by hannibal for 12 years in the north

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Scipio

33
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what punic war did carthage get defeated at the battle of zama

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2nd punic war

34
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What battle in the 2nd punic war did the carthageneans get beat by rome

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Battle of Zama

35
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prisoners of war, slaves, or criminals forced to fight in public shows

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gladiators

36
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championed the cause of the poor and convinced the concilium plebis to enact “reforms” which limited the amount of land one man could own and distributed public lands to the poor

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Tiberius Gracchus

37
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the brother of Tiberius, was elected tribune in 123 B.C. He, too, attempted to carry out certain reforms, including the government sale of grain to the poor at low prices and the creation of new colonies to which the poor could immigrate, commited suicide

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Gaius Gracchus

38
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first civil war was fought between who?

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Marius and Sulla

39
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second civil war was fought between who?

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Pompey and Julius Caesar

40
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who formed the First Triumvirate which ruled rome

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JC,Pompey,and Crassus

41
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elected consul in 59 B.C. with pompey’s support

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Julius Caesar

42
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became govenor of gaul and conqured much of europe

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Julius Caesar

43
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what river did jc cross to declare war

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Rubicon River

44
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what year was pompey defeated

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48 B.C.

45
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last ptolemaic ruler

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cleopatra

46
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what day was Julius murdered by senators

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March 15,44 B.C.

47
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who was the third civil war fought between

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Mark Antony and Octavian

48
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what year did the 3rd civil war begin

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37 B.C.

49
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who gave cleopatra land because of his “love”

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Antony

50
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who won the 3rd civil war, and also made the leaders of the other side to commit suicide

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Octavian

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