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World History
Study Guide – Unit 7
Rome
Before we begin practice and review, here are the things you should be studying for the exam:
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Your notes
Textbook pgs. 254-265
Rome Powerpoint under “World History Powerpoints” on my website
Homework Questions/Answers
Videos on website under “Rome”
This Study Guide
Important topics include:
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Geography of Rome and Italy
o Advantages/Disadvantages
Early Rome
o Latins, Etruscans, and Greeks
The Roman Republic
o Comparison to Athens and U.S.
o Structure
 Positives?
 Negatives?
Roman Warfare
o Reasons for war
o Punic Wars
 Causes/Results
Fall of the Republic
o Problems
o Plebs/Populares vs. Patricians/Optimates
o Notable leaders
Roman Empire
o Rise and Pax Romana
o Decline and Fall of Roman Empire
 Reasons
o East and West
Roman Cultural Legacy
o Language
o Government
o Art/Literature
o Architecture
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Name: __________________________________
Pd: __________________
World History
Study Guide – Unit 7
Rome
Part 1 – Directions - Define the following terms in the space provided. USE COMPLETE
SENTENCES. (NOT ALL OF THESE ARE IN THE BOOK – Consult your notes)
1. Republic: _______________________________________________________________
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2. Consul:_________________________________________________________________
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3. Dictator: ________________________________________________________________
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4. Senate: _________________________________________________________________
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5. Patrician: _______________________________________________________________
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6. Plebeian: ________________________________________________________________
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7. Tribune:_________________________________________________________________
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8. Veto:___________________________________________________________________
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9. Census: _________________________________________________________________
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10. Inflation:________________________________________________________________
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11. Aqueduct: _______________________________________________________________
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12. Populare: _______________________________________________________________
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13. Optimate: _______________________________________________________________
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14. Pax Romana: ____________________________________________________________
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Part 2 – Directions – Answer the questions in the space below. USE COMPLETE
SENTENCES.
15. Describe two advantages and two disadvantages that Rome had with their geography that
impacted the growth of their culture.
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16. What two other civilizations had the greatest influence on the development of Rome?
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17. It what ways was the Roman Republic similar to Athenian Democracy? In what ways
was it different?
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18. What was the difference between the patricians and the plebeians? How did each group
participate in the government of the republic?
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19. Why was Rome so obsessed with warfare? Why did they start the Punic Wars with
Carthage?
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20. Explain something notable about each of the Punic Wars (1st, 2nd, 3rd). What was the
final result for Rome? For Carthage?
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21. Explain three reasons that the Roman Republic collapsed into a dictatorship.
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22. Describe the impact of each of the following:
Tiberius Gracchus - _______________________________________________________
Gaius Gracchus - _________________________________________________________
Gaius Marius - ___________________________________________________________
Sulla - __________________________________________________________________
Pompey - _______________________________________________________________
Julius Caesar - ___________________________________________________________
23. Describe the influence of the Senate in the Roman Empire.
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24. Choose the two reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire that you think were most
significant and explain why.
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25. How did Diocletian and Constantine attempt to reform the empire?
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26. What impact did Attila the Hun have on the fall of the Roman Empire?
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