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Why were the plains
of Italy important?
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The plains provided
rich fertile farmland
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Why were the
Romans able to
conquer all of Italy?
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They were very
skilled soldiers
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Who established Pax
Romana?
Augustus
 Rome also had a
large army, lots of
food &
improvements in the
gov’t which ALL
contributed to the
Pax Romana
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What are the 2
legends of how
Rome was founded?
Romulus & Remus –
2 brothers who were
raised by a wolf
 Aeneas – Trojan
soldier who came to
Italy after the Trojan
War
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What was the most
important legislative
body in the Roman
republic?
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The Senate
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Why did the Roman
Republic set up a
system of checks &
balances?
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To prevent any one
group from gaining
too much power
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What famous
building project was
started by Vespasian?
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The Colosseum!!!
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Why were the
political reforms of
287 B.C. important?
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The reforms gave all
male citizens equal
standing/rights in the
government
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What were the 3
parts of Rome’s
tripartite gov’t?
The consuls
 The praetors
 The legislative bodies
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What is the
significance of the
Twelve Tables?
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They established the
standards of justice
for the first time –
most of these are
still being used today.
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What helped Rome’s
trade?
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Rome’s common
currency
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What title did
Octavian take?
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Augustus – means
“hero or majestic
one”
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What happened in
the 2nd Punic War?
Carthage attacked
Rome
 The Punic wars were
fought to gain
control of trade in
the Mediterranean
Sea
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What type of land
formation is Italy?
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A peninsula – land
surrounded by water
on 3 sides
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Why has Cincinnatus
been widely admired?
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He did not abuse his
absolute, all
controlling power
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Why is Ptolemy
important?
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Studied & mapped
the stars & planets in
our solar system
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How did Roman
statues differ from
Greek statues?
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Roman statues were
not perfect looking –
they were more
realistic
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Why is the gladiator
Spartacus important?
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Slaves could rise up
& revolt at any time
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What did Galen say
was important?
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He said that anatomy
was very important –
studying the body’s
structure
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What is the poet
Horace best known
for?
Expressed strong
emotions in his
writing
 Used the Greeks for
inspiration
 Wrote satires that
made fun of humans
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What happened to
Antony & Cleopatra?
They defeated
Octavian at the
battle of Actium
 Later they killed
themselves
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Who benefited from
Rome’s prosperity?
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Mainly merchants &
skilled workers
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Who were the JulioClaudian emperors?
Caligula
 Nero
 Tiberius
 Claudius
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latifundia
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Large farming estates
owned by wealthy
Romans
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Pantheon
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Huge temple built to
honor Rome’s gods
& goddesses
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anatomy
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Study of the body’s
structure
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Caligula
Mental illness made
him mean & treat
people cruelly
 One of the bad JulioClaudian emperors
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dictator
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A person who ruled
with complete power
temporarily during
emergencies
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Apennines
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Mountains that run
north south in Italy
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praetor
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Important gov’t
official in Rome –
acted as judge
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legion
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A unit of the army
that consisted of
6,000 soldiers
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Tiber
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A river that Rome is
located near
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republic
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A type of gov’t in
which the leader is
chosen by the
citizens
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patrician
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Wealthy landowners
in Rome
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Latin
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Became the basis of
many modern
European languages –
was language of
Rome
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aqueduct
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Human-made
channel that carried
water long distances
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Cicero
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One of Rome’s
greatest public
speakers
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Pax Romana
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A long era of peace –
Roman peace
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triumvirate
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A political alliance of
3 people
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Forum
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Marketplace & public
square
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Hadrian
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A “good” emperor