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| Where is the Italian peninsula located and hos did this help Rome? |
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| Centrally in Med sea;helped Rome expand |
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| What are the two mountains in Italy and where are they located? |
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| Alps-N.Italy;Apennine-E.Italy |
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| Plains supported _______ ______ |
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| Easy to unify because not as many ________ |
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| ____ were the ancestors of the Romans |
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| The 7 cities along the Tiber River |
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| Rome was also called ____ _____ ___ ______ _______ |
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| The _______ settled along the Tiber River |
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| Greeks had city-states in _______ Italy |
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| _______ ruled much of Central Italy |
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| Romans learned much from the ________ |
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| Who did the Romans overthrow in 509BC? |
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| A government in which officials are chosen by the people |
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| How many members were in the Roman senate? |
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| Members of landholding upper class |
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| Executive government official who supervised government and commanded the armies |
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| Ruler who has complete conrol of government(for 6 months only) |
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| Farmers merchants artisans and traders:made up bulk of population |
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| Government officials elected by plebians to protect plebian rights |
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| Originally made up of what Roman social class? |
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| Roman laws were written down and publicly diaplayed for all Romans to see |
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| Tribunes gained ____ power in Roman government |
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| Roman system of checks and balances |
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| Consuls had 1 year term limits;Veto power;Consult with senate on important mtters |
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| ______ was the basic unit of Roman society |
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| Roman gods and goddesses resembled those of what two earlier civilizations? |
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| Rome's success was due to what two factors |
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| Diplomacy and well trained loyal citizen/soldiers |
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| Roman military unit made up of 5000 men |
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| Carthage vs Rome=____ wars |
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| How many Punic wars and who won? |
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| In the first Punic war, Rome won what 3 cities? |
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| Sicily, Carsica and Sardina |
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| Who invaded Northern Italy in the second Punic war? |
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| Establishing control over foreign lands and ppl |
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| Conquerers brough _______ to Rome |
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| Wealthy Roman families bought huge estaes called _______ |
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| Wide gap between _____ and _____ evolved |
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| Who tried to change gov and society? |
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| Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus |
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| What were the reasons for the decline of the roman republic? |
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| Rebellions, Slave revolts, Civil wars, and Roman generals used their power to seize control of rome |
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| What title was given to Octavian? |
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| What writer tried to show that Rome's past was as heroic as that of greece? |
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| What was the name of VIrgil's epic poem? |
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| Where did the Roman's get most of their philosophical ideas? |
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| What Hellenistic philosophy impressed Roman thinkers? |
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| Roman art and architecture was based on what models? |
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| PIcture made from chips of colored stone and glass |
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| Application of science and math to develop useful structures and machines |
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| Bridgelike stone structures that brought water from the hills into Roman cities |
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| What did the Roman Astronomer-Mathematician Ptolemy theorize? |
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| That earth was the center of the universe(Geocentric) |
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| During the Roman empire the rule of law fostered _______ and ________ |
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| System of law that applied to Roman citizens |
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| Law that applied to citizens and non citizens;second system of law |
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| Why did the 2 systems of Roman law merge? |
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| Romans extended citizenship to all ppl under Roman rule |
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| Annointed king sent by God |
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| Leader of techer of a new faith or movement |
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| PPl who suffer or die for their beliefs |
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| Church official who was responsible for all CHristians in a diocese |
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| District orregion under the care of a bishop |
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| Patriarch(Rome Antioch Constantinople Alexandria Jerusalem) |
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| Beliefs said to be contrary to official church teachings |
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| Why is the work of Paul so important to the Christian faith? |
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| Wasn't always a Christian, used to persecute the Christians |
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| Why did the Romans excuse the Jews from worshipping Roman gods? |
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| Foreign soldiers serving for pay |
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| Two steps taken by Constantine |
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| Toleration of Christians and encouraged growth of Christianity w/in empire;New capital Constantinople in the east |
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| What were the two parts Emperor Diolet divided the empire into |
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| Western capital Rome and eastern capital Constatinople |
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| Reasons for decline of the Roman empire |
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| Military Political Economic Social Causes |
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