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ch8 study guide
7th grade social studies-ch 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Etruscans | played a major role in Rome's civilization |
| Aeneas | Had a band of followers. Sailed the Mediterranean Sea |
| Legion | small group of soldiers |
| Appennines | mountains that run all the way down the boot from north to south |
| republic | form of government which is led by the people |
| Roman soldiers were tough and good fighters, as well as __________________ | practical problem solvers. |
| The Romans overthrew the _____________ and set up the republican form of government where people were treated fairly. | Tarquins ruler |
| What were the Etruscans skilled in? | metal working |
| What geographical advantage does the Italian landscape have over the Greek landscape? | less rugged mountains |
| Scippio | Roman general who helped with the second Punic War |
| Patrician | Wealthy land owner |
| Veto | reject |
| Plebian | common person |
| dictator | a person who ruled with complete power |
| Rome fought Carthage in the __________ Wars for control of the Mediterranean region. | Punic |
| Adopted around 451 BC, Rome's first code of law was called the ____________. | 12 Tables |
| The ruling class and top officials of the Roman Republic were the _________. | patricians |
| In 494BC many Roman plebians ____________ to protest for equal rights | went on strike |
| The best-known early Roman dictator of the republic was ________________. | Cincinnatus |
| Actium | off the coast Greece (mountain range) |
| Latifundia | large farming estates |
| Julius Caesar | Military Hero -Rome's most famous leader |
| Cicero | greatest public speaker |
| triumvirate | political alliance of 3 people. |
| The great public speaker Cicero was against __________. | dictators |
| the members of Rome's second Triumvirate were Lepidus, Antony and ___________. | Octavius |
| The ____________________ is a reform of Julius Caesar's that affects us today. | 12 month calendar |
| How was Julius Caesar viewed by Rome's lower classes? | Hero |
| Two prominent brothers, __________ and ____________ worked to bring reforms to the early Republic | Tiberius and Gaius |
| Caligula | After Tiberius and before Claudius |
| Aqueduct | Human made channel for carrying water |
| Pax Romana | Roman peace |
| Currency | system of money |
| Hadrian | good emperor |
| The most important element of Rome's booming economy was __________. | agriculture |
| Emperor Trajan had the Roman Empires' European boundaries set at these two rivers. | Rhine and Danube |
| Emperor Vespasian began construction of this famous Roman sproting site. | Collisium |
| Describe Nero | Emperor of Rome who killed his family and is said to have played the fiddle while Rome burned. |
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