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Question | Answer |
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Not having a job | Unemployed |
What type of government did Rome have at the beginning of their empire? | Republic |
Which Roman leader ended the republic and turned it into a dictatorship? | Julius Caesar |
Who was Rome's main rival? | Carthage |
where was Carthage located | North Africa |
Who was the leader of Carthage that wanted to destroy Rome? | Hannibal |
A group of 5,000 Roman soldiers? | Legion |
wealthy class of Roman people | Patricians |
Average and lowest class Romans | Plebeians |
Two leaders appointed to rule in the Roman Republic | Consuls |
Our president can do what to block a law he doesn't like | Veto |
Veto means what? | "I forbid" |
Rome is located in what current country? | Italy |
What region is Italy in? | Mediterranean region |
A name for lawmaking group both in Rome and in the U.S. | Senate |
Crazy Roman emperor who named his horse as a consul | Caligula |
A decline in the value of money causing increased prices. | inflation |
Is doing studystack enough to make me pass my quiz? | No finish your study guide and also go over your notes |
What is a mercenary | A paid foreign soldier |
Why is having mercenaries bad? | Check your notes! |
What was the free entertainment the Romans provided their poor people called? | "Circuses" |
What are values? | Things that are important to someone |
Making sure no branch of government gets too powerful is called? | Checks and balances |
All roads lead to....... | Rome |
Religion that was hated but later accepted by the Romans | Christianity |
A system that allows voting | democracy |
A POW is a ..... | prisoner of war |
B.C.E means | Before Common Era |
Anno Domini means | In the year of the lord |
A system where the "rules rule" and government power is limited by rules and constitutions. | Republic |
A system to bring water to Rome. | Aquaducts |
What did most Romans wear? | Togas! |
The Roman family was dominated by whom? | Patriarchs |