Key
Vocabulary
The Republic
LegaciesChristianity Important
PeopleEarly Rome
The Roman Empire
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An open area in a city filled with public buildings,
temples, and markets
forum
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The top officials of the Roman republic
consuls
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These large concrete channels brought fresh water
to Roman cities
aqueducts
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A person willing to die for his/her beliefs.
martyr
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He took control of Rome but was assassinated by the
Senate on the Ides of March
Julius Caesar
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The first form of government
Monarchy
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He was the first emperor
Augustus or Octavian
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A system of rules by which a government is
organized
constitution
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The most powerful part of the Republic.
Senate
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This early set of laws served as a model for later law
codes
The Twelve Tables
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The two parts of the Christian bible
Old Testament and New Testament
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This brilliant general led Carthage in the Punic Wars
Hannibal
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These geographic features made Rome’s location
perfect
Seven Hills and Tiber River
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Octavian defeated them for control of the Empire.
Antony and Cleopatra
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If you are wealthy and own land you are in this
class
patrician
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A main idea of the Republic system of
government
A separation of power is important
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Latin was the foundation of these types of languages.
Romance
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The two apostles most responsible for the spread of
Christianity
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Peter and Paul
He reformed the Roman army by making it larger - allowing poor
citizens to join
Marius
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Greek and Etruscan
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The earlier advanced cultures that most influenced Rome
Colosseum and Circus Maximus
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The stadiums that hold the gladiator games and chariot
races
A poem humorously mocking our President would
be an example of this
Satire
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The three branches of the Republic
Assembly, senate, magistrates
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Rome’s three most important practical achievements
Roads, concrete, aqueducts
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The first Roman emperor to accept Christianity
Constantine
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The three generals that waged civil wars that led to the end of the
Republic
Sulla, Pompey and Julius Caesar
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The Roman army used these two advantages to conquer neighboring
people
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New fighting formations and superior weapons
After the fall of the western empire, this one began
Byzantine Empire
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A long period of peace and prosperity in Roman
history
Pax Romana
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The belief that the law should be equally applied
to all citizens
Rule of Law
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The Roman emperors used these to keep the people’s
mind off of their difficult lives.
Gladiator games and chariot races
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The three factors that most caused the decline of the Roman Empire
Economic problems, civil wars, and foreign invasions
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