ANCIENT ROME STUDY GUIDE: TEST ON FRIDAY MAY 21ST



ANCIENT ROME STUDY GUIDE: TEST ON

Define the following vocabulary words

Consuls

Senate Legion

Aqueduct

Forum

Triumvirate

Plebeians

Patricians

Dictator

Pax Romana

Persecution

Who are Romulus and Remus?

When was Rome founded?

What the 12 tables?

What does SPQR stand for?

What is a Republic and when was it created in Rome?

Explain the Punic Wars. Who was it against, how many wars, who won each war?

What was the fighting formation called the Romans used to fight its enemies?

What is the Ides of March and what happened on the day?

Who built the roads and what were they used for?

What was the role of the 10 Tribunes?

Know information about the following people

Julius Caesar

Hannibal

Augustus/ Octavian

Nero

Constantine

Diocletian

Answer the Following Questions

Why did the Eastern half of the Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) thrive for another 1000 years after the fall of the Western half of the empire?

What marks the end of the Roman Republic and starts the Roman Empire?

Why were Christians persecuted (List 2 reasons)?

After Rome was divided, what were the two parts, which lasted longer, and when did they both fall and who did each fall to?

Essay Question: Need to answer 2 of the 3 Essays!

1. Describe the conflict between the Plebeians & Patricians.

- Describe the two groups of people involved and who they were.

- Describe what a republic is and the role of each group in the republic.

- List 3 complaints of the Plebeians.

- List 2 things or rights that were gained (Be sure to talk about the Roman Republic).

2. The Roman military changed when it replaced its citizen soldiers with professional soldiers.

·         Explain the difference between a citizen soldier and a professional soldier.

·         How did the army change because of this?

·         Were the changes good or bad? Explain. 

3. What problems led to the fall of the Roman Empire? Provide 5 different examples from notes or textbooks.

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