the roman republic
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Romulus and Remus | Who were the two main characters in the myth about the founding of Rome? |
| they could see the enemy, there was fertile soil, and a good source | What advantages did the first people who settled the 7 hills in Rome have? |
| the tiber river | Name the River that flows through Rome into the Tyrrhenian Sea? |
| the Etruscans | Who ruled Rome from 600 B.C. until they were conquered by the Romans in 509 B.C.? |
| their alphabet and their gods | What did the Romans borrow from the Greeks and the Etruscans? |
| a republic | What type of government did the Romans create? |
| in a republic, citizens who have the right to vote select their leaders | What is a republic? |
| two consuls | Who led the Roman republic? |
| two cheif officials | What is a consul? |
| the most powerful part of the government | What was the senate? |
| a member of a rich family | What is a Patrician? |
| an ordinary citizen | What is a plebeian? |
| the rejection of a planned action by the person in power | What is a veto? |
| after theey drove the Etruscans out | When did the Romans agree to have a dictator? |
| a ruler who has total control of the government | What is a dictator? |
| about 250 years | How long did it take Rome to conquer most of Italy? |
| they patricians brought back slaves and replaced the plebians with them | Why were plebeians without jobs after the Roman conquests? |
| a written code | What was the Law of the Tables? |
| Carthage, Spain, and Greece | Which groups of people did the Romans conquers? |
| Julius Ceasar | Who came to power as the Roman Republic was declining? |
| the Romans | Who conquered Gaul? |
| war broke out | What happened in 49 B.C. between Caesar and the Senate? |
| Caesar | Who became dictator of the Roman world in 48 B.C.? |
| Caesar | Who became dictator for life in 44 B.C.? |
| the people thought he acted to much like a king, the senate | Why was Julius Caesar killed on March 15, 44 B.C.? Who killed him? |
| Caesar's adopted son Octavian | Who took Julius Caesars place? |
| Caesar Agustus | What title did Octavian receive? |
| highly respected | What does the title Augustus mean? |
| Agustus | Who was the first Emperor of Rome? |
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