Social Studies Test 4-29-15

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AENEAS

Legendary Roman hero, the Romans traced their history back to Aeneas. Aeneas was a Trojan hero who left Troy after the Trojan War, eventuall

DICTATORS

a ruler who has almost absolute power

PATRICIANS

the nobility in Roman society

PLEBEIANS

the common people of ancient Rome

REPUBLIC

a political system in which people elect leaders to govern them

ROMULUS AND REMUS

Legendary figures in Roman history, they built a city that eventually became Rome

What type of landform is Italy?

a peninsula

Term 8 What are the two (2) main mountain ranges that run through Italy?

the Alps and the Apennines

The land of Italy is very: FLAT RUGGED

RUGGED

Term 10 According to Roman legends, Rome’s founders descended from:

Aeneas

Term 11 According to legend, Aeneas came to Rome from ___________________?

Troy

According to legend, __________________ was the first king of Rome.

Romulus

Term 13 Who was the Roman farmer who became a dictator in 458 BC?

Cincinnatus

CHECKS AND BALANCES

a system that balances the distribution of power in a government

CONSULS

the two most powerful officials in Rome

FORUM

a Roman public meeting place

LATIN

the language of the Romans

MAGISTRATES

an elected official in Rome

ROMAN SENATE

a council of wealthy and powerful citizens who advised Rome’s leaders

VETO

to reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government officials

These Roman officials held office for life: SENATORS MAGISTRATES

SENATORS

How was the Roman Law of the Twelve Tables similar to the U.S. Constitution?

they were both written to protect people’s rights

Why did the Roman government have a system of checks and balances?

-to keep one part of the government from becoming too strong -restrict the power of other individuals

What location was the center of life in ancient Rome and located between two hills?

the Forum

Where were the Twelve Tables displayed?

The Forum

GAIUS MARIUS

Roman consul, he was a popular general who encouraged the unemployed poor to join the Roman army.

HANNIBAL

Carthaginian general, he was one of the greatest generals of the ancient world. Hannibal invaded Italy during the Second Punic War but was e

LEGIONS

a group of up to 6,000 Roman soldiers

LUCIUS CORNELIUS SULLA

Roman consul, he battled Gaius Marius in a civil war.

PUNIC WARS

a series of wars between Rome and Carthage in the 200s and 100s BC

SPARTACUS

Former Roman gladiator, he led a slave revolt against Rome.

One reason the Roman trade network grew was that Romans: -needed to bring in food from other parts of the Mediterranean -were becoming wea

-needed to bring in food from other parts of the Mediterranean

Which general led an attack on Rome in 218 BC?

Hannibal

Tiberius Gracchus wanted to create ______________ for poor Romans.

farms

Because _______________ was a good general, his soldiers were more loyal to him than to Rome. Marius Tiberius

Marius

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus were both killed because they:

angered wealthy and powerful Romans

Who led thousands of slaves in a revolt against Rome?

Spartacus