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Flashcards by musiclovr<3, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by musiclovr<3
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| Question | Answer |
| What are Patricians | Members of the aristocratic families that founded the republic. |
| Who are plebians ? | All non-partrician citizens of Rome |
| What is the senate? | Governing body in ancient Rome, {in theory} an advisory body of ex-magistrates |
| what are Aquadects ? | Structure built to carry water long distances. |
| What were Rome's geographical advantages? | 1. The city is located where it is easy to cross the Tiber River and near salt flats. 2. Rome is in central Italy, making it easy for armies to travel in several directions. 3. After Punic Wars, the Romans controlled the whole the Mediterranean region benefiting greatly from the sea trade this opened up. |
| How these Advantages help? | As above form the previous question. |
| What are 3 facts about gladiators? | 1- Gladiators were slaves back then 2-They were well fit and well equipped 3- They were used as entertainment because the rulers were bored. |
| What are 5 facts about the devastation caused by Mount Vesuvius? | 1- All of Pompeii was destroyed completely. 2-Plus, nearly everyone of Pompeii was destroyed. 3- Time froze when the eruption happened. 4- some people survived from the eruption from the volcano. 5- The people who survived from the incident didn't get enough time to gather their belongings. |
| What new system of government did the Romans develop when they expelled their last king? | REPUBLIC |
| What are three facts about the wars between the Romans and the Carthaginians? | 1- the Punic wars. 2- All Carthaginians were destroyed totally. 3- The Romans destroyed there enemies city completely. |
| What were 3 of Julius Caesar's main achievements? | He never lost any battle between enemies He became ruler of the Roman emperor He became ' Dictator of Life ' |
| Why was Juluis Caesar assassinated? | The Senate and other people who disliked Julius, assassinated him because they thought it would really help them to save Rome but it did not it got worse. |
| What are the 3 virtues that were praised in Rome by writers and philosophers? | Family values, patriotism and justice. |
| What are Rome's legacies? | Many of our current laws; Good town planning, plumbing and sewerage systems; Architectural construction and building design. |
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