Ancient Rome Study Guide

1. The ______Mountains provided Italy protection from the north.

2. Rome developed a large trade network with other nations on the ______Sea.

3. ______is the basis of the Romance Languages.

4. The ______were ruled by a family of monarchs called the Tarquins.

5. ______- A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws and the head of the state is not a monarch.

6. To serve in Rome's Republic you had to be a ______and a ______.

7. ______- Common People - Peasants, craftspeople, traders, and other workers.

8. ______- Nobles - Wealthy and powerful citizens

9. ______- A Government of Three Parts OR 3 branches

10. ______- Two most powerful magistrates.

11. Which does not describe the Roman Senate?

12. ______- A ruler who has complete and absolute power over a country.

13. Checks and Balances –

14. Rome's laws were written down on 12 bronze tablets called______.

15. Rome became more powerful due to trade along the Mediterranean Sea and by ______.

16. ______Wars - Wars between Rome and Carthage.

17. Both Carthage and Rome wanted to control trade on the ______Sea.

18. Legions - Total of ______soldiers, each legion was divided into centuries, groups of 100 men.

19. Julius Caesar made himself______.

20. Julius Caesar was killed because______.

21. Octavian, Caesar’s kin, became the new ruler and renamed himself______.

22. With the defeat of Marc Antony, the Roman Republic ended and became an ______. 23. ______-A long time period of peace in Rome that lasted for ______years .

24. Which was not a reason for the collapse of the Roman Empire?

25. The Roman Empire was divided into two parts. The Eastern part was the ______.

26. ______was its capital.

27. Emperor Justinian created the ______which made it easier for citizens to know the laws.

28. ______is the basis of Christianity.

29. ______is considered the founder of Christianity.

30. The ______contains the sacred writings of Christianity.

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