Download Social Studies Study Guide for Chapter 8 **remember to review your

Social Studies Study Guide for Chapter 8
**remember to review your notes from class**
Section 1: The Roman Republic (p. 228-235)
Key Terms:
-republic
-patrician
-plebeian
-consul
-veto
-dictator
Key Concepts:
-How did geography help the people of Rome? (p. 229)
-Describe the Etruscans? (p. 230)
-List the three ideas did the Etruscans give the Romans? (p. 230)
-Define republic? (p. 231)
-What group of people made up the Senate? (p. 231)
-What group of people could not hold office/be part of the government? (p. 231)
-What was the job of the two consuls? (p. 232)
-Define “veto’? (p. 232)
-When did the government need a dictator? (p. 232)
-Why did the patricians and plebeians get into a fight? (p. 233)
-Describe the Twelve Tables. (p. 233)
-Who was Julius Caesar? (p. 234)
-How did Julius Caesar die? (p. 234)
-Name the person who took over after Caesar died. (p. 235)
Section 2: The Roman Empire (p. 240-246)
Key Terms:
-province
-Colosseum
-aqueducts
-polytheism
-arch
Key Concepts:
-What type of ruler was Augustus? (p. 241)
-What happened to other people’s culture when their land was taken over by the
Romans? (p. 241)
-Describe each of the Five “Good” Emperors (p. 242)
-Caligula and Nero
-Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius
-Commodus
-What happened to the Empire after Commodus was in charge? (p. 242)
-Define “polytheism”. (p. 243)
-What ideas did the Greeks and Romans share? (p. 243)
-Describe an “arch” and how it did help Romans buildings? (p. 244)
-What happened at the Colosseum? (p. 244)
-What were aqueducts used for? (p. 244)
-Describe Roman law. (p. 246)