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Chapters 10-11
The Roman World
1. What type of geographic feature is
Italy?
2. What were the 3 ways in which
Etruscans contributed to society?
3. In what way was the Roman Law
of the Twelve Tables similar to the
U.S. Constitution?
4. Why did the Roman government
have a system of checks and
balances?
5. What was the center of life in
ancient Rome?
6. What was the main reason that the
Roman trade network grew?
7. What might have happened if the
Gauls’ attack on Rome in 387 BC
had failed?
8. What was the most important
factor in Rome’s military success
during the 300s BC?
9. Which event after 88 BC had the
most important effect on the
Roman Republic’s government?
10. What was the most significant
effect that the killing of the
Gracchus brothers had on Roman
politics?
11. After Julius Caesar’s rule, what did
Ocatavian want to do to Caesar’s
killers?
12. What field did Galen influence?
13. What was the main reason that
Roman roads were built?
14. What material did the Romans
invent that helped their structures
last?
15. What is the main reason why the
Roman language (Latin) spread to
the farthest parts of the empire?
16. What did Emperor Hadrian believe
would happen if certain Jewish
rituals were banned?
17. What effect did the occupation of
Judea have on the Roman Empire?
18. Why did Roman emperors start
giving up land the Roman army
Study Guide
had conquered by the end of the
AD 100s?
19. The Roman Empire fell for all the
following reasons except: disease;
lack of leadership; increased taxes;
corruption.
20. Based on your prior knowledge of
the Greeks, what can you infer
about Rome’s culture based on its
similar geography to Greece?
21. Why did the ancient Romans tell
legends and stories of great heroes
to explain their origins?
22. Study question 1 on page 317 of
your textbook.
23. Study question 1 on page 347 of
your textbook.
Extended Response (Must be
answered in a complete sentence)
1. Explain the difference between a
republic, a democracy, and a
dictatorship. Which do you think
is the most fair? Why?
2. Why was the invention of currency
in ancient Rome significant? How
did it encourage trade?
3. Describe the Roman road system.
What was the main purpose?
What were some other uses of the
roads? What is meant by the
phrase “all roads lead to Rome”?
4. What did Paul of Tarsus do
differently than earlier Christians
and what did this lead to? What
was the result of the rapid growth
of Christianity (at first and after
Constantine became a Christian)?