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Rome #1: The Foundations of Rome
Date due:
NAME:
Read ch. 6, section 1: The Foundations of Rome, pp. 163-169. Answer the following
questions in complete and clear sentences. Do not COPY the textbook. Write it in your
own words.
1) What about Italy’s geography made it a logical place for an empire to develop?
2) What is the story of how Rome was founded?
3) What is a republic?
4) Who were the patricians?
5) Who were the plebeians?
6) Roman Law
a. What was the Law of the 12 Tables?
b. Where was it kept?
c. Why was this important to the plebeians?
7) What countries did Rome need to defeat in order to expand?
8) What factors allowed the Rome to win its wars and control more land?
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Rome #2: From Republic to Empire
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NAME:
Read ch. 6, section 2: From Republic to Empire, pp. 171-174. Answer the following
questions in complete and clear sentences. Do not COPY the textbook. Write it in your
own words.
1) What did the two Gracchi brothers want to do to help Roman farmers? What happened to
them?
2) Your textbook describes three civil wars. (The first between Marius and Sulla, the
second between Julius Caesar and Pompey, and the third between Octavian and Marc
Antony). The winners, Sulla, Caesar and Antony, all wanted to save the Roman
Republic. Why did their participation in these civil wars actually weaken the Republic?
3) What is a triumvirate?
4) Why did members of the Roman Senate assassinate Julius Caesar?
5) Octavian, Caesar’s nephew, became the 1st emperor of Rome and changed his name to
Augustus. What does the name Augustus mean?
6) Why do you think Augustus refused the title of emperor and instead wanted to be called
princeps, or first citizen?
7) What were his accomplishments as emperor? List at least 4.
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Rome #3: Pax Romana and Trade
Date due:
NAME:
Read ch. 6, section 2 From Republic to Empire, pp. 175-176. Answer the following
questions in complete and clear sentences. Do not COPY the textbook. Write it in
your own words.
1) What was the Pax Romana?
2) What role did the Roman government play in creating stability during the Pax Romana?
3) Your textbook says, “Cities were governed in imitation of Rome.” In other words, all
cities in the Roman Empire had many of the same features as the capital city of Rome.
What did cities in the Empire have in common with the city of Rome?
4) Your textbook says, “Roman Law also unified the Empire”. How did the law do this?
(you need to know what unify means to answer – look it up if you don’t)
5) What was the primary job (occupation) of most Romans?
6) What were some of the items Romans traded? (name at least 8)
7) What factors made such a large trade network possible in the Roman Empire?
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Rome #4: Roman Society and Culture
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NAME:
Read ch. 6, section 3 Roman Society and Culture, pp. 177-182. Answer the following
questions in complete and clear sentences. Do not COPY the textbook. Write it in your
own words.
1) Why did people become gladiators. (3-4 reasons)
2) Describe life for the rich in the Roman Empire.
3) Where did the poor live? What was a constant potential danger for the poor?
4) Why do you think the Roman government provided free food and entertainment to the
poor?
5) Your textbook says that the Greeks wanted knowledge for its own sake. Why did the
Roman want to understand science and engineering? What did they use this knowledge
for?
6) Why was concrete so useful to the Romans?
7) Why was the arch and vault useful to Romans?
8) What modern languages come from Latin?
9) In what way did Roman Law influence the modern world?
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Rome #5: The Rise of Christianity
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NAME:
Read ch. 6, section 4 The Rise of Christianity, pp. 183-187. Answer the following
questions in complete and clear sentences. Do not COPY the textbook. Write it in
your own words.
1) After Judea was conquered by the Romans in 63 BC, why did the Romans allow the Jews
in Judea to continue being monotheists and not worship the polytheistic gods of Rome?
2) What happened to Jews who rose up against Rome?
3) List 6 statements about Jesus’ life from the Bible.
4) Who were the disciples?
5) Who were the apostles?
6) Your textbook says Paul made Christianity a religion separate from Judaism. How did he
do this?
7) Why were Christians persecuted by some Roman emperors?
8) What did Constantine do to help the acceptance of Christianity in the Roman Empire?
9) What did Theodosius do to make Christianity the official religion of Rome?
10) How did the office of the pope become so important in the Church?
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Rome #6: The Fall of Rome
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NAME:
Read ch. 6, section 5 The Fall of Rome, pp. 188-191. Answer the following questions
in complete and clear sentences. Do not COPY the textbook. Write it in your own
words.
1) Describe some of the problems Rome had after the Pax Romana ended. (4-5)
2) What reforms did Diocletian in the Roman Empire?
3) What reforms did Constantine make?
4) Who were the Huns?
5) Why did so many Germanic tribes enter Rome after the Huns moved west in the late
300s?
6) What impact did the invasions of the Huns and Germanic tribes have on western Rome?
7) What happened to the eastern half of the Roman Empire after 476 AD?