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Chapter 6 Test – Ancient Rome
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Roman Government:
Patricians
(Upper landholding class)
Senate
(300 members of the
Patrician class; lawmaking)
Plebeians
(Majority of population made
up of merchants, farmers,
artisans, traders)
Plebeians elected
tribunes to represent
their views
Senators elected 2 consuls
from the Patrician class to
supervise the business of
government and command
the armies
 Twelve Tables of Law – covered criminal, civil, and religious law, as
well as trial procedures and provided a foundation for later Roman law
codes
 Republic – government with officials chosen by the people
 Dictator only in the event of war!
Roman Empire:
 Punic Wars – between Rome and Carthage
 Julius Caesar
 Augustus – Pax Romana begins
 Pax Romana – 200 year period of peace, prosperity, unity
Roman Achievements:
 Greco-Roman civilization – Rome was greatly influenced by the culture
of Greece
 Legacy of Rome – Architecture, Language, Engineering, Christianity,
Law
 GREATEST Roman achievement –LAW, legal system, government
 Architecture – The Pantheon, Colosseum
Christianity:
 Romans persecute Christians after Jesus’ crucifixion
 Constantine issues Edict of Milan – ends religious persecution of
Christians
Fall of Rome:
 Pax Romana ends after the death of Marcus Aurelius
 Division of Rome – Western and Eastern Roman Empires
 Eastern Roman Empire – Constantinople
 Fall of the Western Roman Empire – military, political, economic, social
causes (know one of each cause)
 After the fall of Rome – Western Europe is in chaos