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Chapter 6.1 Terms:
Republic Patricians Plebeians Veto Forum Constitution Senate Consuls Dictator Romulus and Remus Latins Etruscans Twelve Tables Magistrates Assemblies and Tribunes Cincinnatus The Punic Wars Hannibal Scipio Carthage Chapter 6.1 Questions:
1) How did Rome grow from a small town to the center of an empire spanning the entire
Mediterranean region?
2) How did Rome’s location help it become a major power in the Mediterranean?
3) Where and how did Roman civilization develop?
4) Who founded Rome and what were the details of the creation story?
5) Who were the Etruscans and in what ways did the Etruscan rule benefit Rome?
6) How did rich patrician families maintain their power, and what was life like for plebeians?
7) What was Rome’s first written law code called and why did plebeians want the laws
written down?
8) Why did the Romans establish a republic and what were the parts of their government?
9) What were legions, centurions, and centuries?
10) How did Rome’s army help it expand and how did Romans treat the people they
conquered?
11) How did the Roman system of checks and balances function?
12) What tactics did Rome use to defeat Carthage in the Punic Wars?
13) How did the conquest of Greece by Rome lead to major changes in Roman society?
Chapter 6.2 Terms:
Citizenship Gracchi Brothers Gaius Marius Lucius Cornelius Sulla Julius Caesar Triumvirate Augustus – Octavian Pax Romana The Social War Julio-Claudians Flavians The Good Emperors Tenant Farmer Roman Road System Chapter 6.2 Questions:
1) What led to the end of the Roman Republic and the creation of a new form of
government?
2) What does the Social War indicate about the value of Roman citizenship?
3) How did early Romans think of participation in government?
4) How was ancient Roman citizenship similar and different from American citizenship?
5) What problems did leaders face in the late Roman Republic?
6) What caused the Social War and what was the result?
7) How did Rome become an empire?
8) Why was Caesar popular with the public?
9) What was the special name given to Octavian by and Senate, and what did it signify?
10) How did Rome grow and change after it became an empire?
11) What helped tie the Roman Empire together during the Pax Romana?
12) How did the military reforms made by Gaius Marius change politics in Rome?
13) What achievements occurred in Rome under Augustus’s rule?
14) How was life different for rich and poor citizens of Rome?
Unit 3: Terms and Questions
Chapter 6.3-6.4 Terms:
Villa Circuses Circus Maximus Paterfamilias Augurs Galen Ptolemy Aqueducts Latin Civil Law Colosseum Roman Baths Gladiators Roman Arch Virgil Aeneid Christianity Messiah Jesus of Nazareth Disciples Apostles Martyrs Paul Eucharist Bishop Pope Zealots -
New and Old Testament Gentiles Jesus’s Messages Constantine Edict of Milan Theodosius Chapter 6.3-6.4 Questions:
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Why did the Roman government give free food and entertainment to the poor?
How did aqueducts impact city life?
How did the Greek and Roman purpose for acquiring knowledge differ?
What are some areas in which Rome’s influence is still seen today?
What achievements shaped Rome’s cultural legacy to the modern world?
What did the arch, vault, and concrete allow builders to do?
What types of entertainment were popular with Romans and where were they held?
What were the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, and how was Christianity rooted in the
teachings of Judaism?
9) What were two Jewish reactions to Roman rule?
10) Which Roman tradition contributed to the spread of Christianity?
11) How did the Christian church change as it grew, and what types of officials developed in
the early church?
12) Why was Paul an important figure in the early history and development of Christianity?
13) How did Constantine help Christianity gain a firm foothold in the Roman Empire?
Unit 3: Terms and Questions
Chapter 6.5 Terms:
Diocletian Inflation Revenue Attila Alaric Huns Germanic Invaders Constantinople Byzantine Empire Chapter 6.5 Questions:
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What problems weakened the Roman Empire following the Pax Romana?
How did Diocletian and Constantine attempt to reform the empire?
Why did Rome need to increase the size of its army?
What led to the rise of inflation in Rome?
What new capital did Constantine build for the empire, and where did he build it and why?
What happened to Rome in 476 CE?
What happened to the Eastern Roman Empire after 476 CE?