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Name ________________________________________________________________________________________ Period _______ Ancient Rome Study Guide Directions: Match up the definitions in each group with its corresponding word. A. Etruscans D. Romulus and Remus B Sulla E. Orator C. Checks and Balances F. Pompey _____ 1. A person who is a good public speaker _____ 2. Methods of balancing power; important so that one branch of the government did not become too powerful _____ 3. Two of the first heroes from Ancient Rome; one killed the other and built the city of Rome _____ 4. He was an ally of Julius Caesar until he attempted to take over Rome while Caesar conquered Gaul _____ 5. Named himself dictator; this event changed the Roman Republic forever _____ 6. Group who influenced Roman society; built first temples, first sewer; influenced Roman alphabet and numbers ******************************************************************************************************************************* A. Senate D. Law of the Twelve Tables B. Magistrates E. Forum C. Dictator F. Corruption _____ 7. Branch of Roman Tripartite Government; The most powerful elected officials; Consuls were in this branch _____ 8. The center of life in ancient Rome _____ 9. Protected the rights of the people of Rome; first set of laws to be written down in ancient Rome _____ 10. Decaying of people’s values _____ 11. Someone who rules with absolute power _____ 12. Made up of wealthy and powerful citizens; became the most powerful branch of the tripartite government ******************************************************************************************************************************* A. Octavian D. Church of Hagia Sophia B. Spartacus E. Plebeians C. Patricians F. Veto _____ 13. Rome’s common people _____ 14. Rome’s wealthy people _____ 15.A gladiator who became a slave and then led thousands of people in a revolt against Rome _____ 16. Latin for “I forbid” _____ 17. He became sole ruler who Marc Antony died; also known as Augustus _____ 18. The name of the Church built during the reign of Justinian ******************************************************************************************************************************* A. Princeps D. Julius Caesar B. Latin E. Cincinnatus C. Constantinople F. Republic _____ 19. This was the official language of the Roman Empire _____ 20. A government where people elect leaders for them _____ 21. Came to power in 458BCE; probably the most famous Roman dictator for giving up his power _____ 22. Latin for “First Citizen” _____ 23. The capital of the Eastern (Byzantine) Roman Empire _____ 24. A powerful general that became a dictator, but was later assassinated by a group of Senators, also wrote many passages about himself so people would remember his great accomplishments A. Constantine D. Augustus Caesar B. Hannibal E. Attila C. Cicero F. Trade network _____ 25. The Roman Emperor who made Christianity the official religion in 312 _____ 26. This was extremely important because food needed to be brought in from other parts of the Mediterranean Sea _____ 27. Famous leader of the Huns _____ 28. This Carthaginian general who fought Rome in the Punic Wars; his goal was to destroy Rome _____ 29. Emperor who was a philosopher and orator; wanted to give more power to the Senate _____ 30. The first emperor of Rome; the Senate gave him a title that meant “revered one” ******************************************************************************************************************************* Directions: Answer the following questions: - Why did many nearby countries declare war on Rome during the early Roman Republic? - Describe the army and how it was divided during the Early Republic. - How did Marc Antony and Octavian respond when Julius Caesar was killed? Why did there two men become enemies? - Why did Roman emperors start giving up land the Roman army had conquered? - What event marked the end of the Western Roman Empire? List as many reasons as you can as to why the Western Roman Empire fell: - Things to remember: - Where Rome is in the Ancient World (Use your Ancient Civilizations Map!) - Geographical features, cities, conquered provinces (countries) around Rome (Know your Roman Empire Map)