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WORLD HISTORY
 Red Flag Questions
Pages 163-169
CHAPTER 6: ROME AND EARLY CHRISTIANITY
SECTION 1: The Foundations of Rome
750 BC – AD 500
By the end of this section, you will be able to answer these questions:
1. Where and how did Roman civilization develop?
2. What led to Rome’s becoming a republic?
3. What were the major events in Rome’s expansion?
ROMAN CIVILIZATION DEVELOPS
Italy’s Geography
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What protected Italy in the north?
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What else did the south, east, and west provide beyond protection?
The Founding of Rome
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What was unusual about the legendary founders of Rome, and what were their names?
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Who were the people who actually built Rome?
The Etruscans
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Who were the Etruscans and what were some of their influences?
ROME BECOMES A REPUBLIC
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When and how did Rome replace its monarchy with a republic?
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republic
Patricians and Plebeians
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patricians
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How did the patrician families maintain their power?
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Plebeians
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What event led to the formation of the Plebeian Council?
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Who were the tribunes?
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veto
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Forum
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What were the Law of the Twelve Tables and what made them unique?
Republican Government
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constitution
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Senate
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Consuls
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Who were the Censors?
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What job did the Praetors fill?
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What is the system of checks and balances?
Life in the Republic
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Palatine
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Capitoline
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What made the Forum so busy?
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What was importance of land ownership in the early republic?
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Who was Cincinnatus?
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dictator
THE REPUBLIC EXPANDS
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How did Rome solve its growing population problem?
Military Might
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Who had to serve in the Roman army?
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How was the Roman army organized?
The Conquest of Italy
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How did Rome treat its conquered people?
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Why did the Punic Wars begin?
The Punic Wars
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How did Rome beat Carthage in the Firs Punic War?
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Who was Hannibal?
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Who was Publius Cornelius Scipio?
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How was Rome able to defeat Carthage in the Second Punic War?
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What led Rome to completely destroy Carthage in 149 BC?
The Conquest of Greece
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Why did the Greek city-states seek an alliance with Rome?
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What happened to Persia and Macedonia after being conquered by the Romans and the
Greeks?
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What religious ideas did the Romans borrow from the Greeks?