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Chapters 10-11 The Roman World 1. What type of geographic feature is Italy? 2. What were the 3 ways in which Etruscans contributed to society? 3. In what way was the Roman Law of the Twelve Tables similar to the U.S. Constitution? 4. Why did the Roman government have a system of checks and balances? 5. What was the center of life in ancient Rome? 6. What was the main reason that the Roman trade network grew? 7. What might have happened if the Gauls’ attack on Rome in 387 BC had failed? 8. What was the most important factor in Rome’s military success during the 300s BC? 9. Which event after 88 BC had the most important effect on the Roman Republic’s government? 10. What was the most significant effect that the killing of the Gracchus brothers had on Roman politics? 11. After Julius Caesar’s rule, what did Ocatavian want to do to Caesar’s killers? 12. What field did Galen influence? 13. What was the main reason that Roman roads were built? 14. What material did the Romans invent that helped their structures last? 15. What is the main reason why the Roman language (Latin) spread to the farthest parts of the empire? 16. What did Emperor Hadrian believe would happen if certain Jewish rituals were banned? 17. What effect did the occupation of Judea have on the Roman Empire? 18. Why did Roman emperors start giving up land the Roman army Study Guide had conquered by the end of the AD 100s? 19. The Roman Empire fell for all the following reasons except: disease; lack of leadership; increased taxes; corruption. 20. Based on your prior knowledge of the Greeks, what can you infer about Rome’s culture based on its similar geography to Greece? 21. Why did the ancient Romans tell legends and stories of great heroes to explain their origins? 22. Study question 1 on page 317 of your textbook. 23. Study question 1 on page 347 of your textbook. Extended Response (Must be answered in a complete sentence) 1. Explain the difference between a republic, a democracy, and a dictatorship. Which do you think is the most fair? Why? 2. Why was the invention of currency in ancient Rome significant? How did it encourage trade? 3. Describe the Roman road system. What was the main purpose? What were some other uses of the roads? What is meant by the phrase “all roads lead to Rome”? 4. What did Paul of Tarsus do differently than earlier Christians and what did this lead to? What was the result of the rapid growth of Christianity (at first and after Constantine became a Christian)?