| A | B |
|---|
| Member of the landholding elite | Patrician |
| People elected to the Roman goverment as representatives for the poor people | Tribunes |
| The common, poorer farmers and artisans | Plebeians |
| The year Rome was founded | 509BC |
| Twin brothers who tried to reform Rome | Tiberus and Gaius |
| How were the Roman laws made public? | They were written on 12 tablets and hung in the marketplace |
| Who was Rome's enemy during the Punic Wars? | Carthage |
| Carthage is located in | North Africa |
| Who led Carthage against Rome? | Hannibal |
| How many Punic Wars were there? | 3 |
| What protected Rome to the north? | The Alps |
| What River did Rome settle near? | The Tiber |
| What group made up most of the population of Rome? | Plebeians |
| Rome's golden age was called this | the Pax Romana |
| Rome began as a small | city-state |
| Italy looks like a | Boot |
| Why was Italy easier to unite than Greece? | Less rugged mountains, low valleys |
| The group of people who settled in northern Italy | Etruscans |
| government in which officials are chosen | republic |
| thousands of miles, built for quick travel of troops and trade | roads |
| provided fresh water to the appx. 1 million people in Rome | aqueducts |
| blend of Greek ideas in Roman Architecture and Art | Greco-Roman |
| most powerful governing body in Rome | senate |
| was assassinated for ruling like a king during the Republic | Julius Caesar |
| Augustus's title given to himself | princip |
| unit of the Roman army | legion |
| mountains that are much less rugged that those in Greece | Appenines |
| domed temple built during Pax Romana by Hadrian | Pantheon |
| ruler with complete control over the governing of the people | dictator |
