| A | B |
|---|
| Founded Rome and killed his brother | Romulus |
| government in which citizens have the right to elect their leaders | republic |
| Members of the First Triumvirate | Crassus, Julius Caesar, Pompey |
| Defeated Pompey's forces in Italy and Greece | Julius Caesar |
| duties of consuls | run day to day affairs of Rome, carry out laws of Rome, command the army |
| Julius Caesar | Was assassinated by friends in Senate because they thought he wanted to be king |
| Bronze tablets in the Forum with the written laws of Rome | 12 Tables |
| Members of the Second Triumvirate | Marc Antony, Lepidus, Octavian |
| Most powerful group in Roman government | Senate |
| Two main social classes of Rome | Patricians, Plebeians |
| this was the end of Roman republic | Defeat of Pompey by Caesar |
| plebeians | Social class which included common citizens and was majority of population |
| battle where Octavian defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra | Actium |
| Title Octavian gained as emperor | Augustus |
| Duties of Roman citizens | Pay taxes, vote, serve in military |
| Won all the Punic Wars | Rome |
| Duties held by the Senate | Advise consuls, debate foreign policy, propose laws |
| Strong part of Rome's military | army |
| Led a slave rebellion against Rome | Spartacus |
| What veto means | to forbid the actions of the government |
| Social class of wealthy aristocrats and were the minority | patricians |
| Type of government in Rome | representative democracy |
| Social classes who were citizens in Rome | patricians and plebeians |
| Goddess of love and beauty | Venus |
| goddess of marriage and childbirth | Juno |
| chief god of Rome | Jupiter |
| Why Punic Wars important | Rome gained control of Mediterranean, Roman culture spread throughout Mediterranean, Showed weaknesses in Rome's govt |
| First emperor of Rome | Augustus Caesar |
| Latifundia | Large farms employing slave labor |
| Center of Roman government and religion | Forum |
| Became slaves in Rome | prisoners of war/by conquest |
| Why landless farmers migrated to Rome | more latifundias |
| why Roman mythological symbols important today | we use them in literature, art, architecture, and politics |
| Reasons for first Punic War | competition for trade, limit rival's power |
| Commanded Carthaginian forces invading Italy over the Alps | Hannibal |
| Armed fighter in the Roman circus | gladiator |
| Religious beliefs and culture of the Romans influenced by them | Greeks |
| Advantages of Rome's location | central location, protected by Alps, seas provided avenues of commerce |
| Religion based on the teachings of Jesus | Christianity |
| Situation in which prices rise quickly while the value of money decreases | inflation |
