Name ________________________ Period ____ Date ______________
Be able to describe the daily life of the Patricians and Plebeians
Pats Plebs
* wealthy landowners * working class
* boys educated by private tutors * powerful in a mob
* Privileges: reserved seating at events * most couldn’t write
Identify Social Groups of Rome:
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Soldier __a__ had to serve at least 20 years
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Senator __d__ could eventually buy freedom
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Women __b__ purple striped toga
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Slave __c__ subject to authority of father/husband
Throughout history, the government system of Rome changed often. Sequence the following types of government to reflect the order in which they existed in ancient Rome.
__2___ republic __3___ dictatorship __1__ monarchy __4___ empire
Identify what type of ruler each man was, and describe what each is remembered for.
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Type of Ruler
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Actions as Ruler
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Tarquin
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King
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Diocletian
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Emperor
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- split empire in two
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Constantine
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Emperor
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- religious freedom
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Compare & contrast Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar (at least 2 each)
- dictator - sole ruler -emperor
- relationship - caused civil war - enemy of
With Cleopatra - helped the poor Cleopatra
- angered senate - made reforms - respected by
Senate (new name)
- assassinated - stopped conquering
land
Julius Both Augustus

Understand the Roman Republic and how it compares to the United States today
Roman Republic
 
2 consuls Senate Praetors
(served for 1 year) Assembly of Centuries
Council of Plebs
  Executive Legislative Judicial
President and Congress Supreme Court
Vice President (House of Reps
Senate)
Review the Events of Punic Wars:
Who fought and when? Rome vs. Carthage (264 BC – 146 BC)
Key Ideas:
First Punic War
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fought over Sicily
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Romans built navy by modeling ships after Carthaginian ships
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Rome wins Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica
Second Punic War
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Hannibal comes over the Alps with elephants
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Hannibal is winning in Rome, so Scipio takes his troops to Carthage
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Rome wins, Hannibal commits suicide
Third Punic War
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Rome destroys and burns Carthage
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Rome attacks Greece and Asia
Religion: identify how each term played a role in Roman religion:
Numina – different spirits that are found everywhere in nature
Greek Gods – adopted by the Romans, and given Roman names
Lararium – a shrine in the home where people worship and pray, contains “lares” (figures of ancestors)
Temples- dedicated to a Roman god, where offerings and animal sacrifices occurred
Animals Sacrifices – done by a special priest called a haruspex
Vestal Virgins – female, religious workers who guard the holy flame of Vesta
Define Persecuted. Identify TWO reasons why the Christians were persecuted in Ancient Rome.
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To purposely and brutally harass, harm, or even kill someone simply because of their beliefs or a group to which they belong
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Christians were persecuted because they wouldn’t worship and make sacrifices to the emperor as a god, or to the old gods
Be able to identify and describe the Roman Achievements:
Roads- 50,000 miles, built to drain water, Appian Way still used today
Army- well trained and disciplined, organized into legions
Time and Money- Julian calendar, sundial, coins with face on the front and
national symbol on back
Architecture- arches, domes, temples, bridges, concrete, columns
Plumbing- aqueducts brought water into the city, sewer system brought
water and waste out of the city
Legal Administration- lawyers, judges and courts helped keep order
Twelve Tables- first written code of law in Rome
Entertainment and the arts- gladiators, chariot races, art theatre, and
literature (kept Romans happy)
Define the following terms:
Triumverate- three rulers sharing equal power
Principate- Augustus’ government; plebs, slaves, and freemen paid as government workers
Pax Romana- Peace of Rome; lasted from the time of Augustus to next 200 years
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