Transcript Ancient Rome Study Guide Answers

Ancient Rome
Study Guide Answers
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Julius Caesar
Octavian; he took the name Augustus
Pompeii and Herculaneum
Carthage
Constantine
Spartacus
Plebeians had the right to vote and veto
Rome; more territory – controlled most of the
Western Mediterranean
9. Yes – the Roman Republic was diverse
10. Slaves, criminals and prisoners
11. Western Empire – Capital Rome. Fell in 476 due
to repeated attacks from Germanic Tribes.
Eastern Empire – Capital Byzantium. Fell in 1453
to the Ottoman Turks.
12. Greeks and other people they conquered
13. Romans laws written down to create fairness
and protect all citizens.
14. Yes, Rome had a very strong military.
15. Began as villages on the 7 hills along the Tiber
River.
16. Yes, their religion (Gods and Goddesses)
17. Patricians, Plebeians, and Slaves
18. Ruled by Emperors
19. Christians were persecuted
20. Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity
21. From Byzantium to Constantinople
22. Families of rulers
23. 200 years of Roman Peace
24. Roman roads were used as trade routes, to help
move troops, and are still in use today.
25. Aqueducts are pipes/channels used to bring
water to Roman towns.
26. Commanded army that was organized into
groups of 100
27. Chariots races take place on a course called a
circus (Circus Maximus) and people bet on them
for entertainment.
28. Roman soldiers captured enemies by siege
29. Caesar ended the Roman Republic
30. Contain well preserved artifacts.