ROMEGHW.4.1 Explain the causes and conditions of worldwide voyages of exploration, discovery and conquest.

Rome and the Roman Empire

ROME’S BEGINNING

753 BCE Romulus & Remus

Twin sons of Mars and Latin Princess

Strategic Location & Fertile Soil Center of Italy and

Mediterranean Latins- farmers & shepards

Greeks- along southern coast 750-600 BCE

Etruscans

EARLY REPUBLIC

Government where power rests with voters Free born males in Rome

Patricians- Aristocrats, landowners, power Plebeians- farmers, majority of Romans

Could vote but not hold political office Elected Tribunes

Twelve Tables: written laws 451 BCE

ROMAN ARMY

All land owning citizens required to serve

10 years required to be in public office

Roman Legion- 5,000 infantry (80 men equaled century) supported by cavalry

By 265 BCE Rome defeated Etruscans & Greeks

Trade grew/ cause of war with Carthage

PUNIC WARS

264-146 BCE- 3 wars 1st -23 years for Sicily- Rome 2nd-Hannibal across Alps vs Scipio 3rd- Sold all of Carthage into slavery

ROMAN EMPIRE

Gap between Rich and Poor Tribunes: Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus

Violent deaths- civil war

Julius Caesar, Pompey, Crassus Triumvirate in 59 BCE Civil War vs. Pompey

Named dictator for life 44 BCE Assassination- Civil War Octavian vs Mark Antony

Pax Romana

ROMAN LIFE

Favored boys/ girls married around 12 Higher status for wealthy Women couldn’t hold jobs Slaves- 1/3 of population Used Greek gods

WHICH GROUP CONSISTS OF THE ARISTOCRATS?

1. Patricians2. Plebeians 3. Palestinians

Patrici

ans

Plebeians

Palesti

nians

0% 0%0%

WHICH PAIR IS CONSIDERED THE FOUNDER OF ROME?

1. Mars and Latin Princess2. Romulus and Remus

Mars

and La

tin Prince

ss

Romulus and Remus

0%0%

IN WHICH PUNIC WAR DID HANIBAL CROSS THE ALPS?

1. 1st2. 2nd3. 3rd

1st 2nd 3rd

0% 0%0%

IN EARLY ROME, PLEBEIANS COULD HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE?

1. True2. False

True

False

0%0%

THE PAX ROMANA REFERS TO WHAT TIME?

1. Time of Roman Civil War2. Time of the Triumvirate 3. Time of Roman Peace

Time of R

oman Civil W

ar

Time of t

he Triumvir

ate

Time of R

oman Peace

0% 0%0%

WHICH LEADER BROUGHT ON THE PAX ROMANA?

1. Octavian 2. Julius Caesar 3. Marc Antony

Octavian

Juliu

s Caesa

r

Marc

Antony

0% 0%0%