Name:_____________________________________________________________________Miss. CummingsGlobal History 9

Date:___________________

Name: __________________________________________________ Date:________________Miss. Cummings Unit 2: Classic Civilizations – Rome

Terms/People/Places/Concepts to Know

Homework Due: Monday, November 18, 2013

1. Romulus and Remus

________________________________________________________________________ 2. Republic

________________________________________________________________________ 3. Senate

________________________________________________________________________ 4. Laws of the 12 Tables

________________________________________________________________________ 5. Punic Wars

________________________________________________________________________ 6. Hannibal

________________________________________________________________________ 7. Patrician

________________________________________________________________________ 8. Plebian

________________________________________________________________________ 9. Legion

________________________________________________________________________10. Veto

________________________________________________________________________11. Consul

________________________________________________________________________Name: __________________________________________________ Date:________________

Homework Due: Tuesday, November 19, 2013

12. aqueducts

________________________________________________________________________13. Carthage

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14. Julius Caesar

________________________________________________________________________15. Augustus Caesar

________________________________________________________________________16. Pax Romana

________________________________________________________________________17. Christianity

________________________________________________________________________18. Nero

________________________________________________________________________19. Diocletian

________________________________________________________________________20. Constantine

________________________________________________________________________21. Constantinople

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Date________________I. Geography

1. Located on the ____________________ peninsula.2. Juts into the ________________________ sea.3. Broad fertile plains.4. Divided in the middle by the Apennine Mountains with the _______________ mountains, cutting it off from Europe.5. The city of Rome was founded on the ___________________ River.

II. Early Civilization1. ____________________ controlled Northern Italy and Rome.2. Romans were influenced by

a. ______________________b. ______________________c. ______________________d. ______________________

3. Drove the _____________ out of Rome in 509 B.C.III. Establishment of the Republic

1. ________________- officials are chosen by the people.2. By 133 B.C. Romans conquer all of Italy.

IV. Roman Society1. Patricians and Plebeians

Patricians Plebeians

2. Women and slaves were disenfranchised- _____________________________________

Date:__________V. Government of the Republic

1. republic- _____________________________________________________________2.

a. Consuls-________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

b. senators-_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

c. tribumes-_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

3. ______________ fought to establish the ___________________________ in 450B.C.

Date:__________________VI. Roman Army and Conquest

1. Punic comes from the latin word punicus, which means Phoenicians.2. Three wars with the city of _________________ (located in northern Africa)3. First Punic War

a. Rome wins and forces Carthage to pay _________________________.4. Second Punic War

2_________________________

10_________________________

300_________________________

a. __________________ invades Italy though the Alps.b. Beats Roman army at every turn but can never capture ___________________.c. Rome invades Carthage and defeats Hannibal at the Battle of ______________.d. Carthage force to pay tribute (reparations) to Rome again.

5. Third Punic Wara. Rome completely destroys Carthage.b. inhabitants sold into slavery and _______________ is mixed into the soil.

VII. Effects of Roman Expansion1. Incredible wealth which led to serious problems.

a. Wealthy bought huge estates called __________________.b. Large use of slave labor put many people out of jobsc. Prices of grain fell because of ______________________.d. Poor farmers emigrated to the city looking for jobs.e. Greed and corruption.

2. Attempt are Reforma. _________________ brothers attempted reforms

i. Land given to the poor.ii. Brought grains for the poor.iii. Results in the assassination of several of their supporters.

3. Civil War ensues which leads to ____________________________ taking control.

Date:_____________Ancient Rome – Roman Empire (44 B.C. – 476 A.D.)

I. Collapse of the Roman Republic1. First _____________________

a. Crassus, Pompey, Julius Caesarb. Civil war ensues and Caesar is able to defeat Pompey

2. Julius Caesar is in controla. He is in control a very short time until he is ______________________ by the

senate (44B.C. on the Ides of March)3. Second Triumvirate

a. Lepidus, Marc Anthony, Octaviusb. Civil War ensues and __________________________ is triumphant.c. Octavius is names Caesar Augustus, the ‘anointed one”

d. He declared himself ________________ or “first citizen”- NOT king or emperor

II. The Pax Romana (27 A.D. – 180 A.D.)1. Period of ______________________ full of peace and prosperity started by Augustus

a. It ended with Marcus Aurelius2. Characteristics of the ______________________________

a. Legions maintained the roads and protected the seas increase tradeb. Ideas flowed freely throughout the Empirec. ______________________ and _____________________

i. Circus _______________- Chariot Racesii. Coliseum

III. Attempts to Save the Empire1. ___________________________ (284 A.D.)

a. Split the Empire into East and Westb. Brought prestige back to the position of emperorc. Fixed food prices to slow ________________________.d. Sons must follow the __________________________ of their father

2. ___________________________ (312 A.D.)a. Granted toleration to Christians (personal experience)b. Converted to _________________________.c. Built a new capital in ___________________________ (Byzantium)

3. Resultsa. Revived _________________________________b. Held the Empire together for another 100 years.

Date:______________IV. Fall of the Roman Empire

1. Conflict2. Corruption3. Prosperity4. Race5. Population6. Disease

V. Contributions of the Roman Empire1. Roman Law2. Roman Baths3. Engineering/Public Works- Roads aqueducts, bridges

a. The Romans were great builders and engeneers who united their empire and encouraged trade by building many roads, dams, bridges, and many large, beautiful public buuildings.

4. Literature- Cicero’s writinga. Language- Latin used in religion and medical/scientific terms

5. Roman Art

***The Romans preserved and modified much of Greek culture***