Ancient Rome

History 6th

Passes in what mountains allowed trade to move throughout Italy?

Appennine mountains

How many hills was Rome located on? What did they provide protection from?

7 ; Enemies

What were settlers attracted to in Italy?

It’s location and climate

What was grown?

Wheat, grapes, olives

One animal that was raised?

Sheep

What were Italy’s flat plains ideal for growing?

Crops

From whom was Rome’s location on Tiber was enough upriver to escape raids from?

Sea-gong pirates

People could easily travel to…?

Europe, Asia, Africa

How did Roman Republic begin?

Overthrowing of Etruscan king

what did caesar do wafter takig over roman govt?

became dictator for life

to whom did caesar give citienship to?

many non-romans living in roman territories

caesar created jobs for whom?

the unemployed

caesar created which calendar?

Julian calendar?

Augustus rule began which era?

Pax Romana

how did augustus make rome more secure

1) gave food to poor to prevent revolts

2) created professional army

3) used natural borders for defense

what modern construction material were most roman temples, and other buildigns made out of?

concrete

who did augustus create to oversee provinces to make rome easier to govern?

proconsuls

what did rome creeated to protect people irghts and keep order?

system of laws

what did romans build to brign fresh water from hills to cities?

aqueducts

similar to rome, america’s legal system believes

1) a person is innocent until proven guilty

2) everyone is equal under the law
3) judges should decide cases fairly

to ensure troops, good, and info could flow across empire, rome built:

good roads

what reforms did caesar make that made him popular amongst romans?

1) gave citizenship to many people livig in roman territories

2) created jobs for unemployed

3) ordered landowners using slave labor to hire more free workers

who started civil war y refusing to obey senate and marchcing on rome?

julius caesar

What benefited Roman trade?

1) passes through appenine mountains
2) africa, asia, and europe were nearby

3) Tiber’s location near Mediterranean

geographic advantages Rome’s location offered?

1) plains for growing crops

2) mild, sunny climate

3) access to river and sea

what other culture did ormans learn from?

greeks

what did rome use for currency?

coins

galen introduced ideas abt wht? influence what “world”?

anatomy ; Western world

roman language?

Latin

who wrote aeneid? what is it abt?

Roman poet, virgil ; abt fouding of Rome with Aeneus and trojan horse

romans were first to master use of?

concrete

Ptolemy studied what?

sky

what helped feed population and support cities?

large farms and new crops

what did romans improve on from greeks>

art,sci,arhitecture

strong and disciplined army heped rome do what?

win battles and protect its huge empire

tiber was used to ship goods..

1) betweeen northern and southern italy
2) to mediterranean

first emperor of Rome>

augustus

which govt. officials did caesar appoint?

loyal ones to him