ROMAN REPUBLIC/EMPIRE

27 August 2022
4.7 (114 reviews)
58 test answers

Unlock all answers in this set

Unlock answers (54)
question
Rome did not start as an empire. It had 2 different types of government before becoming an Empire. What were those 2 types of government and djwfjksdFsjkfhjlsHVJLshdvjnsdVNNSADJVBJS who ran the country?
answer
Before Rome was an empire the Rome was a Roman Republic a government in which citizens had the power to elect their own representatives. They elected to main officials called consuls, they were elected officials who reported to the Roman Senate. They also were once ruled by a monarchy. A government in which one person has supreme power over everything.
question
The Roman Languages - Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian - are derived from what language?
answer
The Romance languages derived from Vulgar Latin, primarily the speech of middle class in Rome and Roman provinces.
question
As legend has it, Rome was founded by who?
answer
The Roman legend was that Romulus and his twin brother Remus, found Rome on the site were a she-wolf found them as orphaned infants. Rome got its name when Romulus killed Remus and took Rome as his own.
question
When was the height of the Roman Empire? (What years was it at its strongest?
answer
117 AD was when Rome was at its highest point in history.
question
What city was the Empire ruled from in the early years?
answer
Alba Longa a mythical city in which Romulus and Remus were born.
question
Who was the first Roman emperor and when did he serve?
answer
Augustus was the first emperor founder of the Roman empire and ruled from 27 BC till his death in 14 AD.
question
Who was the last Roman emperor and when did he serve? dlkfaksdnasdnfgkjag
answer
In 476 AD Romulus Augustulus was the last roman emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Only 10 short months in 476 AD. October 31- August 31 AD.
question
Why was the Roman Empire divided up and how was it divided up? vbzghxfhxfjcfcfhcfgn Where were the 2 Roman capitals?
answer
By 285 BC the Roman empire had grown to vast and the roman could not rule efficiently. Outer provinces could do whatever they wanted. Rome was divided up into two major section Western and Eastern Rome. Western was based in Rome and Eastern was based in Byzantium.
question
What happened to the divisions of the Roman Empire? Explain in detail
answer
The divisions of the the empire were divided into two the western empire and the eastern empire.
question
Who was the last Pagan emperor of Rome?
answer
Flavius Claudius lulianus ( Julain the Apostate) he tried to promote Roman religions and slowing the spread of Christianity.
question
What are the 6 steps of the Roman Empire?
answer
1) farming 2)Republic 3)The Roman Empire 4)the split of the Roman Empire (east and west) 5)the fall of the west 6)the fall of the east
question
what caused Rome to be so advanced and civilized?
answer
no longer nomads, inventions, government, trained army, trade, expansion, education
question
How did Rome began? jkdhashgdashgdgjash
answer
began when Augustus Caesar became the first emperor of rome (31 B.C.E) ad ended with the death of Constantine Xl and the fall of constantinople
question
What are some key words that would describ the Roman Republic hjghjghjhjghhhghghhhjhbjbhghghj
answer
Republic: people, vote, debate, democracy,senate, consul, free market, fair Empire: dictator, emperor, countries, invade(conquer), strong, army, control, unfair
question
What was the names that Byzantium has changed into?
answer
Byzantium, Contantinopia, Istanoble (all in turkey)
question
What dose Eusebius of Caesarea Ecclesiastical History about Constantine?
answer
Constantine was gods chosen instrument. hMost beloved by God.
question
What are things that helped Rome rise to power?
answer
1) superior military authority 2 rapid development of technology 3 vast number of soldiers fighting 4 stable senate 5 wealth to fuel their ideas
question
what are 5 things that caused Rome to fall?
answer
1 invasions of Bancanrian tribes 2 overexpansion and military oversprending 3 government corruption Rome size made it difficult to govern 4 Christianity and the loss of traditional values 5 the rise of the eastern empire
question
what were some of the consequences of Rome's failure on future generations, empires, leaders, and countries?
answer
The fall of Rome marked the death of education and ability to read, advanced architecture, and most importantly the idea of the rule of written law.
question
What are 3 ways you see that the Roman Empire has made your life better?
answer
They invented Aqueducts systems for pluming and sewers to control waste, in which it has prevented disease. They created concrete created pavement which we can transport things and travel from place to place. They also influenced Christianity from Paganism and without the Roman Christianity wouldn't have grown.
question
What made Rome strong?
answer
strong government, inventions, strong military, conquering, new weapons, migration, inventions, technology
question
who started Rome?
answer
farmers
question
What is Constantines most important accomplishment?
answer
The spread of Christianity in Rome . With the conversion to Paganism to Christianity.
question
An empire has several..
answer
countries that make up an empire
question
What is the difference between the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire?
answer
The Roman Republic was ruled by the citizens and the Roman Empire was ruled by an emperor.
question
What was the date rome fell
answer
1453
question
What prevented disease from spreading in Rome
answer
aqueducts
question
consul
answer
one of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic
question
senate
answer
the state council of the ancient Roman republic and empire, which shared legislative power with the popular assemblies, administrations with the magistrates, and judicial power with knights
question
patricians
answer
a member of a noble family or class in ancient Rome
question
Romulus
answer
one of the traditional founders of Rome
question
Latin
answer
the language of ancient Rome and its empire, widely used historically as a language of scholarship and administration
question
Julius Caesar
answer
a general and notable author of latin prose, played a critical role in the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman empire
question
Augustus
answer
Founder of the Roman Empire and its first emperor
question
Republic
answer
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
question
monacrh
answer
supreme ruler, especially a king, queen, or emperor one supreme ruler
question
plebeians
answer
a member of lower social classes
question
tribunes
answer
a person who upholds and defends the rights of the people
question
Twelve Tables
answer
the earliest code of Roman civil, criminal, and religious law
question
Roman Forum
answer
a public square in Rome, reserved primary for vending of goods, a marketplace
question
Punic Wars
answer
a series of 3 wars fought between Rome and Carthage, resulting in the destruction of Carthage and Rome taking it over
question
conquest
answer
the act or state of being conquered or conquering
question
Justinian's Code
answer
the body of Roman law that was publicly taught under Justinian
question
Constantine
answer
Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of the Christians
question
Byzantine
answer
relating to the Greek city of Byzantium
question
What did farmer s do to help Rome grow?
answer
they learned to fight
question
What type of government do many countries have today that is modeled off of the Roman Republic?
answer
democracy
question
Who killed his twin and founded Rome?
answer
Romulus
question
How did the Romans survive before Rome?
answer
They were hunters and gathers.
question
How many people were in the Roman Senate?
answer
600 people
question
How long did pax romana last?
answer
200 years
question
Who was the true creator of Rome
answer
Farmers
question
Who was rome influenced by
answer
Greeks
question
How long did the Roman Republic last
answer
509 BC to 27 BC
question
What river did Rome run through
answer
Tiburis
question
What did the fall of the western empire mark
answer
Middle Ages
question
Who fell 1st east or west
answer
West
question
When was rome found
answer
753 BC