World History Chapter 4

What did the Romans call the Mediterranean Sea?

In what year was the city of Rome founded?

According to Legend, what two brothers founded Rome?

What were the two main social classes of ancient Rome?

What became the symbol of the king's authority in early Roman society?

In what year was the Roman Republic founded?

What was the most powerful body within the governmental structure of the republic?

What power did tribunes get to exercise over unjust acts of patrician officials?

What was the name of the Roman law that was written down and placed in the Roman forum?

What was the name of the plebeian assembly that gained the power to pass laws binding on all the people of Rome, regardless of their social class?

What man led the defense of Greek colonies against Roman expansion in southern Italy?

List the differences between Carthage and Rome at the outset of the Punic Wars

What famed Carthaginian leader invaded Rome by an unexpected march over the Alps into Northern Italy?

At what battle during the second Punic War did the Roman general Scipio decisively defeat the Carthaginians, making Rome the master of the western Mediterranean world?

Over what island was the first Punic War fought?

What responsibility did the Publicans have in Roman society?

What were the names of the two brothers who became spokesmen for reform in the later days of the republic?

Who were the two generals who fought in the First Civil War? Identify who had the backing of the Senate and which one had the backing of the Tribal Assembly.

Who were the three rulers of the triumvirate?

At what place and in what year did Octavian defeat Antony in the Third Civil War?

Who was the sole authority over his family and controlled every aspect of family life in early Roman society?

what was a number of families from a common ancestor called?

what was a number of clans united by common beliefs and living in a particular region called?

What was the name of the league the seven villages formed in the eighth century BC?

What tribe came to Italy between 900-800 BC and established one of Italy's first civilizations? They also became trade competitors with the Greeks living in Italy.

What were the three governing branches in the Roman Republic?

What were the resolutions passed by the Council of Plebeians called?

The Council of Plebeians elected ten men to the office of _____

In _____ the plebian assembly, now called the _______ ____________ gained the power to pass laws binding upon all the people of Rome-both patricians and plebeians.

What power in the Western world was Hannibal from?

The rivalry between _______ and __________ was built upon jealousy and fear, and led to a series of wars known as the _____ wars.

In what year during the first Punic War did Carthage sue for peace and pay for Roman losses?

Carthage attacked a Roman ally in _____ that started the second Punic War.

What was the name of the battle where the Romans suffered one of their worst defeats to Hannibal?

What Roman had daring strategy that became the turning point in the Second Punic War?

What Roman senator aroused the Romans to take action against Carthage fifty years after the Second Punic War?

Did Marius and Sulla fight in the Punic Wars or the Civil Wars?

Did Hannibal and Scipio fight in the Punic Wars of the Civil Wars?

What is the Ides of March?

What event took place on the Ides of March in 44 BC?

What Egyptian Queen did Marc Antony fall in love with?

Who was Caesar's ambitious nephew who divided the Roman territory with Marc Antony and eventually entered into civil war against Antony?

How old was Octavian when he became the sole ruler of the entire Roman world after the Battle of ______?

What was the title given to the commander of a victorious army?