World History Unit 7 Study Guide

He created an efficient, well-trained civil service to enforce the laws. High-level jobs were open to men of talent, regardless of their class. In addition, he cemented the allegiance of cities and provinces to Rome by allowing them a large measure of self-government. He also undertook economic reforms, ordered a census to make the tax system fair, set up a postal service, issued new coins to make trade easier, put the jobless to work building roads and temples, and sent others to farm the land.

The assassination of Julius Caesar

The structure that Roman engineers built to meet the urban need for clean water

The Law of Nations

The ability to elect officials who could veto laws harmful to plebeians

Rome treated its conquered lands with justice. Conquered people had to acknowledge Roman leadership, pay taxes, and supply soldiers. Rome let them keep their own customs, money, and local government. A few conquered people even got full citizenship. Others became partial citizens, which meant they could marry Romans and carry on trade in Rome. Since Rome had such generous policies, most conquered lands remained faithful even in troubled times.

Representation of citizens in a law-making body

It's bread and circuses

They wanted to arouse patriotism and restore traditional Roman virtue

Representative government

In any belief system, when someone is killed because of their belief, this causes the other believers to be strengthened in their resolve and rally around the symbol of their dead compatriot

He grew up in a small town, learning and obeying Jewish traditions; Religious beliefs and practices fascinated him as a child

Horace, Juvenal, and Martial

During the early Roman Republic, women had few rights. Later, they gained more freedom and played a larger role in society than did Greek women

Splitting of empire; Weak borders