Study Guide
Ancient Rome
- Geography
of Rome – Map (label on test)
- Who
were the Etruscans – What do we know about them? How did they rule?
- Roman
Republic
- What
is a republic?
- How
did the Romans organize their republic?
- What
was the role of the senate?
- What
was the purpose of a dictator?
- Patricians
vs. Plebeians (define each)
- What
complaints did the plebians have against the patricians?
- Decline
of the Republic
- Describe
the reasons for the decline of the republic
- How
did Julius Caesar contribute to the decline of the republic?
- What
was Julius Caesar’s fate?
- First Emperor
– Augustus (Octavian) Caesar – how did he come to power?
- How did
the Romans govern their empire?
- How did
the Romans benefit from not forcing their way of life on conquered
peoples?
- Five
Good Emperors – identify –
- Who were
two of the worst emperors in Rome?
- What
influence did Greece have on Rome?
- Roman
architecture and Technology – what improvements were made by the Romans?
- Roman
Law – what was Justinian’s code?
- Roman
Daily Life
- Who
could be a citizen in Rome?
- How
did a person claim citizenship?
- How
did the wealthy live in Rome? The
poor?
- Compare
and contrast lives of rich and poor.
- Who
was the head of the family in Rome?
- What
rights did men and women have in Rome?
- What
kinds of jobs did slaves perform in Rome?
- Rise
of Christianity
- Founder?
- Why
did Romans fear Jesus?
- How
did Paul help spread Christian beliefs?
- Why
did Christianity find many followers in the cities of the Roman empire?
- How
did Christianity spread after death of Jesus?
- How
did Roman officials react to spread of Christianity?
- How
did the Romans persecute Christians?
- What
effect did Diocletian’s actions have on growth of Christianity?
- Fall
of Rome
- What
happened to Roman senate under emperor Commodus?
- What
were the causes that led to the fall of Rome? How did the size of the
empire contribute to the fall?
- Constantine
– who was he? How did he support Christianity?
- Byzantium
(Constantinople) – new capital of Rome
- Invasion
of Rome – Visigoths and Vandals (barbarians)
- Who
was Romulus Augustus?
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