Rome REVIEW history and concepts

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Who were the first to rule Rome?

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Etruscan kings

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In the Roman Republic, patricians referred to

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wealthy landowning families.

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What language did the Romans speak?

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Latin

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How were the Romans able to build bigger arches than anyone before them?

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by mixing stone and sand with cement to make concrete

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Why was the Roman Empire hard to defend?

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It had a very long border.

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The poor often ate food that was bought at "fast-food" shops.

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bought at "fast-food" shops.

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Who made the decisions at Roman trials?

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a jury

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Why did the Roman emperors give the poor “bread and circuses”?

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so the poor would not rebel

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What was one cause of the end of the Roman Republic?

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Caesar defeated Pompey.

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How did enslaving prisoners lead to unemployment?

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Landowners enslaved people instead of paying free workers.