U6: Ancient Rome and Early Christianity

Locate the Roman Empire on the map.

• A

• B

• C

• D

A form of government where citizens elect leaders to represent them

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Republic

• Direct democracy

​ (a)   were wealthy landowners,​ (b)   were the common people.

• Patricians
• Plebeians
• Senators
• Consuls
• tribunes

Match the following government groups with what they did

• Tribune

• elected representatives who protected plebeian rights

• Senators

• 2 elected representatives who controlled army & directed government

• Consuls

• All citizens. They elected representatives & made laws

• Assemblies

• 300 Patricians who advised elected representatives & created policies

• Dictator

• Leaders with absolute power, briefly elected during crisis

The laws of Rome were known as...

• The Senate's Rules

• Draco's Laws

• The Ten Commandments

• The Twelve Tables

What caused Rome and Carthage to go to war, starting the Punic Wars?

• Disputes over religious beliefs
• Territorial expansion into Asia
• Alliance with Greece against Persia
• Competition for trade and territory, especially over Sicily.

Who crossed the Alps mountains to invade Italy, and then kept beating the Romans in battle?

• Hamilcar Barca

• Hannibal Barca

• Scipio Africanus

• Julius Caesar

Who forced Hannibal Barca to leave Italy, and then beat him at the Battle of Zama (thus winning Rome the second Punic war)?

• Scipio Africanus

• Julius Caesar

• Marc Antony

• Augustus Caesar

What caused social unrest in Rome, marking the end of the Republic?

• Religious conflicts and sectarian violence.
• Natural disasters, plagues, and several invasions from outside forces.

• The gap between rich and poor grew, and civil wars between generals.

• Military expansion and foreign wars.

Place the following leaders into their correct place

Groups:

(a) First Triumvirate

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(b) Second Triumvirate

• Marc Antony

• Octavian

• Crassus

• Lepidus

• Pompey

• Julius Caesar