Geography and the Development of the Roman Empire

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How did the geography of the Italian peninsula influence the development of the Roman Empire?

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The central location of the peninsula contributed to Roman control of the Mediterranean region.

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What advantage would defeating the city of Carthage provide Rome during the Punic Wars?

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control over the Mediterranean trade routes as well as North Africa

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What advantage did a well-developed road system give the Roman Empire?

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Soldiers and government communication could easily move around the empire.

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As Rome expanded, what strategy towards citizenship allowed them to successfully control their empire?

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The Romans extended citizenship to people that it conquered in order to make them feel like they were part of the empire.

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Which elements of the Roman Republic do we have within our own US government? Options: a Senate who holds no real power, representative institutions such as the Senate and popular assemblies, an emperor who is worshipped as god, an emperor who inherits power

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representative institutions such as the Senate and popular assemblies

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According to the chart, what key change did Augustus (Octavian) make to the Roman Republic when he established the Roman Empire?

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He limited the power of the Senate and took the most power for himself as emperor.

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Social conflict often developed between the two main groups of Roman-Citizens, What were these two groups called?

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Upper class: Patricians and lower class: Plebeians

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As the Roman Republic declined, agricultural enslave labor of the sort depicted (enslaved people stomping grapes) here increased. Who benefitted the MOST from this type of labor system?

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patrician owners of latifundia (large estates)

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Julius Caesar's enemies in the Senate assassinated him because....

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they feared he planned to take away their power and make himself king of Rome.

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As a result of 207 years of Pax Romana, the Roman Empire ___.

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experienced peace and prosperity