Exam 5: The Rise of Rome

The slave revolt in the late Republic, which created a large crisis, was led by ______________.

Under the concept of paterfamilias , a child remained under the absolute authority of his or her father as long as he was alive.

One of the major means of administration in provinces was through the establishment of ______________.

The most powerful Roman priest was called ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Julius Caesar

After the second Punic war, the standard currency of the Mediterranean was the ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Republic

As a result of expansion, latifundia were developed by senator landholders, who obtained their land from ______________.

How the Etruscans helped to civilize the Romans? To what extent could you argue that the Romans created their own civilization?

Contrast Roman Republican government with Greek Democracy.

Discuss the period of the late Republic from the rise of Sulla through the creation of the Second Triumvirate.

Discuss the law of the Twelve Tables and its relationship to Hammurabi's code and the laws of Moses.

Consuls were groups of three leaders, appointed by the Senate to a term of one year.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Hannibal

The death of the Gracchi marked what change in Rome?

Who escaped the burning city of Troy and landed in Italy, according to legend?

The final conflict between Octavian and Marc Antony was the Battle of ______________.

The Etruscans, who dominated early Rome, were descendants of the Greeks who escaped the Trojan Wars.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -First Triumvirate

Which event sparked the end of kings in Rome?