AP World History Rome Flashcards

15275526830	First emperor of Rome	Augustus Caesar	0
15275526831	1st Early Peoples of Italy	Estruscans	1
15275526832	2nd Early Peoples of Italy	Latins	2
15275526833	3rd Early Peoples of Italy	Greeks	3
15275526834	1st Social Class	Patricians	4
15275526835	2nd Social Class	Plebians	5
15275526836	3rd Social Class	Slaves	6
15275526837	How much of the population was slaves	1/3	7
15275526838	What were the government laws called	The Twelve Tables	8
15275526839	How many members in the senate	300	9
15275526877	What was the roman republic?	building blocks of democratic republic/represenative democracies. newly built government structure which gave people a say in their empire's decision	10
15275526878	What are consuls?	The two most powerful magistrates in Rome	11
15275526840	What are Praetors	8 judges	12
15275526841	Punic Wars	A series of 3 wars fought between Rome and Carthage	13
15275526842	What was the name of the Roman army	Legions	14
15275526843	How many men in a legion	4500-6000	15
15275526844	Citizens in legions are called	legionnaires	16
15275526845	Who was the famous general in the second Punic Wars	Hannibal	17
15275526846	How did Hannibal attack Rome	He took his army from Spain and marched through Gaul, and over the Alps in order to get to Rome	18
15275526847	What made Hannibal unique in battle	War elephants	19
15275526848	How did the Romans retaliate to Hannibals attack	They countered North Africa	20
15275526849	How was Hannibal defeated?	He was defeated at the Battle of Zama, near carthage	21
15275526850	What was New Wisdom?	The policy of brute force towards those conquered	22
15275526851	How did Rome gain local support?	They started granting citizenship	23
15275526852	The First Triumvirate	Julius Caesar, Gaius Pompey, Licinius Crassus	24
15275526853	How long did the First Triumvirate last?	10 years	25
15275526854	When did Julius Caesar gain fame?	When he took command of an army in Gaul	26
15275526855	Why are military generals in Rome so powerful?	Their army is completely loyal to them instead of the state	27
15275526856	What is Julius Caesar known for?	He built a bridge across the Rhine River in only 10 days, and marched his army into Germania	28
15275526857	Who was Julius Caesar's rival?	Gaius Pompey	29
15275526858	What was the extent of the Roman empire?	Greece, Italy, France, Egypt, Spain	30
15275526859	Who put Cleopatra on the Egyptian throne?	Julius Caesar	31
15275526860	Was was Caesar's title?	Dictator for life	32
15275526861	What did Julius Caesar do to the senate?	increased members from 300 to 900	33
15275526862	Why was Julius Caesar killed?	He was becoming too powerful	34
15275526863	When was Julius Caesar assassinated?	March 15th, 44 BC	35
15275526864	What was the effect of Caesar's death?	13 years of civil war	36
15275526865	Who was the heir to the Roman empire?	Octavian	37
15275526866	Who took control of the Roman empire?	Marc Antony	38
15275526867	Second Triumvirate	Marc Antony, Octavian, Lepidus	39
15275526868	Why were octavian and antony rivals?	Antony left his wife (octavian's sister) for Cleopatra	40
15275526869	Why did Octavian persuade the senate to declare on Antony and Cleopatra?	He accused them of plotting to rule Rome from Egypt	41
15275526870	Which battle was Antony defeated at?	Battle of Actium	42
15275526871	What happened as a result of Octavian gaining full rule?	Civil war ended	43
15275526872	What was Octavian renamed?	Augustus Caesar	44
15275526873	What was the Pax Romana?	An era of peace, prosperity, and expansion	45
15275526874	What happened in the Coliseum?	Gladiators fought to the death	46
15275526875	How many people could fit in the Coliseum?	70,000	47
15275526876	How did they control the population?	Bread and Circus	48