The Rise and Fall of Rome
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- 7. Caesar took over this area, known as France today.
- 11. Julius Caesar and Pompey fought for power over Rome, who won?
- 12. government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to select their leaders (Representative Democracy).
- 15. type of government did Rome have under Augustus?
- 16. and Carthage fought in the Punic Wars over control of the __________________ Sea.
- 17. series of three wars between Rome and Carthage (264-146 B.C.); resulted in the destruction of Carthage and Rome's dominance over the western Mediterranean.
- 18. of Carthage during the Punic Wars.
- 20. Caesar forced the Roman Senate to make him:
- 21. group assassinated Julius Caesar in the Ides of March?
- 24. landowners who controlled Roman government and society
- 30. officer of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights.
- 31. was protected by these mountains.
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- 1. people chosen to represent the upper class patricians. This was the most powerful part of the Roman government, with its 300 members appointed for life.
- 2. is to Rome as ____________ is to Greece.
- 3. soldiers lost their farms, they moved to the cities and experienced widespread: ____________.
- 4. the Senate, and the Assembly all make up the _____________________.
- 5. times of crisis, a ___________ would take absolute power for six months.
- 6. __________ was one of two officials who shared the powers of ruling the republic and running the government and army. One year terms.
- 8. planets in the Solar System are named after Roman _____.
- 9. the _________ Triumvirate: Antony, Octavian, Lepidus; marked the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Empire.
- 10. mythology was based on the polytheistic religion of this place: _________
- 13. year period of peace in Rome.
- 14. such as "innocent until proven guilty" are part of Rome's law code, shown in the:
- 19. known as Octavian, The first emperor of Rome, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, help Rome come into Pax Romana (the Age of Roman Peace)
- 22. and workers who made up most of the Roman Population (the common people of Rome)
- 23. created a Civil Service system to help manage:
- 25. established a uniform system of money, and guaranteed safe travel on roads, in order to promote:
- 26. is located on the __________ Peninsula.
- 27. is to Rome as ________ is to Greece.
- 28. Plebeians, and slaves are the main three ______classes of Rome.
- 29. _______ Trimumvirate designates a group of three rulers (Caesar, Pompey and Crassus)who ruled ancient Rome with equal authority