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Ancient Rome was centered in the modern-day country of ____
Italy
Three of the ethnic groups in Ancient Rome included the Greeks, Latins, and _____
Etruscans
At its height, ancient rome stretched as far north as ____
Scotland / England
At its height, ancient rome stretched as far south as ____
Egypt
At its height, ancient rome stretched as far west as ____
Spain
At its most powerful, ancient rome stretched as far east as ____
Turkey, Syria, and Mesopotamia
From ~510 BC to 27 AD, Rome had a ___ style of government
republican
Before 510 BC, Rome was a _____
monarchy
The rich and powerful families of Rome were called _____
patricians
The poor, working-class of Rome were called _____
plebians
In ancient Rome, plebians worked in commerce, artisanry, and ______
farming
The first Roman Emperor was called _____
Octavian / Augustus
What are some reasons for the decline of the Roman Republic?
inequality, lack of work for free persons, corruption and bad governance of conquered territories
In what century / centuries did the Roman Empire occupy the most territory?
1st and 2nd
What happened to the Roman Empire in 395 AD?
The empire was split into two parts
What were the two empires that came after Rome called?
Western and Eastern (Byzantine) Roman Empires
