When Rome was first established, what type of government did they have?
Monarchy
Around 509 BCE, Romans rebelled against the king and established what type of government, where power is given to elected officials.
A republic
One story about Rome's founding was that it was started by refugees from the Trojan War. Another is that it was founded by these 2 she-wolf loving brothers.
Romulus and Remus
Name at least 3 ways in which Rome's geography contributed to it's stability.
Fresh water from River, fertile farmland, warm climate, ample rainfall, mountains for protection, access to sea, city not too close to sea, etc.
True or False: Patricians were lower class, poor Romans
False. They were wealthy upper class.
True or False: Plebians weren't lower class, poor Romans
False
What are some ways in which women's rights were limited in Rome?(at least 2 examples)
Could not vote, could not go out in public without an escort, could not choose who they wanted to marry, were not allowed to go to school.
Patricians typically controlled which branch of the Roman Republic?
The senate
What problems occurred as Rome expanded it's territory in the later years of the EMPIRE?
Expansion through military use is expensive, rebellions from people who did not want to be conquered, no stability in leadership, empire too big to control
Why were some Senators concerned about Julius Caesar?
He was popular with the plebians and threatened their power over Rome.
Who eventually took over after Julius Caesar as Rome's first Emperor?
Caesar Augustus
What are 2 ways that order and stability were restored to Rome during the Pax Romana period ushered in by Augustus?
Less war, money invested in public works projects that benefited Roman Citizens.
What was at least 1 drawback of having emperors rule Rome?
Instability caused by frequent change of leaders, frequent assassinations, very different points of view on how Rome should be run.
What river did Caesar cross that officially made him an enemy of Rome?
The Rubicon
