WH Ch. 7 The Romans

Who was the first Roman Emperor?

The Roman Republic was established in:

A form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote

The Western Roman Empire fell in:

An official of the Roman republic in charge of enforcing civil law; judge

-led famous slave revolt in Italy involving 70000 slaves - defeated several Roman armies

In the Roman social structure, the dominant male head of the household, which also included his wife, sons and their wives and children, unmarried daughters, and slaves

Who founded Rome according to legend?

- great example of Roman love of grandeur - combined Greek traditions with Roman engineering - used concrete as building material

An absolute ruler

- Hannibal decided Carthaginians would bring war to Rome - suffered defeat, Rome invaded Carthage and defeated them

Which language is NOT directly derived from Latin?

- had people killed if he wanted them out of his way - Roman legions revolted against him

Roman apartment blocks constructed of concrete with wooden beam floors

A social class of wealthy, powerful landowners - formed the ruling class in the Roman republic

Commander in chief; the Latin origin for the word emperor

A chief executive officer of the Roman republic; two were elected each year to run the government and to lead the army into battle

- conquered new areas for Rome - made many reforms - Augustus-revered one

A government by 3 people with equal power

- had legislature, executive, judicial - good diplomats, military strategists, political institutions

Conflict between Rome and Carthage over the Mediterranean Sea - when Roman set army to Sicily- Carthage thought that was part of their empire-defeated Carthaginian navy

Which Roman structure was NOT primarily built using arches?

Codified law that would come out of the struggle of the orders

In the Roman republic, a social class made up of minor landowners, craftspeople, merchants, and small farmers