Roman Civilization

Where is Rome

• On the Tiber river in central Italy

• Just west of Athens

• Just south of Milan

• A two day journey by horse from the Mediterranean Sea

The government of Rome at the beginning was known as a ________.

Name two cultures who influenced the Roman Civilization

• Persian, Egyptians

• Greeks, Athenians

• Etruscans, Latins

• Greeks, Etruscans

Name the two main group of citizens in Roman society

• Scribes and leaders

• Patrician and Plebian

• Greeks and Etruscans

• The upper class and the middle class

What was the Pax Romana

• A type of peace treaty with the Greeks

• A place of worship next to the Coliseum

• A period of time during the early Republic

• Roman Empire maintains order for two hundred years

What is a republic

• Democracy

• Senators and consuls

• Government with elected leaders

• Government where all the people can vote

Name 3 different types of Roman government

• Monarchy, Kingdom, Democracy

• Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Empire

• Empire, Republic, Monarchy

• Empire, Warring States, Democracy

The first emperor of Rome was

• Julius Caesar

• Cicero

• Tiberius Augustus

• Octavius Augustus

Name 3 factors that contributed to Roman expansion

• The Patricians, Plebeians, and the coliseum

• It's inland location,.in the center of Italy, in the center of the Mediterranean Sea

• It's Greek foundations, Julius Caesar, its love for government

• The army, the Senate, the Tiber River

What does Caesar mean? Julius Caesar's first name was Gaius. (Gaius Julius)

• Emperor

• Roman Emperor

• God Emperor

• Born from the stomach