Ancient Rome Study Guide Beginning of Rome and Punic wars

1. 
   The Roman Republic was governed by a __________________________, which is two elected officials.
   
2. 
   Roman Society was split into two classes the __________________________who were the rich ruling class, and the _______________________who were the poor lower class.
   
3. 
   The ________________________was Rome chief governing body.
   
4. 
   Early Roman society was based on the __________________________.
   
5. 
   The people of ______________________, located in North Africa, wanted to attack Rome. They sent their general Hannibal to attack Rome and he chose to attack by ____________________________not sea.
   

6. 
   The two men Julius Cesar trusted the most were_____________________and_
   

7. 
   The three things we remember Julius Cesar for are
   

b.

c.

8. 
   Who was the first Emperor of Rome?_____________________________
   
9. 
   Augustus and Julius Cesar are related how?__________________________________
   

10. 
    The poet __________________wrote the Aeneid, a poem about Rome and Cesar Augustus
    
11. 
    Define Pax Romana-
    

12. 
    The Christians were PERSECUTED in Rome, which means________________________________or____________________________________
    
13. 
    Many Christians died from their beliefs making them________________________.
    
14. 
    What was the Colosseum?_______________________________________________________
    
15. 
    Emperor ____________________________________signed the __________________________of _________________________________making Christianity legal in Rome.
    
16. 
    Rome eventually fell into a RECESSION, which is when_______________________________________________________________________________. This led to ______________________________________, when money is worthless.
    
17. 
    Two Germanic tribes the ____________________and the _______________________ from the North attacked Rome
    

18. 
    Constantine moved the Capital of Rome to ____________________________, named after him this was in the _____________________________Empire, which became the eastern part of the Roman Empire.
    

19. 
    Describe the fall of Rome:
    

a.

c.

20. 
    What is the heritage of Rome and Greece? What aspects of Roman and Greek culture did the Western world borrow?