Ancient Rome Review Sheet Ms. Hernandez
Key Term Definition Significance
Romulus &
Remus
Roman Ideals
Republic
Patrician
Plebian
Consul
Senate
Twelve Tables
Roman Forum
Legion
Punic Wars
Polytheism
Monotheism
Pax Romana
Mosaic
Aqueduct
Why Study Ancient Rome?
List six different Roman contributions to our modern society, which make the study of Rome important.
1. Romance Languages-
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Explain the similarities and differences between Greece and Rome. Three similarities and three differences.
Similarities and Difference between Greece and Rome
Greece Similarities Rome
How did the geography of Rome affect the development of the society?
1. Apennine Mountains/ 7 hills
2. Large Fertile Plains
3. Mediterranean Sea & Tiber River
What are the 3 groups of people who inhabited Ancient Italy? What did each group
contribute to the development of the Roman Empire?
1. Latins:
Contributions:
2. Etruscans:
Contributions:
3. Greeks:
Contributions:
Describe the Roman Ideals. Compare the Roman Ideals to the Greek Ideals.
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Describe the Roman Republican system of Government? Compare the Roman system of
government with the United States system of government.
Roman Government United States Government
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Describe the 5 social classes in the Roman Empire
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Describe the different types of slave positions in the Roman Empire.
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Which of these slave forms was most desirable and why?
Explain the significance and importance of Roman Roads.
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Expansion of Roman Empire
How did Rome expand?
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Negative:
Art and Architecture
Why was the invention of concrete significant?
Identify, describe, and state the significance of the following:
o Image of Augustus
o Pompeii
o Colosseum
o Pantheon
o Arches
o Column of Trajan
Compare Greek art to Roman art.
How does Roman art reflect Roman society?
Fall of Roman Empire
There were political, economic, militaristic, religious, social, and outside causes to the fall of Rome. Explain how
each (at least 2 for each) influenced the collapse of the Empire.
Political causes:
Economic causes:
Social causes:
Military causes:
Religious causes:
Outside causes:
Which cause did you feel was most influential to the fall of Roman?
UNIT QUESTIONS (These will most likely be short answer or essay questions)
1. How did Roman government and society compare to Greek? What did the Romans borrow from the Greeks?
Compare Ancient Rome to Ancient Greece.
2. How did Rome contribute to the new ideas in government, technology and the arts? (2 for each)
3. Describe the Roman social class system. Why was this system significant? How does this social class system
relate to the world today?
4. How does the Roman form of government compare to the United States form of government?
5. What trend occurred in Roman art over the course of the existence of the empire? How does this reflect a
change in Roman society?
6. Why did Rome fall? More specifically know the political, economic and social causes of the decline?