6th grade Chp. 8-9 World History Review

Why did Marius' plan to help the poor backfire?

Name the 2 classes Roman society.

What were the Rome and Carthage fighting over in the Punic War?

What were the 3 causes of the fall of Rome?

What story is told in Virgil's epic poem of Aeneid?

Whta are 3 major Roman technology achievements?

Why did Roman leaders offer the poor citizens "bread and cicuses?"

What were the roles of women in Roman society?

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What is a republic?

What were the sewer systems designed to do?

The Appian Way connected Rome to which area?

What "new" feature was common in Roman architecture?

What did aqueducts do?

Why did the Roman government hire Germanic soldiers?

What caused the Roman economic crisis after the Punic War?

How did plebeians first gain power in the Roman Republic?

How did organizing soldiers into legions help Romans in battle?

Why did Constantine move the capital from Rome to Byzantium?

What happened to the Western Roman Empire after Rome fell?

What was the main role of the Senate in ancient Rome?

Name the layers of Roman roads.

What event marks the official end of the Western Roman Empire?

What are the 3 major achievements of the Pax Romana?

Why way did Rome build a strong, loyal army?

Why were the 12 tables written?

What caused the second Punic War?

How is Latin still used today?

What are 2 major features of Rome's location?

What government system did Romans establish after overthrowing the Etruscans?

What was the role of the dictator BEFORE Julius Caesar in early Roman society?

What was the system of checks and balances designed to do?

What are the 2 key ideas the American legal system adopted from ancient Rome?

What are the 2 major achievements of Julius Caesar?

Describe ancient Roman sculptures.

Why did the Visigoths rebel against the Romans?

What group became powerful in Rome after the end of Pax Romana?

How did Emperor Constantine try to save the Roman Empire?

What event is the root of the English word vandalism?