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Chapter 33 & 34 Study Guide – Final Exam

Chapter 33 – Use your Chapter 33 Notes to help you answer the following questions.

  1. Define the following words:
  1. Patrician
  2. Plebeian
  3. Republic
  4. Senate
  5. Consul
  6. Tribune
  7. Veto
  8. Constitution
  1. Short answer – You must answer this question in 3 complete sentences.

Essential Question: What were the characteristics of the Roman Republic and how did they change over time?

  1. Why are both the Roman Republic and the United States today considered republics?
  1. Plebeians became nearly equal to patricians when the won the right to ______.
  2. After the Conflict of Orders, the Patricians had ______power than they did before.
  3. Why did the plebeians want laws to be written?
  4. The power of the tribunes increased when they gained the right to______.
  5. How did a Roman become a tribune?
  1. What was a result of the Conflict of Orders?
  1. In 494 B.C.E. what did the plebeians refuse to do?______
  2. What was one major job of the consuls?
  1. How did plebeians serve the republic during its early years?
  1. Who set up the Roman Republic?
  1. Why were the plebeians unhappy when the Roman Republic was first set up?
  1. In the Roman Republic, the patricians were ______.
  2. Who first ruled early Rome?______
  3. According to the legend, events on a visit to the oracle at Delphi determined______.

STOP HERE!! – Should be finished by the end of the hour on 5/27 if not this is for homework.

Chapter 34 – Use your Chapter 34 Notes and Textbook to help you answer the following questions:

  1. Define the following vocabulary words:
  1. Civil War
  2. Dictator
  3. Punic Wars
  4. Julius Caesar
  5. Caesar Augustus
  6. PaxRomana

34.2 – From Republic to Empire – An overview

19. Before 264 B.C.E., what did Rome do during the first period of expansion?

20. During the Punic Wars in Rome’s second period of expansion, who was Rome’s main enemy?

34.3- Rome’s Conquest of the Italian Peninsula, 509 B.C.E to 264 B.C.E. Pgs 356-357

21. How did Rome’s expansion affect the plebeians?

22. A city conquered by Rome might become a Roman ally. What was a disadvantage for the conquered city?

23. Why did most of the city of Rome burn down in 390 B.C.E.?

24. What made dictator Cincinnatus a hero of the Roman Republic?

34.4-Expansion During the Punic Wars, 264 B.C.E. to 146 B.C.E – Pgs 358-359

25. What issue first led to war between Rome and Carthage?

26. The Romans were able to build a strong navy because they______

27. How did the general Hannibal surprise the Romans?

28. Color the land added to Rome as a result of the Punic Wars.

34.5- Expansion During the Final Years of the Republic, 145 B.C.E to 44 B.C.E. Pgs. 360-361

29. How did taking prisoners as slaves lead to unemployment?

30. How did expansion make civil wars larger and more harmful?

31. ______defeating ______was one cause that ended the Roman Republic.

35.6- Rome Becomes an Empire 44 B.C.E. to 14 C.E. Pgs 362-363

32. The people who murdered Julius Caesar wanted to give power back to the Senate. Instead, their action began a ______.

33. How did Octavian become Rome’s first emperor, Caesar Augustus?

34. How did the Praetorian Guard cause problems for the emperors?

35. Short Answer – You must answer this question using complete sentences.

Essential Question: Did the benefits of Roman expansion outweigh the costs?