2. Rome founded by twins Romulus and Remus Romulus kills Remus and Rome named after Romulus People who built Rome were members of the Latins, an Indo-European Tribe Rome’s Origen

3. Protected in the north by the ALPs Mediterranean Sea links Europe, Africa, and Asia Geography

4. Group from the North Took over 616 Influenced: Gladiator games Alphabet and number system Arch building technique Etruscans

5. Patricians=elected officials from aristocratic families= dominated politics during Pax Romana because politicians not paid so only wealthy could participate Plebians challenge Patricians = right to elect tribunes which could veto laws Twelve table or laws displayed in public to maintain fairness Founding fathers adopted the Roman’s check to power Ex: The Tribunes could check the power of the Magistrate’s in Rome by vetoing the actions of Magistrates Ex: The President of the United States can veto a potential law created by Congress. Early Republic government

6. Rome annexed Greece as a province after years of fighting Christianity from Rome and Greek mythology both had impact on their cultures The Romans could not defeat the Huns alone Rome’s relationship with other groups

7. Social unrest and a Civil War lead to the end of the republic The First Triumvirate = Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus Caesar defeats Pompey in Civil War Although Caesar was like because he granted citizenship to people in the province and gave poor people land, it did not save him from being killed on the Ides of March because people thought he would make himself king

8. Octavian becomes Augustus = First Citizen= Empire AD 14 Augustus Dies and Julio-Claudian emperors rule Good Emperors = 5 emperors from provinces= rule starts AD 96 Time from Augustus to last of Good Emperors = Pax Romana Inflation occurred after the last of the Good Emperors died to the creation of new copper and lead coins to keep up the money supply

9. The Augustan Age In Rome, the legacy of the Augustan Age was even more impressive. Augustus took special care of Rome itself, creating a police force and fire brigades and stockpiling food and water. Augustus also began a vast building program, boasting, “I found Rome built of bricks; I leave her clothed in marble.” In addition, he presided over moral and religious reforms, arguing that since the gods had made the empire possible, it was wise to respect them. He restored old temples and built new ones. What does the author say?

10. Some temple restoration, police, and building programs were created during the Augustan Age What can you infer? What does infer mean? A result of the empire at peace was the development of moral and religious reforms. Some facts

11. Roman Achievements Aqueducts were man made channels that brought water to cities and reflect Roman building techniques How did aqueducts benefit the empire?

12. The Colosseum or Circus Maximus served as a place where Roman audiences enjoyed public entertainment Displaying the Law of the twelve tablets protected which group? Plebeians (assembly, common man) or patricians (wealthy nobility)? This is in contrast from the Babylonians who based their punishment on social classes. ROME DID NOT

13. What sea are they located by? Byzantium and Sinope

15. Alexandria, Carthage, and Cyrene (seaports in Northern Africa) Where did the Roman Empire get its grain