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Ancient Rome Chapter 7. The Geography of Ancient Rome Lesson 1. Rome. City in Italy. Sicily. Nearby Island in Mediterranean Sea. Alps. Mountain range in northern Italy. Apennines. Mountain range that extends the length of Italy. Basin. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ancient Rome Chapter 7
The Geography of Ancient Rome
Lesson 1
Rome
City in Italy
Sicily
Nearby Island in Mediterranean Sea
Alps
Mountain range in northern Italy
Apennines
Mountain range that extends the length of Italy
Basin
An area of land drained by a river & its tributaries
Gaul
Estuscans migrated from Gaul (modern day France)
Ancient Rome Chapter 7
The Roman Republic
Lesson 2
Republic
A government in which citizens have the right to choose their leaders – Voting Coin
Senate
Roman lawmaking council
Consuls
Senators who share power equally over all of Rome
Patricians
Members of rich powerful families
Plebians
Roman farmers, artisans & merchants
Tribunes
Officials elected to protect plebian interests
Twelve Tables
Foundation of Roman Law
Carthage
Additional center of power around the Mediterranean
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Rome (red) and Carthage (purple) before the Punic Wars
Hannibal
Carthage leader in war with Rome
Punic Wars
Punic Wars
Scipio
Roman General
Zama
Battle where Scipio defeated Hannibal
Zama
Zama
Ancient Rome Chapter 7
The Roman Empire
Lesson 3
Territories
Large areas of land
Julius Caesar
Famous Roman leader
Cleopatra
Egypt’s 21 year old Queen
Dictator
Ruler who has absolute power & authority
Ides of March
March 15 attack on Caesar
Civil War
People in one country fight each other
Octavian
Julius Caesar’s nephew – Winner of revolution
Pax Romana
Roman Peace(lasted 200 years)
Ancient Rome Chapter 7
The Legacy of Ancient Rome
Lesson 4
Arcitecture
Science of building
Colosseum
Roman sports arena
Gladiators
People who fought animals in the Colosseum
Forum
Roman Central Marketplace
Aqueducts
Roman stone structures that carried water
Romance Languages
Latin Based languages
Virgil
Great Roman poet
Ancient Rome Chapter 7
The Birth of Christianity
Lesson 5
Palestine
The land of ancient Hebrews
Bethlehem
City in which Jesus was born
Jesus
Savior
New Testament
Tells the story of Jesus
Christianity
Religion based on Jesus
Nazareth
Town where Jesus grew up
Apostles
12 closest followers of Jesus
Paul
Apostle who was very successful at spreading the teachings of Jesus
Peter
Apostle leader brought the message of Christianity to the Roman Empire
Bishop
A church official who leads a large group of Catholics
Pope
Leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Rome
Constantine
Roman General who became emperor of Rome. Favored Catholics