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| What was a major contribution of the Roman Republic to Western European culture? |
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| concept of government by laws |
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| In the Roman Republic, the term "patricians" referred to which group of people? |
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| wealthy land-owning families |
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| Who were Romulus and Remus |
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| the mythical founders of Rome |
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| What mountain chain in the north of Italy helped to protect ancient Rome from invaders? |
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| In the Roman Republic, who were the representatives of the Plebeian class? |
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| What did the Roman Empire guarantee on Roman roads? |
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| How did Emperor Constantine affect the spread of Christianity? |
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| He made Christianity the official religion of Rome. |
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| What could a foreign visitor to Rome expect to see in the Forum? |
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| a central gathering place |
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| The Punic Wars were a long series of conflicts between which groups? |
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| A 200 year period of peace for Rome. |
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| What was a common way to become a Roman slave? |
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| During the early republic, why was it important that Roman laws were written on 12 tablets and shown to the public? |
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| Judges could demand that the laws were known so they should be obeyed |
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| The people who murdered Julius Caesar wanted to give power back to the Senate. What actually resulted from their action? |
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| How did the general Hannibal surprise the Romans? |
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| He crossed the Alps with elephants. |
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| In what country is Rome located today? |
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| Why did Octavian adopt the title "Augustus", meaning first citizen? |
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| To avoid the title of king or emperor. |
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| How are the United States and the Roman Republic alike? |
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| Both have three branches of government. |
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| Which emperor built a new capital for the eastern half of the Roman Empire and renamed it Constantinople? |
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| What was the first written form of Roman Law? |
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| Which factor contributed MOST to the decline of the Roman Empire? |
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| Diocletian divided the Empire into two regions. |
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