Rome


 * 1) Define patricians, plebians, consuls and praetors.
 * 2) Describe the role and powers of the Senate in Rome.
 * 3) What was the centuriate assembly?
 * 4) What problems existed between the plebians and patricians? How did the council of the plebs and the officials known as the tribunes of the plebs help to alleviate some of those problems?
 * 5) How are the Twelve Tables and the Law of Nations important to today’s world? What did they mean for the Romans?
 * 6) Create a timeline with at least three details for each of the three Punic Wars.
 * 7) How had the role of the Senate changed by the second and third centuries? What kinds of problems did this cause?
 * 8) Who were the Gracchus brothers and why are they important?
 * 9) Compare and contrast Marius and Sulla and what they did for Rome.
 * 10) Who were the men included in the First Triumvirate? (Define triumvirate) Describe the sequence of events that led to Julius Caesar having sole power.
 * 11) Describe the people and events of the Second Triumvirate.
 * 12) Who was Augustus and what made his rule significant?
 * 13) Describe the early empire.
 * 14) Define //pax romana//.
 * 15) Draw a map showing the expansion of the Roman Empire.