Friday

Questions that will be on the test:

• know which order the Etruscans, Latins, and greeks settled in Rome
• Where did the Latins settle? - Banks of the Tiber 
• Seven Hills of Rome and what hill did they settle on
• Who drained the swamp? Tarquin the Proud's Grandfather 
• Know about Tarquin the Proud - his whole story and his family's story 
• Tarquin the Proud - LAST king of Rome 
• after kings, Rome switched to consuls and senates 
• senate was always aristocrats 
• three branches of ancient Rome government : democracy, aristocracy, monarchy 
• Res Publica- people's affairs 
• First set of laws: Twelve Tables 
• Laws were never presented to the people until the Twelve Tables 
• Twelve Tables were posted in the Forum 
• Know the similarities of the American Government and the Roman Government: Executive, legislative, judicial 
• senators of america: 100 (2 per state) 
• Know about the Twelve Tables and Bill of Rights (first ten amendments to the constitution 
• Know about Punic Wars: 3 Punic Wars, Rome won all three 
• First Punic War about Sicily: Rome wanted to control the island 
• Second Punic War: Carthage wanted to take over Rome   
• Third Punic War: to destroy Carthage 
• Latifundia: rich aristocrats would take plantations from plebeians and make it one large plantation 
• Know about Circus Maximus and Colosseum
• Leaders would crucify the plebeians who chose to revolt against Rome 
• Tiberius Gracchas: tried to get land back to plebeians 
• Julius Caesar: (100-144 BCE) 
• highly successful general 
• he conquered the huge territory of Gaul 
• made common folks happy 
• made friends in high places 
• pompey (a general who conquered Syria and Palestine) 
• Crassus (the richest main in Rome, one of richest men in all history) 
• these three men formed the first Triumvirate "rule of three men" 
• Rubicon: crossed the rubicon into Italy 
• "crossing the Rubicon" - once you make a decision, you can never go back 
• declared himself dictator for life; ditched Pompey and Crassus 
• senators convinced him to come to a large meeting, with hidden knives under their togas, and they stabbed him to death