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 Fill in the Blanks use your study sheet to complete this assignment.     Rome is a c______ in the modern nation of I________. The city of Rome expanded into a great empire over two thousand years ago. The Romans spoke L________, a language that is very similar to Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Romanian.

Rome was a r______________ before it was an empire. A republic is a g__________________ ruled by e____________ officials. There were two classes of free Roman citizens. A citizen is a person who shows l____________ to a c______ or g__________________ and is p_______________ by it. The higher class families in Rome were known as p__________________, while the l________ classes were known as p______________. The patricians were represented in the S__________, which met in the f________, a meeting place in the c__________ of Rome. The plebeians were represented by the t_____________. To v______ is to stop the passage of a law. Veto means "I f____________" in Latin.

The Romans built many r________. The roads made it possible for them to control the provinces they controlled. A province is a t________________ governed as a u______ within a c____________ or e__________.

 

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Rome Assignment 1	Mr. Dowling’s class

 *A "think" question; the answer is not on the study sheet.. Any reasonable answer will be accepted.
 

 

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Rome Assignment 2	Mr. Dowling’s class

    Julius C__________ was a military leader in Rome. When told to remain in France, he ignored the order and crossed the Rubicon R________ with his army. The Rubicon is a r________ that separated France from Italy. Caesar’s army was allowed to to take control of Rome and become d______________. A dictator is a l__________ with total p________.

J__________ Caesar made many changes in Rome. He createded a new calendar and even named the month of J______ after himself. The senators in Rome feared that Caesar would make himself king of Rome and take away their powers. Caesar was m______________ by a group of s______________ in ____bc.

j ____ years after the death of Caesar, his adopted son, O______________ became ruler of Rome. Octavian took the name Caesar A______________, which means "r________________ one."

The Romans were p______________________, which means they believed in many gods. Their gods included N____________, Jupiter and P________. In ad330, C____________________ became the first emperor to convert to C______________________. Constantine moved the c___________ of the Roman Empire to B________________, a city that is now known as I______________, Turkey. With the capital in a new location, Rome slowly d_______________ into many c______________.

 

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Rome Assignment 3	Mr. Dowling’s class

Fill in the Blanks use your study sheet to complete this assignment. THE AREA AROUND ROME HAD MANY GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGES     Rome was an excellent place to build a city. It is located along the banks of the T________ River, so it is easy to travel to and from the sea. The T________ River has a very s____________ part near Rome, which is called a f______. The ford made it easier for people to c________ the r________ before they built bridges. Rome is situated among s________ hills. The h________ make it harder for i______________ to approach the city and served as excellent l____________ area for the Romans. Rome is also very close to excellent f_____________ and an abundance of w______ and s________ can be found nearby. THE PLEBIANS GAINED SOME EQUALITY IN THE ROMAN REPUBLIC     The Patricians were the h__________ class, or n________ families of the Roman R________. The plebeians were not allowed to hold office until they began electing t______________ in ______bc. Fifty years later, the p________________ and the p__________________ were allowed to i__________________. By about 300bc, the plebeians were no longer b__________ from any e____________ or r________________ positions. By 287bc, the laws passed by the plebeians were binding for all R__________, including the P__________________.

 

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Rome Assignment 4	Mr. Dowling’s class

Fill in the Blanks use your study sheet to complete this assignment. THE LEGACY OF ROMAN GOVERNMENT     The S__________ was originally a group of citizens from the higher classes, or p__________________ who advised the k______. The Senate removed the k______ from power in 510bc, so the S__________ ran Rome. Soon after, the p________________, or l________ classes revolted and forced the S__________ to accept their t_____________ into the government.

The United States has a b________________ congress. The Senate is the u________ house. Two senators represent each of the fifty s__________. Florida is represented by Bob G__________ and Connie M______. The Senate a____________ the President and c______________ his appointments. Senators were originally chosen by the s________ g____________________, but are now elected for six year terms.

    The l________ house of Congress is called the House of R____________________________ and nicknamed the "H________." The "House" approves all government s______________. There are ______ member of the House of R____________________________. Members of the "House" are elected for two year terms.

    Only one state, N______________, has a u__________________ government. Nebraska has only a s__________.

 

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Rome Assignment 4	Mr. Dowling’s class

1. What was the original role of the Senate? *2. Give two examples of bicameral governments. 3. What did the Progressives damand? 4. Who represents Florida in the United States Senate? 5. What is the role of the Senate? 6. What must the House of Representatives approve? *7. Extra credit: how many seats does Florida hold in the House of Representatives? (Your paper will be graded at 110% if you know the answer). Write it in this space and circle it so that I can see it:

*A "think" question; the answer is not on the study sheet.. Any reasonable answer will be accepted

 

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Rome Assignment 5	Mr. Dowling’s class

Fill in the Blanks use your study sheet to complete this assignment.     Rome had a strong a______ that c______________ other cities. The Romans were unlike other city-states in that they w______________ the c________________ people into their government. Instead of e________________ the conquered people, the Romans made them c______________. A citizen is a person who is l________ to a government and is p__________________ by that government.

Rome’s chief rival was C______________, a north A____________ city settled by the P____________________ as a t____________ post. The Phoenicians were the same people who taught the alphabet to the Greeks.

    The Romans fought three P________ Wars with C______________ and w____ all three. Rome was v____________ in their treatment of Carthage after the third P________ War. The Romans sold the citizens of Carthage into s____________. They also poured s______ over the Carthiginian f______________. The salt made it impossible for c________ to grow and ensured that Carthage would never again rival Rome.

    Rome was governed by the S__________ until J__________ C__________ took control and became dictator. Caesar was m______________ by several senator in ____bc. Thirteen years later, Caesar’s a_____________ son, O______________ took the name C__________ A______________ and became ruler of Rome. For the next two hundred years Rome was so powerful that there were very few w______. This period is known as the "Pax Romana," or the Roman Peace.  

 

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