Ancient+Rome

=__Powerpoint Q uestions Part 1!!!!!!! __=

1. The story of how the Romans started is Rome was founded by twin brothers Romulus and Remus in 753 B.C.E. The legend said they were from a wealthy family and were abandoned by their uncle.

A She-wolf took them in and raised them. Eventually Romulus killed his brother Remus and took control as leader of Rome. 2. Although both groups were Roman citizens, their rights were different b <span style="color: #6a0fd7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">oth Patricians and Plebians could vote.

<span style="color: #6a0fd7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Also had the right to make legal contracts, and marry, but intermarriage between the classes was not allowed. <span style="color: #6a0fd7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Patricians were the only ones allowed to hold office. <span style="color: #2026ee; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">3. <span style="color: #2026ee; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The Punic controlled Carthage in earlier times. The Romans sent an army to Sicily in order to intervene in a local dispute. <span style="color: #2026ee; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The Carthaginians considered this an invasion of their territory. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">He gave people in the provinces who had helped him, the status of Roman citizen. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">He also began a number of public works projects and military campaigns in the east.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The family included all household members who lived together. <span style="color: #fa14d6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Father of the family ruled the household <span style="color: #fa14d6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Women had considerable power in their own families and many ran businesses and managed estates. <span style="color: #fa14d6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Ancestor worship was extremely important to the family.

=__ Powerpoint Questions Part 2 __= = =

1.<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The dates for the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire are: <span style="color: #5a2989; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">–Roman Republic <span style="color: #5a2989; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">•509 BCE-30 BCE <span style="color: #5a2989; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">–Roman Empire <span style="color: #5a2989; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">•30 BCE-476 CE  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">2. T he meaning of the Latin phrase primus inter pares means