World History - Chapt. 7 Review

a mythical founder of Rome

Romullus

Greek king whose victories over Rome cost him many men

Pyrrhus

Used elephants in his march through the Alps during the Second Punic War

Hannibal

Led the Roman attack on Carthage during the Second Punic War

Scipio

Seleucid king who fought against Rome from 192 BC to 189 BC

Antiochus III

Elected consul in 70 BC; captured Jerusalem in 63 BC

Pompey

Ruled the Roman Empire from 49 BC to 44 BC

Julius Caesar

Caesar's closest friend; defeated at Actium

Antony

Julius Caesar's adopted son and heir; became known as Caesar Augustus

Octavian

Last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt; committed suicide with Antony in 31 BC

Cleopatra

two large islands that lie near the Italian peninsula

Sardinia and Sicily

the mountains which isolate Italy from the rest of Europe

Alps

great river that flows through a large fertile plain just south of the Alps

Po River

mountain range which stretches from the Po River valley to the tip of the peninsula

Apennines

The city of Rome is located on the ___ River.

Tiber

a Celtic people who occupied the Po River valley in northern Italy

Gauls

established colonies in Sicily and southern Italy which greatly influenced the Romans

Greeks

These colonies caused southern Italy to be known as ___.

Magna Graecia

built the first Italian cities

Etruscans

Rome was settled by the ___.

Latins

Between 254 BC and 146 BC, Rome fought three wars known as the ___ Wars.

Punic

Rome's enemy in these three wars was ___.

Carthage

Hannibal's defeat at the Battle of ___ ended the Second Punic War.

Zama

With the addition of the Asian kingdom of ___ in 133 BC, the Roman Empire included provinces in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Pergamum

Caesar built a reputation for himself by conquering and then governing the land of ___.

Gaul

Caesar showed his determination to be the ruler of Rome when he crossed the ___ River in 49 BC.

Rubicon

Octavian defeated Antony's fleet in battle near ___ in 31 BC.

Actium

Octavian's favorite title was ___, which means 'first citizen'.

Princeps

As leader of the Roman army, Octavian was called ___, from which we get the term emperor.

Imperator

Octavian's most interesting title, ___ (meaning 'the Reverend'), was a title that had previously been reserved for the gods.

Augustus

By the time of the Roman Empire, the Promised Land had come to be called ___.

Palestine

The king of the Promised Land when Christ was born was ___.

Herod

a common meeting place which was the heart of the city of Rome

Forum

common people of Rome

plebians

a defensive alliance against the Etruscans

Latin League

the 200-year period of peace and prosperity when Rome was the absolute master of the world

Pax Romana

counted total population and value of property in each province of the Roman Empire

census