Class 4-28-11

Today we are having another pop quiz. At the beggining of class we talked about the tornados that we have had today. Than we took the pop quiz and than went over the answers. Than we talked about the reading that we did last night.

Homework For Last Night:

1. [a] why were many plebeians dissatisfied with Rome’s government in the early years of the Republic? Because the patricians controlled the Roman government [b] how did they win reforms? They refuse to fight for the Army unless the patricians agreed to the reforms [c] what change is did they bring about in Roman government? Enslavement for debt was ended, and marriage between patricians and plebeians was allowed. They created 12 caplets

2. Why did Romans considered that they had a balanced government? They had part monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy 

3. Once Rome had conquered most of Italy, how did the Roman government win the support of the conquered people? People outside of Rome were treated as half citizens they had all the rights of the Roman citizens except the privilege to vote but they also had to supply troops to the Roman army, and they were for bidding to make treaties of friendship with any other state but Rome

4. [a] at the start of the Punic Wars, why you might Carthage have appeared to stronger power? They were located near the mid-point of the Mediterranean coast, they were wealthy city [b] why was Rome, in fact, the victor? On the Roman ships they had a gangplank

5. Why was the Battle of Zama a major turning point in history? Carthage could have possibly instead of Rome become the greatest empire in the world, but because Rome was victorious they were able to capture the rest of Western civilization

6. [a] why did the Greeks at first welcome Roman armies? The Romans freed them from the rule of Philip V of Macedon [b] why did the Greek attitude change? The Romans infiltrated Greek politics crushing all opposing to rule favored by Rome