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The Italian Peninsula was
a natural crossroads for
the following activities:
1. Trade
2. Cultural
exchange
3. Conquest
This mountain system to
the north provided Italy
with a natural protection
from invaders:
The
Alps
Additionally, the following three
seas (to the East, South and
West) surrounding the
peninsula gave protection:
1. Adriatic
2. Mediterranean
3. Tyrrhenian
Integral to Ancient Rome’s
culture, politics and art was
this polytheistic religion:
Roman
mythology
While western culture adopted
many of the Roman symbols
and images, the Romans
adopted THEIR religious ideas
from:
The ancient
Greeks
While the Greek god of the
sky was Zeus, the Roman
god was:
Jupiter
Juno may be defined as
the equivalent of the Greek
goddess (Queen of the
gods)
Hera
Roman god of the sea:
Neptune
Roman Sun god
Apollo
Roman goddess of light
and hunting
DIANA
Roman goddess of arts
and professions
MINERVA
Roman God of War and
the red planet:
Mars
Goddess of beauty, another
planet
Venus
The three social classes of
the Roman Republic
included:
1. Patricians
2. Plebeians
3. Slaves
The Romans & Greeks made
slaves out of captives. In
Athens, this percentage of
people were slaves:
1/3!!!
The Roman nobility who
were few in number were
called:
Patricians
The majority of the population
consisting of landowners,
townspeople, merchants and
small farmers were called:
Plebeians
Typically, in Ancient Rome,
one became a slave by:
Being
conquered
What classes have the
privilege of citizenship in the
Roman Republic?
Patricians and plebeians
(An alien could be
granted citizenship only
with special
authorization)
What were some of the
obligations of Roman
citizenship?
1. Voting
2. Paying taxes
3. Serving in
the military
Two _______ were elected
by the Assembly to serve
Rome for 1 year. They
held the power of VETO.
Consuls
Although relatively
powerless, the plebeians
could be elected to be one
of 10 _________ with the
ability to veto Senate bills.
Tribunes
The Twelve Tables
improved this aspect of
Rome for the plebeians:
Laws were
codified
(written) and
publicly
displayed
These wars were fought
between Rome and
Carthage:
Punic
Wars
This Carthaginian general
led an invasion of Italy
with his elephants!
Hannibal
What are 3 results of the
wars with Carthage?
1. Carthage was devastated.
2. Rome developed a powerful navy
and rose to supremacy in the
Mediterranean Sea.
3. Rome went on to conquer
mainland Europe.
As a result of this change by the
large landowners, many small
farmers became unemployed
and moved to cities for work:
latifundia
Roman conquest made
possible cultural diffusion
through:
Military
occupation
2. Trade
1.
This brilliant Roman
general led the conquest of
Gaul (France) as well as
the British Isles:
Julius
Caesar
The result of the civil war
between Caesar’s forces
and the Senate’s forces
was:
A victory for
Caesar – he
became dictator
for life.
4 main causes for decline of
the Roman Republic were:
1.
Slavery spread.
2. Small farmers became
unemployed and moved
to cities.
3. The civil war that led to
Caesar’s rise in power.
4. Inflation – Roman
coinage became less
valuable so prices of
goods went up.
The first emperor of
Rome after he defeated
Mark Anthony was:
Augustus
Caesar
(or
Octavian)
The end of the Roman Republic
and the beginning of the Roman
Empire may be attributed to
these 2 causes:
1.
2.
Civil war and the
rise of Augustus
Caesar.
The failure to
provide for the
succession of
emperors.
The basis for the power of
the Roman Empire was:
The
army.
Inflation hit Rome because of:
1. Money
needed for
military
conquest.
2. Money
needed for
defense.
3 good economic impacts
of the Roman Empire:
1.
2.
3.
Uniform coinage to
enhance trade.
Guaranteed safe
travel on Roman
roads.
Prosperity and
stability.
a good social aspect of the
Roman Empire:
Social classes were stabilized under
central authority.
2 good political aspects
of the Roman Empire:
1. A civil service was
created.
2. A uniform rule of
law was established.
T/F: The Roman law provided a
foundation for law in nations
that developed in Western
Europe.
True!
The Christian faith is
based on the teachings
of:
Jesus
Christ
5 major Christian beliefs
include:
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One God
Jesus as son of God.
Life after death.
Church recognition of
all who believe.
All people are equal
before God.
Christianity was spread by
the writings and teachings
of:
Apostles and
other
missionaries.
Christian doctrine was
affirmed and clarified by
religious assemblies like the:
Council of Nicea
One of the reasons the
Christians were persecuted in
the Roman Empire was:
They were
MONOTHEISTIC
and refused to
acknowledge the
Emperor as god.
In 66 AD this fiddle playing
Roman Emperor blamed the
burning of Rome upon the
Christians:
NERO
This Roman emperor ended the
persecution of Christians when
he converted to Christianity and
made it the official faith of the
Roman Empire:
CONSTANTINE
Christianity has its origins in
this earlier faith:
JUDAISM
The leader of the Roman
Catholic Church is the
bishop of Rome or the:
POPE
Religious districts were
directed by these church
officials:
BISHOPS
The individuals who directly
served a particular parish
were called:
PRIESTS
With the fall of the Roman
Empire in 476 AD, the people
of western Europe turned to
this institution for security:
THE
CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Major Roman architectural
achievements included:
(1) The great arena
(2) the temple to all gods and
(3) the city center around which
govt. offices were built:
•Colosseum
•Pantheon
•Forum
Roman technological
improvements in
transportation and water
carrying included:
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Roads
Aqueducts
Romance languages such
as Italian, Spanish and
French are based upon
this root language:
LATIN
Ptolemy was a scientist of the
Roman Era who believed the
universe was GEOCENTRIC,
meaning?
EARTH
Centered
Great Roman poet who, in
the tradition of Homer,
wrote the Aeneid?
Virgil
The Roman Empire
declined as a result of:
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Economic decline
and inflation
Military costs and
change in army
Moral decay
Political turmoil and
civil war
Invasions by
Germanic tribes
The last ROMAN emperor
reigned in this year:
476 AD
The Roman Emperor who
divided the Roman Empire
into East and West was:
Diocletian
Constantine founded a
new capital at
Byzantium and named it:
CONSTANTINOPLE
Advantages of the new
capital included:
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Closer to Silk
Road and more
financially
stable
Easier to defend
b/c of military
and
fortifications