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27 Cards in this Set
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Who were the first Romans?
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Latins, Greeks, Etuscans
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What is a republic?
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Form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders.
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Who were patricians?
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Wealthy Landowners
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Who were the plebeians?
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Farmers, merchants, artisans
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What is a dictator?
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A leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army.
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What made up Rome's Legion?
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5,000 heavily armed foot soldiers (infantry) and soldiers on horseback (cavalry).
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Who was Hannibal?
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A brilliant military strategist who wanted to avenge Carthage. He assembled 50,000 men.
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Who were Tiberius and Gracchus?
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Brothers who attempted to help Rome's poor.
*Proposed reforms -----Limit the size of estates. -----Gave land to the poor. |
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What is a Triumvirate?
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3 rulers
Laster 7-8 years |
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Who made up the first triumvirate?
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Crassus-Wealthy Roman
Pompey-Popular Roman General Caesar-Great military leader |
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Who made up the second triumvirate?
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Octavian-18yrs old grandnewphew of Caesar
Mark Antony-General of Roman Army Lepidus-Powerful politician of Rome (wealthy Roman) |
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March 15, 44 BC is known as?
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Ides of March
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Who were Marcus Brutus and Gaius Cassius?
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They killed Caesar by stabbing him 35 times
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How did Cleopatra die?
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Bitten by a snake
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Who defeated who in the Battle of Actium?
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Octavian won and defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra
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What is a Pax Romana?
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200 years of Peace and Prosperity
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What values did Rome emphasize? (3)
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Discipline, Strength and Loyalty
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What was built in 250 AD for Roman Citizen entertainment?
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Coliseum
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What is polytheism?
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Belief in many Gods
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What is monotheism?
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Belief in ONE God
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What is Judaism?
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1 God who is creator of all things
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Who was Jesus of Nazareth?
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Born in Bethlehem,
Worked as a carpenter until 30yrs old, Age 30 became public minister |
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Who were the apostles?
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Informed people of Jesus' teachings,
12 Apostles |
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Who was the Apostle Paul?
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Major influence on Christianity's Development. He began spreading teachings of Jesus. Said that anyone can convert to Christianity.
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What is a diaspora?
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Persecution of Jews. Jews were driven from homeland from Romans. Some imprisoned, burned and crucified.
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Who was Constantine?
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Roman Emperor who reported that he saw an image of a cross and ordered it to be placed on their shields for battle. Instituded the Edict(Treaty) of Milan-Declared that Christianity can now be a religion of Rome.
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What reforms did Julius Caesar create and why they were effective for Rome?
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1. Granted Roman Citizenship to many in provinces.
2. Expanded the senate. 3. Created jobs for the poor (Construction jobs). 4. Increased pay for the soldiers. |
