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47 Cards in this Set
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Jupiter |
king of gods, god of lighting and sky |
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Juno |
wife of Jupiter, goddess of women and fertility symbol: pomegranate and peacock |
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Mars |
god of war, most powerful (other than Jupiter) |
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Venus |
goddess of love and beauty |
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Minerva |
goddess of wisdom, learning, arts/crafts and industry. symbol: owl |
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Neptune |
God of the sea symbol: trident |
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Ceres |
goddess of the harvest, depicted carrying bundle of grain |
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Vulcan |
blacksmith and god of the underworld, blacksmiths and volcanoes |
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Diana |
goddess of hunting and moon |
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Mercury |
messenger of the gods, god of travelers and tradesmen. |
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Vesta |
goddess of heart and home. |
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Apollo |
god of music, healing, light and truth. |
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had money to be highly educated (more than others) |
Patricians |
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very poor |
Plebians |
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many advantages |
Patricians |
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owned a lot of property |
Patricians |
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paid taxes |
Plebians |
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bottom of class system |
Slaves |
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only one allowed to perform/practise religious customs |
Patricians |
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jobs include: prostitutes, gladiators, cutting hair, farmers, work mills, wash masters hands |
Slaves |
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participated in wars |
Plebians |
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created the city's laws |
Patricians |
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right to vote |
Patricians |
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sold at markets if masters did not think highly of their work. |
Slaves |
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choice of responsibility |
Patricians |
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sometimes governments give them free baths, grain and games |
Plebians |
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can be captured or born into... |
slaves |
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if in debt can be sold into slavery |
Plebians |
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qualified to take the throne |
Patricians |
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have more important jobs and more power |
Patricians |
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not allowed to marry patricians |
plebians |
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some were unemployed |
plebians |
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many restrictions making lives more difficult |
plebians |
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Religion |
Sacrifices were made to worship the gods e.g. cow or goat. had to be precisely done. |
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Aedile |
state services and public works |
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Censor |
statistics/city council |
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praetor |
justice |
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consul |
defence |
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quaestor |
finance |
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Tribune |
resolves disputes, takes complaints from public (ombudsman) |
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Empire |
a multitude of nations ruled by one emperor |
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Religion influence |
influenced modern christianity |
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architecture/roads |
influenced modern buildings e.g. columns and amphitheaters |
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armies |
influenced how our armies train, how wars are fought etc. |
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sport |
gladiator fights and chariot racing |
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ceremonies/festivals |
events in the coliseum to shows on broadway |
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government |
empires in modern times (not too long ago, Japan was empire, and many places, such as the soviet union, follow much of the criteria to be an empire) |
