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51 Cards in this Set
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When was Rome Founded?
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750BC
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who founded Rome?
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Romulus and Remus
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In what time period was Early Roman Republic?
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500-133BC
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What was the mentality of the Romans?
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Loyalty to the state
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What was the time period of the punic wars?
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264-146BC
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Who marched the Elephants over the Alps?
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Hannibal
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When Hannibal marched the Elephants over the Alps, who were they in war with?
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Carthage
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What was the time period of the Roman Late Republic?
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133-130BC
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How did Julius Caesar die?
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He was assassinated on Ides of March
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who created the calendar we use today?
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Julius Caesar
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Who was Caesar's Nephew?
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Augustus
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What is the Pax Romana?
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Ruled under Augustus, it was 41 years of peace.
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Who followed after Augustus' rule?
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Tiberius/Caligula/Claudius/Nero, who were all bad rulers
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Who followed after Augustus' rule?
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Tiberius/Caligula/Claudius/Nero, who were all bad rulers
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What time period was the Roman Decline?
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100-200AD
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When was the Coliseum built?
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72-80AD(after Nero's death)
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What was the time period of the Roman Fall?
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476AD
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What was the Romans mentality on the Arts.
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They were doers, not thinkers
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Did the Romans do orginal Art?
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No, the made copies of Greek Statues.
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What is the Epicurians philosophy?
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excess today will lead to a bad tomorrow (prudence)
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what is neoplatonism?
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all comes from god/eternal forms
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what was the philosophy of the stoics?
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Logos controls all, so submit yourself
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Who adopted christianity for the roman empire?
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Constantine
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what did the Romans change the god apollo to represent after Christianity was adopted?
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Jesus Christ
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what does the ichtys look like?
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like a jesus fish
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What is different about the appearance of the Roman Christ?
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He has no beard
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what is the Edict of Milan
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313AD legalize christianity
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Where does Constantine move the Capital of Rome? And what does he rename it?
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Byzantium, and renames it Constantinople
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What year did Constantine move the Capitol?
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323AD
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when empire split what style did the East Byzantines use?
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a lot of Mosaics
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Where did western Capitol to?
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Ravenna in italy
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St. Augustine wrote what?
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City of God
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What year did St. Augustine write City of god?
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400AD
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who were the Ascetics?
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religious extremists who were self-martydom
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What was the conditions of a monestary?
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vows of poverty/labor
- choose worst lands, away from cities, yet make them productive - best wines/metal shops/brewing/weaving - division of clergy: regular/secular |
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True of false the Catholic shuns scientific/materialistic world
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true
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True of false the Catholic shuns scientific/materialistic world
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true
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the final authority lied with who?
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the church
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what did Pope Leo III cease?
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Icons
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What were the names of the east and west church?
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east (greek orthodox) and west (roman catholic)
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When did Feudalism begin?
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500's AD
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What is Feudalism?
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Strict Stratification of society and Land ownership. Knights only control just a few square miles.
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What is Feudalism?
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Strict Stratification of society and Land ownership. Knights only control just a few square miles.
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During the time of Feudalism there was no travel, true of false?
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true
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What was the Christian outlook at the time of Feudalism?
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the world was a 'vale of tears' pray to die soon
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Mohammad was leader of the Muslim arabs when?
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570AD
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Germans were the same as the Christian views, true or false?
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false
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What is Beowulf?
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Oldest English Poem, About a fight between good and Evil, glory is earthly, set up world in typical german/ rough/ a man's world setting.
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when was Beowulf written?
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Somewhere between 700-1000AD?
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what is Everyman?
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morality play in didactic form. about mans' struggles here on earth, and no joy in life.
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What is Aucassin?
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A lover's story, which is a complete opposite of Everyman. Its life is fun and its okay to enjoy it mood. A more wordly approach, rather than a church approach.
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