Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
32 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Because the Romans worshiped many gods and goddesses, theirs was a(n):
|
polytheistic religion
|
|
The fall of Rome was brought about by both her own internal corruption and by attacks from tribes, such as the Vandals, the Ostrogoths, and the Visigoths. The Romans called these hostile tribes
|
Barbarians
|
|
|
The end of the Roman Empire ( in the east) was
|
476 A.D
|
|
What Roman city was buried in lava (a volcano exploded)?
|
Pompeii
|
|
The major water way of the Roman Empire was
|
Mediterranean Sea
|
|
Pax Romana was
|
period of peace
|
|
Who ruled the Roman Empire for 40 years and established the "Pax Romana."
|
Augustus
|
|
Who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
|
Constantine
|
|
|
Senate
|
In ancient Rome, the most powerful ruling body of the government was the
|
|
Who took control of Rome in 46 B.C. and became dictator?
|
Julius Caesar
|
|
What term refers to a nation or group of territories ruled by a single, powerful leader?
|
empire
|
|
|
In ancient Rome, an ordinary working male citizen was called a
|
Plebeian
|
|
What city-state was Rome’s biggest rival?
|
Carthage
|
|
Before Rome had a republic what type of government did they have?
|
Monarchy
|
|
1st Roman Emperor
|
Augustine (Octavius)
|
|
Last Roman Emperor (476 A.C.E.)
|
Romulas Augusta
|
|
|
How does a Democracy differ from a Republican form of government
|
Democracy = All people participate; Republic = people elect representatives
|
|
One man makes all the laws because God chose him. What type of government?
|
Monarchy
|
|
|
Republic
|
Sharks elect a representative to go to SGA. What type of gov.?
|
|
A man claims he is god and should make the laws. What type of gov.
|
Imperial (Emperor)
|
|
The 5 richest men in the city make the laws. What type of gov.?
|
Oligarchy
|
|
|
What patterns existed in food gathering societies in prehistoric times?
|
They tend to be very small nomadic groups
|
|
|
What demographic effect did the food surpluses have on the early agricultural societies (early civilization?
|
The first trade networks between the East and West developed
|
|
|
What was the most common male activity of the common people of Ancient Greeks?
|
farming
|
|
What is one way in which early civilizations and Ancient Greeks are similar?
|
Both relied on agriculture as the basis of their economy
|
|
|
How did geography influence the development of Ancient Greece?
|
The mountainous terrain of Greece resulted in widely scattered settlements.
|
|
|
Early civilizations and the Ancient Greeks were polytheistic
|
Which best describes the similarities between early civilizations (Mesopotamia and Egypt) and Ancient Greece?
|
|
|
Which factor led to the development of civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia?
|
favorable geography
|
|
A person who studies pre written history
|
Archaeologists
|
|
|
What did the "12 Tables of Roman Laws" do?
|
Wrote down the Roman Laws and made it fair for the Plebians
|
|
The Romans used 3 types of governments from 750 B.C.E to 476 A.C.E. What were the 3?
|
Monarchy - Republic - Empire
|
|
|
What happened at Pompeii?
|
The Volcano - Mt. Vesuvius - erupted and killed all the people
|
