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53 Cards in this Set
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Attila |
The leader of the Huns who invaded Rome |
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Caligula |
An emperor who persecuted the Christians |
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Constantine |
The first Christian emperor, he lifted the ban on Christianity |
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Diocletian |
The last emperor to persecute the Christians, he split rome into provinces |
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Domitian |
seperated Rome into east and west |
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Hadrian |
The emperor who conquered the jews one and for all |
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Jesus |
A man who spread his teachings. He was a martyr. He is the Christian's messiah. |
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Justinian |
The first ruler of the Byzantine empire. He created Justinian's code. He wanted to reunite Rome. He removed all unchristian laws. |
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Nero |
The worst emperor. He killed christians and blamed them for the great fire |
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Octavian |
The first roman emperor |
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Paul of Tarsus |
he spread Jesus' teachings. He split christianity from judaism. |
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Virgil |
a roman poet |
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Apostles |
the 12 original followers of Jesus |
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Aqueduct |
A waterway using pipes |
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Bulla |
A charm that a new born babies receive at birth and wear through childhood |
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Byzantine Empire |
The new eastern roman empire |
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Christos |
The greek word for messiah |
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Circus Maximus |
The place to watch chariot races |
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Corruption |
being dishonest and going against values |
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Crucifixion |
Death by being hung on a cross |
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Fasces |
A weapon with sticks and an ax in the middle, carried by body gaurds |
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Forum |
The meeting place of rome |
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fresco |
A painting on plaster |
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martyr |
Someone who dies rather than give up their religion |
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messiah |
the savior or child of god |
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pagans |
people who believe in multiple gods |
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paterfamilias |
fathers of the family |
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Pax Romana |
Roman peace |
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Romance languages |
Latin, spanish, romanian, portueguese, french |
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Salvation |
Forgiveness in the afterlife |
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Thermopolia |
roman fast food |
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Villa |
large country estates |
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Why did the Roman empire want to expand the boundaries of the empire? |
They wanted control of the waterways, more trade. |
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What products were traded in and out of rome? |
In: Food, spices, raw mayerials Out: Jewelry, clothes, manufactured things |
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What type of building material did the romans invent? |
concrete |
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What was the population of rome in 1and 2 century AD? |
90 million people |
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What were the most common crimes in Rome? |
Murder and theft |
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How did the Romans please their gods? |
They prayed to them and gave them offerings and sacrafices |
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What events marked the transition for Roman girls and boys? |
Marriage and burning their bulla. |
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What foods were included in Roman meals? |
Cheese, figs, bread, olives. The rich had flamingos, pigs,mice, and jellyfish |
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How did disease spread in poor roman house buildings? |
By disease infested rats, and people were close together |
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What were subjects studied in Roman schools? |
Law, philosophy, literature, history |
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Where did gladiator matches occur in Rome? |
In the Colosseum. |
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What percentage of roman people lived in the countryside? |
About 90% |
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What products were produced in the farms outside of rome? |
Livestock, olives, animals, crops |
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What city was destroyed in the conflict between the Romans and the Jews? |
Jerusalem |
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What group of invaders sacked the city of Rome? |
The goths |
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What marked the fall of the Roman empire |
When a foreign general named himself the king of Italy |
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What did Justinian accomplish? |
He got rid of unchristian laws, established Justinian's code, fought battles, kept going when people plotted against him. |
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What group conquered the eastern Roman empire? |
The goths |
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What were the differences between rich and poor housing in Rome? |
The rich lived in nice houses with gardens, atriums, slaves, cooks, kitchens, bathrooms, and plenty of room. The poor lived in cramped wooden apartment buildings where they cooked on grills, dumped garbage in the streets, and where disease spread. |
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What were the reasons for the spread of Christianity? |
Anyone could join because there was no fee. You could live longer, because they nursed better, so there was more of them. They had a high conversion rate, they were popular. Decrease in infant mortality rate, they accepted all children. |
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What factors led to the fall of the Roman empire? |
Size of empire, communication was difficult, corruption, invaders, generals vs emperor, disease, taxes and prices |
