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What was the role of women during the Pax Romana?
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Women got more rights- inherit land, own a business
Still under control of paterfamilias |
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Who was educated during the Pax Romana?
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Rich boys were educated through adolescence
Poor boys were given rudimentary education Rich girls were taught to read and write Poor girls got no education at all |
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What we're public baths used for?
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They were very popular social centers
Sort of a spa, pool, or country club |
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What is a legion in the Roman army?
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Approx. 6,000 soldiers- all citizens, and their motivation was that they got land when they retire.
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What we're legions broken up into?
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They were divided into groups if 80, called a century
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What was the center of Ptolemy's model of the universe?
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The earth
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What were gladiatorial slaves?
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They were recruited slaves and criminals used to fight in armies and games in the Colosseum.
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What are some of Rome's influences on modern laws here in the USA?
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Innocent until proven guilty
Equal treatment under the law |
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Was late republic art realistic or idealistic?
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Realistic
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Was pax Romania art realistic or idealistic?
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Idealistic
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How is a relief made?
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You take a piece of stone and carve into it as I it were a 3D image
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What invention made it possible to build the colosseum?
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The arch
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How was it possible for there to be a hole in the ceiling of the pantheon?
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They created a dome on the top with thick walls to support it
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Who was Virgil?
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Wrote the Aeneid, a glorified story of Rome
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Who was Ovid?
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He liked Greece to Rome using mythology
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What did late republic art reveal about his they viewed themselves?
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They viewed leaders as human beings, and saw their imperfections
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What did Pax Romana art reveal about how they viewed themselves?
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They believed that their leaders' power came from the gods
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What was trade centered on?
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The roman provinces were overly relied on by Rome, making them extremely important
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Jesus and his followers believed in one god. This is known as:
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Monotheism
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Jesus was killed in this way:
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Crucifixion- nailed to a cross
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______________ ended the persecution of the Christians.
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Constantine
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Who started the persecution of the Christians?
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Nero
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What is the order (from most to least important) of Christian leadership in the Catholic Church?
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Pope, cardinals, arch-bishops, bishops, priests, catholics
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What did the edict of Milan decree?
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Freedom of religion
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