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43 Cards in this Set
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What are the three early settlers of Rome?
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Latins, Greeks, Etruscans
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Who are the Etruscans?
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The Etruscans are from Northern Italy, they were good at metal working and engineering. They strongly influenced Roman Civilization
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Mr. Ed?
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Monarchy, Republic, Empire, Downfall
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What are the two groups in Roman Society?
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Pleibians and Patricians
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Who are the Pleibians?
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The Pleibians made up most of Rome's population. They were the merchants, artisans, and farmers.
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What was the cause of the Monarchy to Republic?
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The Romans declared a king would never again rule them. That's because the king was bad. The people wanted their own leader. That's why Rome became a republic.
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What was the cause of Republic to Empire?
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The deaths of Tiberius and Gaius lead to Civil war, there was a breakdown in the once-loyal military. At the end, Augustus ruled Rome as an Empire.
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Empire to Downfall?
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Rome suffered economically. It lacked sources such as Gold and silver. Taxes of the governmetn were raised. In general, Rome faced too many serious problems, that it got worse from the attack of the Huns.
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What are consuls?
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They were officials. They commanded the army and lead the government. They were like kings but had limited power.
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What was the purpose of the Twelve Tables?
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For all citizens to have right to the protection of the law.
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What were the wars between Rome and Carthage known as?
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The Punic Wars
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The First Punic War lasted for?
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23 Years.
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Who started the Punic Wars?
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Hannibal.
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What happened in the 3rd Punic War?
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50,000 inhabitants were sold into slavery.
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What was slavery of Rome like?
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Slaves both worked in the city and in the farm. They often had to fight as gladiators for the entertainment of the aristocrats. They weren't satisfied with their life so they rebelled.
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What does Pax Romana mean?
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Roman Peace
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Name one of the Ten Commandents
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Not commit adultery
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Who spreaded Christianity?
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Paul
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What were those influential letters that Paul wrote?
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Epistles
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Through what, did Constantine accepted Christianity and stopped the persecution of Christianity in AD 313?
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Edict of Milan
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What were the causes of the Crusades?
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Burning of the Holy Sepulchre, Attack on the Byzantine Empire, and Capture on Jerusalem
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What is reconquista?
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The act of the spanish getting Muslims out of Spain.
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Causes of the Renaissance?
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People began to discover new things like art, architecture, writing, and education. Discovered them through humanism and individualism.
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Individualism
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People changing their position in society through gaining new ideas and discovering new things.
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Humanism
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Through human investigations, people can find the truth and morality.
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A renaissance man.
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A renaissance man is someone who is well rounded or good at many things. Is also wealthy and well mannered.
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Why did the renaissance begin in Italy?
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Because of the geographical location. Easy access for trade from many different places in Europe. Wealthy merchant class, cities of Italy were well devloped.
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Differences between Middle Ages and Renaissance in terms of Art.
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Renaissance focused on secular subjects. Middle ages; wore rough clothing , ate plain food. Renaissance; ate luxurious food, listened to good music, and enjoyed life.
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Machiavelli
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Wrote the Prince. And said that it is better to be feared than to be loved.
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Petrarch.
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Father of Humanism . Wrote sonnets.
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Four causes of the reformation.
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Growth in grade and nationalism, printing press, abuse and critics, church not following the teachings of christ.
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What did Martin Luther nail in the church door.
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95 theses.
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Main role of the Council of Trent.
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Abolish indulgences. Stressed that the pope was the head of the church and was the one who can read and interpret the bible.
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Geocentric vs. Heliocentric.
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Geocentric; Earth is center of universe. Heliocentric; Sun is center of universe.
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Who proposed the Geocentric theory?
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Ptolemy
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Who proposed the Heliocentric theory?
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Copernicus supported by Johannes Kepler.
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The theory the church disagreed on is______.
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Heliocentric Theory.
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5 concepts that formed core of beliefs.
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Reason, Nature, Happiness, Progress, Liberty
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Who began the Enlightenment?
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John Locke and Thomas Hobbes
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Who created the Separation of Powers?
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Baron de Montesquieu
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Who wrote the Leviathan
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Thomas Hobbes
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Who supported Anarchy?
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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What is divine right?
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God granting power to you.
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