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World Civilizations I Rome

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Rome was conquered by the _______.   Etruscans  
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Area of government, Center of Rome in between the hills.   Forum  
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Number of Consuls.   Two  
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Power to Lead   Imperium  
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The senators and heriditary blue blood of Rome were known as______.   Patricians  
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Regular people, make up 95% of Roman population, much richer than Patricians.   Plebeians  
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Created to make the rich Plebeians happy. Sort of like the Supreme Court.   Tribune  
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Length of time a dictator may be appointed in times of crisis in Rome   6 months  
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The empire Rome runs up against in 3 bloody wars and ends up wiping out to make an example of:   Carthage  
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Wars between Carthage known as:   Punic Wars  
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Chief proponents of social reform:   Tiberius and Gaius Gracchi  
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General who placed Rome under military occupation and hunted down his enemies   Gaius Marius  
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General who succeeded Marius   Lucious Cornelius Sulla  
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General who conquered Gaul and marched on Rome and came to power (Greatest military figure ever!)   Julius Caesar  
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Augustus Caesar's real name   Octavian  
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Octavian's principal rival   Mark Antony  
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Name given to Octavian's position   Principate  
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3 elements of stability according to Octavian   1) establishment of himself as principate 2) More effective Beurocracy 3) Army  
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The 200 years of Roman peace   Pax Romana  
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Roman army consisting of about 400,000 men   Legion  
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3 reasons for extensive road networks:   1) Communication 2) Army movement 3) movement of merchandise  
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In Roman law you are:   Guilty until proven innocent  
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Roman law:   1) had judicial review 2) was standardized in every part of Rome  
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System used for clean water and to lessen disease   Aqueducts  
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Escaped slave who gathered an army of more than 70,000 slaves   Spartacus  
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The 26 emperors that Rome had during periods of military generals coming to power:   Barracks Emperors  
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Brutal emperor who splits Roman empire into two parts:   Diocletion  
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Diocletion's successor, builds Constantinople   Constantine  
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Emperor during the plague that killed 1/3 of the Roman population   Marcus Aurelius  
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Mentally unstable Emperor that sends Rome into a period of instability   Commodus  
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Sect of Jews that broke apart to escape Roman persecution   Essenes  
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The Son of God =)   Jesus of Nazareth  
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Disciple who was principally responsible for the expansion of Christianity beyond Judaism   Paul of Tarsus  
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Emperor who legalizes Christianity   Constantine  
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Emperor who makes Christianity the official religion of Rome   Theodosius  
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Hierarchical Church   Pope, Patriarch, Bishop, Priests, etc.  
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Councils that standardize the beliefs of Christianity   Nicaea and Chalcedon  
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Empire that lasts 1000 years after the Roman empire falls   Byzantium  
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Two main enemies of Byzantine empire:   1) Sasanid Empire 2) Nomadic Peoples  
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Position held by Byzantine emporer b/c of his position as head of church and state   Caesaropapism  
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Emperor who rebuilds Constantinople   Justinian  
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Definitive set of laws standardized for all of the Byzantine empire   Justinian's Code  
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General who conquered much of the original Roman empire for the Byzantine's that Justinian feared was becoming too powerful:   Belisarius  
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