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2005
Rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What geographical feature is Italy? | Peninsula |
| what body of water does the italian peninsula almost divide in half | mediterranean sea |
| where is rome located | in central italy along the tiber river |
| who settled in southern italy for it's rich soil | greeks |
| who influenced romans the most | greeks |
| how did the greeks influence the romans | mythology, art, architecture, education, food, etc |
| how were roman and greek gods/godesses similar | had human emotions and characteristics |
| who was the king of the roman gods | jupiter |
| how has roman mythology influenced us today | literature, art, and architecture |
| who conquered the romans | etruscans |
| after the romans won their freedom what kind of government did they create | a republic |
| what is a representative democracy | people elect officials to make and carry out their laws |
| two people were elected by the senate to carry out the laws and run the military. what were they called | consuls-elected for a one year term |
| who were the eleceted representatives that tried to gain rights for the plebeians | tribune |
| what is a patrician | a wealthy aristocrat |
| what is a plebeian | a commoner (ex. small farmer, craftsmen/artisan, etc. |
| who had no power in rome | slaves and women |
| how could a conquered person or slave gain roman citizenship | prove loyalty by paying taxes or joining the army |
| what were the roman laws called | 12 tables-they were put on display in the forum |
| why are the 12 tables important | the laws stated that a person is innocent until proven guilty |
| who fought in the punic wars | Rome vs. Carthage |
| how many punic wars were there | three |
| what was the main cause of the punic wars | control and domination of trade along the western part of the mediterranean sea |
| where was carthage located | northern africa |
| who won the punic wars | rome |
| what was the result of the punic wars | carthage was destroyed and rom gained wealth *trade increased** |
| who was the famous carthaginian general that attacked rome and destroyed much of the italian peninsula | hannibal |
| what is a latinfundia | a large estate created in the conquered lands. owned by an aristocrat and run by slaves. forced italian farmers out of business |
| what is inflation | the rise of prices and the drop in value of currency |
| who conquered gual, was elected consul in 59BC, was a dictator, expanded the senate, helped the poor, created jobs, gave land to people, and increased the pay of soldiers? | Julius Caesar |
| who murdered Julius Caesar | senators |
| why was julius caesar murdered | his popularity with the people. the sentators wanted a republic and not a dictator for life, they saw him as a threat |
| what was the result of Julius Caesar's murder | civil war, republic ended, 2nd triumvirate was created, an empire was created with augustus as it's emperor |
| what is a triumvirate | three people share power and rule |
| who was the first emperor of rome | Augustus (octavian)-Julius Caesar's adopted son |
| What were some of Augustus' accomplishments as emperor | created a civil service system, improved trade by building roads and adding protection, uniform currency, and began the pax romana |
| Although augustus was successful what did he fail to do | a peaceful process of selecting the next emperor |
| what was the time period of 200 years of peace and prosperity | pax romana |
| there were problems in rome. what did the government do to make the people content | free entertainment (circus and gladiator games), and welfare (free food for the poor) |
| as the empire grew where did the most popular goods come from | india (spices) and China (silk) |
| as the empire grew what did the roman armies build that united the provinces and promoted trade | roads |
| what were some roman achievements in architecture | arch, concrete, dome, aqueducts, panthenon, forum, coliseum, etc. |
| what is an aqueduct | man made canals that brough water from distant places |
| what was the panthenon | largest domed concrete temple of its time |
| what was the forum | open area where meetings and speeches were held. **location of 12 tables** |
| what was the coliseum | similar to a stadium, used to watch entertainment |
| who was a famous epic writer that modeled his style after homer? he also wrote the aenid | virgil |
| where can u find the teachings of jesus | new testament of the bible |
| why were christians persecuted | refused to worship roman gods and emperor, refused to serve in the roman army |
| why did christianity spread even though christians were prosecuted | christianity appealed to many people for many reasons |
| who helped spread christianity throughout the empire | apostles (paul, peter, etc.) |
| how are judaism and chrisianity similar | monotheistic, and believe in the 10 commandments |
| what is the biggest difference between judaism and christianity | christians believe jesus is the messiah, jews don't |
| Which emperor was the first to become a christian and legalized christianity | constantine |
| as the roman empire became weaker which organization grew in power | Church |
| what were some of the main causes for the fall of the roman empire | inflation, invasions, military became weaker, political instability |
| who attacked and invaded the roman empire | huns and germanic tribes (vandals visigoths, goths etc.) |
| one of the problems with the empire was that it became too big to manage from rome. what did a roman emperor do to try and fix this problem? | split the empire into east and west. created a co emperor to rule one half |
| who moved the capital from rome to constantinople | constantine, because it was near trade routes and well protected |
| what effect did moving the capital have on the city of rome | rome and the western half of the empire became less important. the eastern half became more important |
| what finally happened to the roman empire | eastern part of the empire became the byzantine empire, the western part was destroyed |
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