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Hannah Cummings
Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What was the difference between plebeians and patricians? | Plebeians were common farmers, artisans, and merchants. Patricians were wealthy landowners. |
| Who commanded the army and directed the government of the Roman republic? | Consuls. |
| What was the significance of the Punic Wars? | It gave Rome dominance over the western Mediterranean. |
| Who was Hannibal and why was he important? | He was a Carthaginian military leader. He fought against Rome. |
| Large military unit armed foot soldiers. | Legions |
| Elected representative of plebeians. | Tribunes |
| Why are Rome and Carthage in conflict over Sicily? | It's right in the middle of important trading lanes. |
| How did the Romans improve their navy? | They used quinqueremes. |
| Who leads the Roman army attacking Gaul ? | Caeser |
| What city did Caesar siege? | Alesia |
| What happened after Caesar died? | A civil war broke out. |
| What type of ruler was Caesar? | An absolute ruler. |
| What did they do for entertainment in Rome? | Races, mock battles, and gladiator contests. |
| How did they treat their emperor in Rome? | Like a god. |
| Who did Augustus proclaim to be the son of God? | Himself. |
| Were the Romans polytheist or monotheistic? | Polytheistic. |
| Who was emperor Nero. What did he do and who did he blame it on? | A young emperor. He burned a city and blamed Christians. |
| Who was emperor Constantine? | A Christian emperor. |
| What was the Edict of Milan? | It declared the Roman Empire would be neutral regarding religion. |
| Instead of love and trust, the Romans worshiped out of ________. | Fear. |
| Who restored order and reformed the Roman Empire? What steps did he take? | Diocletian. He spilt the empire in half. |
| What was the final collapse of the western Roman Empire? | German forces took over. |
| What is the Pax Romana? | The end of the reign of Marcus Aurelius when peace and prosperity was abundant. |
| When the capital city was moved, what did it become known as? | Constantinople. |
| Who attacked Germanic peoples and then Rome? | The Huns. |
| What is inflation? | When the value of money goes down. |
| What was Greco-Roman culture? | The mixing of elements of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures. |
| Who was Virgil? | A roman poet. |
| Who was Tacitus? | A Roman historian. |
| How do we see Roman architecture today? | Aqueducts, domes, arches, and some famous capitols. |
| Who built the Colosseum? | Emperor Vespasian started it and his two sons finished it. |
| What was the roman law like? | It was very fair. |
| What was the point of the collosseum? | Entertainment. |
| What helped Rome strengthen western culture tradition? | Greek civilization. |
| What was the official language of the Roman Catholic Church? | Latin |
| What were mercenaries? | Paid soldiers the government hired. |
| What did Augustine teach in Africa? | Humans needed the grace of God to be saved. |
| Who was the first pope? | Peter. |
| The earliest Romans worshiped powerful spirits or divine forces called _______. | Numina. |
| How much of the Roman population were slaves? | One third. |
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