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Ancient Rome 2
Geography, Vocab, Class Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a Republic? | Political system where people elect leaders to govern them |
| What are the three parts of a Tribune? | Senate, judge, assembly |
| What does the Senate do? | Proposed laws and controlled finance |
| How many people make up the Senate? | 300 |
| What did Tribunes do? | Represented common people, |
| What could Tribunes approve and reject? | Laws |
| What did Tribunes declare? | Wars |
| Who could the Tribunes elect? | Magistrates |
| Who did the assemblies include? | All Roman citizens |
| What did the assemblies help with declaring? | Wars |
| Who also elected the Magistrates? | Assemblies |
| Consols are the two most important what? | Officials in Rome |
| How long did the Consols serve? | 1 year |
| What is a Veto? | Prohibits actions and laws of other government officials |
| What are checks and balances? | Method to balance power |
| What is a forrum? | Romes public meeting place? |
| What are the twelve tables? | Romes first written code |
| What is the order of there government social structure? | Consols, Magistrates, Senates, Assemblies, Judges, Tribune |
| What do Judges help decide? | Guilt or innocence |
| When did Octavian take control? | 30 B.C. |
| What did Octavian bring to control? | Peace |
| Since Octavian made a smaller what did the solders gain from it? | Higher pay |
| After Octavians death what was he declared? | God, he was also worshipped |
| What did people do to become emporer when it was a monarchy? | Killed |
| How long did Pax Romana last? | 30 B.C.- 180 A.D. |
| What was every household run by? | Oldest male |
| There was a large gap in between? | Rich and poor |
| What was the biggest form of entertainment? | Gladiatorial shows |
| Were did most entertainment take place? | The Colossseum or Amphitheatea |
| What did entertainers have to fight for> | There lives |
| By the end of Augustus's reign, Rome advanced to were? | Egypt, Syria, and much of Europe |
| What was the economy focused on? | Farming and trade |
| Were did they sell there crops? | Markets |
| What did they pay there taxes with? | Food |
| What did the rich own many of? | Properties |
| Since the rich owned slaves what did they make a them work on? | There Properties |
| When did the largest slave result take place? | 73 B.C. |
| Who broke out in Southern Italy with many other slaves? | Spartacus |
| Who were the five emporers who made u[p Pax Romana? | Trajan, Nerva, Antoninous, Pius, Hadrian, and Marcus Aurelius |
| What is an instance were there is a clear disparity between rich and poor? | There living arrangements |
| What does Roman art include? | Mosaics, murals, statues, buildings |
| What art did the Romans copy? | Greek art |
| What did the Roman art show that Greek art did not? | They made it a lot more realistic |
| Many English words have Latin what? | Roots |
| What was Latin used in? | European Education, Roman Catholic Churches, and still today |
| Cicero is famous for what? | Oratory and speeches |
| Romans were amazing what in the architecture world? | Engineers, thinkers, and builders |
| Many of the what remain in our lives today? | Designs |
| Roman influence is in everyday homes and what else? | Government buildings and great houses |
| The Romans designed paved roads that created what? | Networks and linking towns with big city's |
| What did the Romans design to carry water from rivers all the way up to cities? | Aqueducts |
| The giant arches from the aqueducts helped what? | Keep the channels level |
| During the Roman Republic what was the dominate language? | Latin |
| What are some languages that decended from Latin? | French, Italian, Spanish, and Portaguese |
| Julius Ceaser was intoduced to what that had 12 months and 365 days a year? | Calander |
| What number system did the Romans use? | Roman Numerals |
| In Roman numerals what did the letters represent? | Numbers |
| What is a common saying about Roman Roads? | "All Roads Lead to Rome" |
| What king is art did the Greeks influence on the Romans? | Buildings.Houses, Public Baths |
| What is the large sculpture in Rome called and what is it used for? | Pantheon and uses for different activities |
| What covered the Pantheon? | The largest dome |
| What were the artists known for? | Making beautiful landscapes and realistic |
| What did the sculptors show? | How realistic they are |
| What is a famous author and there works? | Virgil wrote a poem called Aenied |
| Who is Caro? | A spokes person |
| What did Caro speak about | Issus |
| Were is Civil Law used? | Many parts of the world |
| What U.S. state uses Civil Law? | Louisina |
| What was the Civil Law called? | 12 tables |
| What did the Twelve Tables consist of? | Laws related to property, family relations, and inheritense |
| When was the Roman Colosseum built? | Between 70-80 A.D. |
| How many people could the seat? | 50,000 |
| How long were the Roman Gladiator games held? | All day until sunset |
| Why did the Romans feel like it was necessary to have the games? | So people would have fewer uprisings |
| What is Judaism? | Religion of Jews |
| To stop the Hebrew population from growing the Pharoh did what? | Enslaved the Hebrews |
| What was written on the stone tablets? | 10 commandments |
| The Exodus shows what? | Hope, protect people and watch over them |
| About how many people follow Judasim? | 14 million |
| What did Moses demand? | The Pharoh to set the Hebrews free |
| Where were the slaves led? | Out of Egypt |
| After 63 B.C. what rule did the Jews live under? | Roman Rule |
| Large number of what opposed Roman Rule? | Jews |
| The Zealot's opposed who? | Romans |
| What did the Zealot's believe the Jews should do? | Refuse to pay taxes |
| What did the Pharisees believe? | Good people would be resurrected |
| What did the Pharisees believe in observing? | Jewish law |
| What was Jesus's religion? | Judaism |
| Writings of the Christian Gospel tells us what? | The story of Jesus's life |
| Who did Jesus speak for? | The poor and outcasts |
| What could the poor and outcasts believe Jesus could do? | Heal them |
| Non-Jews who became Christians did not follow what? | Jewish traditions or laws |
| Romans respected Judaism as an old religion so they allowed what? | There traditions |
| during the Roman Empire Christianity began as a strong what? | Movement |
| When citizens heard that Jesus had overcome death, who gained many followers? | Christians |
| Many Romans refused what? | Christianity |
| Christians were hunted like criminals because they refused what? | Roman religion |
| In /Roman religion only gods could live were? | in Heaven |
| Christians promised that if you follow the teachings of who then you would go to heaven? | Jesus |
| Christianity appealed to all but who the most? | The poor |
| Who is Jesus of Nazerareth? | Founder of Christianity |
| What is the bible | The holy book of Christianity |
| What does resurrection mean? | A belief that Jesus rose from the dead |
| What is a Martyrs? | People for the religious beliefs |
| Who is Constantine? | Roman Emporer who became Christian |
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