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AP World His.chptr11
Mediterranean Society: The Roman Phase
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Paul of Tarsus | The leading figure in the expansion of Christianity beyond Judaism. |
| Jesus of Nazareth | Founded Christian faith |
| Etruscans | Northern Italian tribe that dominated Rome in its early history. |
| Gaius Marius | General who created a common army loyal only to him, at one point would take control of Rome. |
| Lucius Cornelius Sulla | General who led a slaughter of over ten thousand enemies of the state- gave rise to 1st Triumvirate. |
| Gracchi Brothers | Tiberius and Gaius Gracchi- Patrician Tribunes whose call for land reform/ redistribution and lower taxes for peasants- led to their assassination. |
| Octavian/ Augustus Caesar | Leader who reunified the Roman world and began the pax romana- Grand Nephew to Julius Ceaser- would become 1st Roman empire. |
| The early Roman Republic dealt with pressures from the plebian for a voice in government by what? | Creating the office of tribune who had the power to intervene in all political affairs. |
| The roman policy toward its conquered subjects is called "generous" because why? | It allowed them to maintain their culture and gave them the right to trade in Rome and perhaps to become Roman citizens |
| Rome ultimately benefited from the defeat of Carthage because why? | Carthage was a huge naval and trading emire and the romans were able to absorb and expand that empire and exploit its resources. |
| The most serious political and social tensions in Rome duriong the last years of the Republic and the first years of the empire focused on what? | patterns of land distributions. |
| One reason octavian escaped ceasers fate was that he what? | Wisely preserved the facade of the republic while cautiously consolidating his power. |
| During the Pax Romana where was the greatest growth seen in the number of newly founded cities? | in spain, gaul, and britan where cities were first built for government and administrative purposes. |
| in what context were Roman slaves most likely to recieve manumission? | After years of service as an urban slave around the age of thirty. |
| Why were roman commoners(plebians) especially attracted to the hellenistic era religions of salvation? | The religions of salvation provided a purposee or model for how to live life and the promise of a rewarding afterlife. |
| Why did Jews find it so difficult to abide by roman law? | The jewish religion forbids the worship of any other gods but Yahweh and therefore jews wouldn't practice in Roman state cults |
| Which of the following is true of the Roman family? | It meant an entire household includinng slaves, servants and relatives; it included the pater familias who was the absolute authority in the family; women supervised the domestic affairs; the pater familias could sell the children into slavery. |
| Augustus's government was a what? | a monarchy disguised as a republic. |
| The roman concept "pater familias" as a means of providing order in society was most closely tied to what other civilization? | Han China |
| Many early civilizations relied on slavery for economic and religious purposes; What civilization was most dependent on slave labor? | Rome |
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