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Ch 5 Rome
Spalding Academy 12th Grade 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why was Jesus’ message a threat to the Roman hierarchy? | believed he was a revolutionary |
| Why was Jesus’ message a threat to the Jewish religious hierarchy? | didn’t believe he was the Messiah, threat to Roman peace, liked their power w/i Jewish society |
| Who won the 3rd Punic War? | Rome |
| Who won the 2nd Punic War? | Rome |
| Who won the 1st Punic War? | Rome |
| Who was the first Roman emperor? | Octavian |
| Who was part of the 2nd Triumvirate? | Octavian, Lepidus, Antony |
| Who fought in the 3rd Punic War? | Rome v Carthage |
| Who fought in the 2nd Punic War? | Rome v Carthage |
| Which emperor was the first to convert to Christianity? | Constantine |
| What were some of Augustus’ contributions to Rome? | stabilized the roman frontier, “restored” the Republic, conquered many new area, est praetorian guard |
| What was Jesus’ message? | love, transform your inner person, bring about the kingdom of God |
| What is the difference between plebeians and patricians? | Plebs: less wealthy craftsmen, etc; Patricians: great landowners, ruling class, elected govt officials; Both: citizens, could vote, could not marry each other |
| What does crossing the Rubicon mean? | to pass a point of no return |
| Roman leader “crossing the Rubicon” is referring to? | Julius Caesar |
| List and explain 4 causes of the Fall of the Roman Empire | Christianity weakens Rome, Roman values decline due to non-Italians, Lead poisoning, plague, slavery |
| Latin for “Roman peace;” a period during the Roman Empire in which culture flourished, rulers treated the ruling class with respect, and the empire was at peace. | Pax Romana |
| Great landowners, they formed the ruling class in the Roman Republic | Patrician |
| Describe Cesar’s contributions to Rome | gave and to the poor, increased size of Senate to 900, planned building projects. |
| Be able to describe Roman religion, art, literature, and family life in at least 5 sentences | Answers may vary |
| An official in charge of enforcing civil law | Praetor |
| An official in charge of a province | Procurator |
| An absolute ruler | Dictator |
| A social class made up of minor landholders, craftspeople, merchants, and small farmers | Plebeian |
| A rapid increase in prices | Inflation |
| A group of scholarly Jews who followed the religion closely | Pharisees |
| A group of Jews who lived apart from society and prayed for a savior | Essenes |
| A govt by three people with equal power | Triumvirate |
| A form of govt in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote | Republic |
| A chief executive officer of the Roman Republic; two were elected each year, one to run the govt and one to lead the army into battle | Consul |
| 3rd Punic War Detail? | Carthage becomes Roman province |
| 2nd Punic War: detail? | Hannibal crosses Alps on elephants |
| 1st Punic War: significant detail? | Sicily becomes Roman province |
| Who were the leaders in the First Triumvirate? | Crassus, Julius Caesar, Pompey |
| Who fought in the 1st Punic War? | Rome v Carthage |
| What significant change did Marius make to the government that allowed the Triumvirate to take control and have a conflict? | Recruits poor Romans for army, become loyal to general rather than emperor |
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