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Roman Republic and Roman Empire
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History
9th Grade
04/12/2013

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Which group settled in area B?

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The Greeks
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Which group settled in area A?

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The Etruscans
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Which group settled in area C?

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The Latins
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What is the city labeled H?

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Carthage
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What city is letter C?

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Rome
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What city is letter A?

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Alexandria, Egypt
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What mountains are letter B?

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The Alps
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What mountains are letter A?

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The Appenine Mountains
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What is the shaded area labeled 6?

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The plain of Latium
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What is the river with the number 2?

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The Tiber
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What is the river 1?

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The Po
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What body of water was number 3?

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The Adriatic Sea
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Which island was the source of conflict in the first Punic War?

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#5
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The Roman Republic and Empire were centered in this body of water.
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The Mediterranean
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Rome's central location in the Mediterranean made it a great center for these two things
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Trade and conquest
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Rome is located on the Appenine or ___________ Peninsula.
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Italian
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Rome was first ruled by seven Etruscan ____.
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Kings
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In 509 BCE the Romans overthrew the last Etruscan King and established the Roman ________.
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Republic
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A form of government where there is no king and certain people have the right to vote.
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Republic
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In the early Roman Republic, the Romans established the Roman ____________ which made allies of conquered peoples.
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Confederation.
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The upper class of Rome
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Patricians
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The lower class of Rome
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Plebeians
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In the early Roman Republic, this social group controlled all government offices.
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Patricians
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Highest elected officials of the Roman Republic.  They were both civil and military leaders.  There were two who shared power and were elected to one, one year term. One could veto decisions of the other.
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Consuls
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These officials of the Roman Republic wored as judges or could appoint a judge for a trial.
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Praetors
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In a time of crisis, the Centuriate Assembly could appoint this person to total power for six months.
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Dictator
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This group was made up of 300 select Patricians who served for life.  They advised the government and later approved laws and controlled finances and public policy.
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The Senate
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This body of the Roman Republic elected the chief officials and passed the laws.
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The Centuriate Assembly
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This was the conflict between the Patricians and the Plebeians where the Plebeians went on strike and demanded power in the government.
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The Struggle of the Orders
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The assembly of the Plebeian class.  They elected the tribunes and eventually could pass laws that applied to all of Rome.
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The Council of the Plebs
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The elected representatives of the Plebeians.  They could veto laws of the Senate and decisions of each other.
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Tribunes
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First codification of Roman Law.
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The Twelve Tables
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The Romans originated the legal concept that one is:
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Innocent until proven guilty.
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During the Roman Empire the Law of the Tweleve tables was expanded into the ________________ which was a universal law based on reason which applied to everyone.
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Law of Nations
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The wars between Rome and Carthage were called the __________ Wars.
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Punic
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In the first Punic War Rome and Carthage were fighting over control of the island of _____.
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Sicily
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What innovation did the Romans develop in the first Punic War.
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A Navy and the Corvus (or plank) to connect the ships. 

 

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Who was the general from Carthage in the second Punic War
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Hannibal
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What mountain range did Hannibal cross in the second Punic War?
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The Alps
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Hannibal defeated several Roman legions at this battle.
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Cannae
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Hannibal was defeated at this battle, ending the Second Punic War.
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Zama
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What animals did Hannibal take across the Alps?
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Elephants
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In the _________ Punic War, Rome destroyed the city of Carthage.
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Third
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After winning all three Punic Wars, Rome was master of this body of water.
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The Mediterranean.
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These large farms of the Patricains put small farmers out of business and created large amounts of urban unemployment.
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Latifundia
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The use of these on farms in Rome put small farmers out of business.
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Slaves
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Slavery was very common in Rome, but was not based on _______.
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Race
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Tiberius and Gaius __________ were two tribunes who tried to do reform to help the poor.  They both died due to the actions of the Senate.
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Gracchus
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This Roman general changed the power structure of the military by hiring from the poor.  This changed the loyalty of soldiers to their generals and helped lead to a long period of civil war.
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Marius
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Government by three people
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Triumvirate
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Members of the first triumvirate
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Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar
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Region conquered by Julius Caesar

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G-Gaul (Modern Day France)
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One of the major reforms made by Julius Caesar was the revision of the Roman _________.
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Calendar.
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Caesar defeated the general __________ and was named Dictator for Life.
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Pompey
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Caesar had an affair and a son with this Egyptian Queen.
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Cleopatra.
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Caesar was assassinated by the _______ on the Ides of March.
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Senate
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This is the year of Caesar's assassination
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44 BCE
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The spread of ____________ in the agricultural system helped bring about the end of the Roman Republic.
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Slavery
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When money loses value
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Inflation
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Lepidus, Octavian, and Antony made up the:
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Second Triumvirate
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After Lepidus was exiled, Octavian and Antony ________ Roman territory.
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Divided
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Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra at this naval battle.
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Actium
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Antony and Cleopatra both died this way
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Suicide
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Augustus was Rome's first_________
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Emperor (Imperator)
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Augustus established a ________ to train government officials.
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Civil Service
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Augustus ordered a ________ to count the population of Rome.
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Census
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The 200-Year period of Roman Peace
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Pax Romana
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One of the economic impacts of the Pax Romana is that all currency was made
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Uniform (The Same)
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An economic impact of the Pax Romana was that the Romans guaranteed safe travel and trade on Roman _______.
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Roads
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During the Pax Romana, Augustus wanted to return to traditional  Roman values that put an emphasis on_______
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Family
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During the Pax Romana one of the political impacts was that Roman Law was expanded from the Twelve Tables into the _________________
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Law of Nations
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The Romans had difficulty with Imperial ______________, never having a set way to choose the next emperor.
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Succession
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This Emperor was notorious for his persecution of the Christians, and blamed them for the fire in Rome in AD 64
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Nero
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This Emperor expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest size

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Trajan
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After the reign of Trajan, the Emperor Hadrian decided to  solidify the borders of Rome so he built a _________ across England.
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Wall

(Hadrian's Wall)

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Temple built by the Emperor Hadrian to honor all Roman gods

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The Pantheon
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Last emperor of the Pax Romana
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Marcus Aurelius
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The Romans built many ____ which helped to expad Roman culture, law, and the Latin language.
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Cities
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Language of the Western Empire
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Latin
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Lanauge of the Eastern Empire
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Greek
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The combination of Greek and Roman culture was known as this
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Greco-Roman
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In Rome there was a wide gap between the Rich and ______
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Poor
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The program of free food and entertainment in Rome
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Bread and Circuses
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The Romans developed three curved innovations in architecture they were the
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Arch, Vault, and Dome
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The Romans built most of their buildings with this material.
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Concrete
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Gladiator battles were held here

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Colosseum
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These structures brought water into Roman cities

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Aqueducts
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The Heart of the Roman city, it was the central marketplace

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The Forum
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This architectural element allowed to the Romans to span large areas with less building material.

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Arch
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The greatest feature of the Pantheon

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The dome
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The Romans built thousands of miles of _______ to connect their territory

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Roads
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Roman poet who wrote the Aeneid
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Virgil
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Roman historian who wrote about the Punic Wars
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Livy
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Roman scientist who stated that the earth was the center of the universe and also developed a new map of the world.
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Ptolemy
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The male head of the Roman household who held the power of life and death over his family
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The Paterfamilias
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Slavery was common in ancient Rome, but was not based on _______
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Race
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This man led a slave revolt against Rome in 73 BCE
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Spartacus
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Roman apartment blocks
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Insulae
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The great chariot racing track of Rome
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The Circus Maximus
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King of Roman gods
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Jupiter
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Roman god of war
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Mars
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Queen of Roman gods and goddess of marriage
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Juno
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Roman goddess of love and beauty
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Venus
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Roman god of the sea
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Neptune
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The Romans believed the gods and goddess played a role in their _______________ life.
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Everyday
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Originally the Romans were _________, worshipping many gods
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Polytheistic
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Christians believe this man was the Messiah and son of God
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Jesus Christ
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Jewish group that favored cooperation with Rome
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Sadducees
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This group of Jewish scholars believed in strict obedience of Jewish law
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Pharisees
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This Jewish group wanted to retreat from society and study
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Essenes
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Jewish group that wanted to overthrow Rome
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Zealots
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Gospels
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The books of the Bible that tell the life story of Jesus
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Christian holy book
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The Bible
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First Christian Emperor of Rome
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Constantine
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This order, issued by Constantine, granted religious freedom and legalized Christianity
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The Edict of Milan AD 313
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In AD 325 Constantine called this council to determine the nature of Jesus and the composition of The Bible
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The Council of Nicaea
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The symbol of the Christian covenant
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Baptism
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Christian holiday which celebrates the birth of Jesus
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Christmas
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Christian holiday which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus
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Easter
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The sharing of the elements (bread and wine) in Christianity
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Eucharist (Communion)
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This early Christian leader was responsible for spreading Christianity around Rome to the non-Jewish communities
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Paul

 

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This emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire
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Theodosius the Great
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Church officials
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Clergy
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The Roman Emperor ____________ divided the Empire into east and west.
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Diocletian
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Capital of the Western Empire
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Rome
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Capital of Eastern Empire
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Constantinople
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The city of Constantinople was built on this waterway
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The Bosporus
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Groups of _________ including the Vandals and Visigoths continually invaded Roman territory
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Barbarians
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This group from Central Asia pushed the other Barbarians into Roman Territory
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Huns
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To fill the ranks of the Roman Army, they began to hire foreign ____________
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Mercenaries
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The western Roman Empire fell in ________
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AD 476
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After the fall of the Western Empire, the Eastern Empire continued as the
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Byzantine Empire
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Because the Romans hired mercenaries to serve in their army, there was a breakdown in military __________
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Discipline
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The Romans used _____ to make their Pipes, some people believe this poisoned the Roman People.
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Lead
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