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Romans 2
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10th Grade
10/03/2016

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Term
A government where the leader is not a monarch and a limited number of citizens can vote for representatives is called a ___.
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Republic
Term
After Caesar is assassinated, another power struggle ensued between 3 new rulers which ended with ___ defeating Marc Antony at Actium, who flees to Egypt with Cleopatra to commit suicide
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Octavian (not yet Augustus)
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After Marcus Aurelius in 180 AD, the civil wars ended with a military government under the ____ rulers who were told to "pay the soldiers, ignore everyone else"
Definition
Severan
Term
After using successio, the lower class were able to create the Council of __ and elect a Tribute: however, it still left only the wealthy in charge.
Definition
Plebs
Term
An equal rule of 3 is called a ___
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Triumvirate
Term
Both Diocletian and Constantine tried to deal with a rapid increase in prices called
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inflation
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Caesar officially was made a ___ or someone traditionally given power in time of emergencies and for a limited time; however, many doubted he would give back the power leading his assassination
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dictator
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Carpe Diem mans "seize the day". What Greek philosophy does this seem to reflect?
Definition
Stoicism
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Choose 2 contributing reasons the Roman Empire fell.
Definition
* Christianity caused a decline in the virtues that held the military and citizens loyal to Rome
* Lead poison from plumbing and cups
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Constantine became the first Christian Emperor and issued the ____ that proclaimed official tolerance of Christianity
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Edict of Milan
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Diocletian tried to save the empire by splitting the empire in __ parts and created a rule of 4 called a ___.
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2; Tetrarchy
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Due to being seen as a threat to public order and Roman virtue/morals, Christians were persecuted until the 3rd Century. The worst of this persecution may have come from ___ who would turn Christians into human candles and have dogs tear them apart
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Nero
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Geographically, Rome's success may have been due to being built on 7 hills and 18 miles up the Tiber River making it easy to ___ and ___(either order)
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trade and defend
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In 6 AD, ___ or the lands of the old Kingdom of Judah became a Roman Province
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Judea
Term
In Rome there were 2 ___ or leaders that were elected every year that issued laws and lead armies into battle (usually separately which created a check on power with no one man in control.
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Consul
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Of the 4 "bad" emperors, ___ loved the arts: killed his mother, Agrippina, and teacher, Seneca; and persecuted Christians
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Nero
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Of the 4 views on the Romans, the ___ who were scholars that believed that if they held close observance to religious law.
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Pharasees
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Of the 4 views on the Romans, the ____ were priest that favored cooperation with Rome.
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Sadducees
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Of the 5 "good" emperors, ___ helped educate the poor and expand the empire into Dacia or modern day Romania, Mesopotamia, and Sinai.
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Trajan
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One major issue that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West was the use of ___ mercenaries that had no loyalty to Rome.
Definition
Germanic
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One of Constantine's greatest achievements is taking the Greek city of ____(later Constantine and Istanbul) on the Bosporus Strait.
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Byzantium
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One of Jesus' followers that was able to spread his teaching along Asia Minor and the Aegean due to his Roman citizenship was ____.
Definition
Paul
Term
Poor people lived in housing called ___ that often were unsanitary, collapsed, overcrowded, prone to fires, and had high rent.
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insulae
Term
The Huns pushed the ___ West and South across the Danube and eventually revolted, sacking Rome in 410 AD
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Visigoths
Term
The Punic Wars were between Rome and the ___ which was originally a Phoenician colony found in N. Africa
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Carthage
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The Zealots called fir a violent overthrow of the Romans which lead to a revolt in 66 AD which was put down in 70 AD and the ___ of ___ was destroyed
Definition
The temple of Jerusalem
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The ___ brothers of Gaius and Tiberius tried to settle the crisis in Rome; however, they were both killed by the Senate opening a door to a new way to do politics.
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Gracchus
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The ___ sacked the Rome in 455 and were seen as a ruthless tribe that destroyed things in their way (though possibly untrue.)
Definition
Vandals
Term
The invasions and civil wars after 180 AD were worsened by an epidemic disease called a ___ which created a labor shortage for both farmers and the military.
Definition
plague
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This group was made up of those that have either served as one of the 2 leaders or a judge, consisted of about 300 upper class citizens and eventually gained large amounts of power
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Senate
Term
What as oe huge effect of the Punic Wars on Roem?
Definition
Left many farmers landless or broke forcing them to move to the cities
Term
What is something that Caesar did when he came to power?
Definition
Increased the size of the Senate to 900
Term
What is true about the persecution of Christians?
Definition
It solidified their faith and lead to more organization of the church
Term
When Caesar "Crosses the ___", he was commiting treason toward Rome and started a civil war with Pompey.
Definition
Rubicon
Term
Which is not a successful strategy of the Romans?
Definition
Created an Empire of one strong ruler that received power by entertaining the masses
Term
Which statement describes slavery in Rome?
Definition
All of the above
Term
Why was the spread of Christianity so fast?
Definition
All of the above
Term
__ and ___ were/are a way to keep the masses happy/distracted in order to keep or gain power
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bread and circuses
Term
___ means "father lead" which shows how Roan Society was ordered, though it changes allowing women more freedom over time.
Definition
Paterfamilias
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___ used the defeat of the slave revolt in the 70s BC to gain an army and political power that put him into a position to be in power with Caesar and Pompey
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Crassus
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___ was a famous gladiator that lead a slave revolt in the 70s BC
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Spartacus
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___ was a great leader during the Second Punic War that crossed the Alps with his troops and battle elephants.
Definition
Hannibal
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___ was a historian that wrote "The Early History of Rome" and saw history as a moral lesson
Definition
Livy
Term
___ was a new Jewish prophet that believed his mission was to fulfill the prophecy of salvation and was believed to be the messiah.
Definition
Jesus
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___ were wealthy Roman landowners, only class that originally could hold office, and were not a large class.
Definition
Patricians
Term
___ wrote the Aeneid that is similar to the Iliad and celebrates the ideal Roman.
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Virgil
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____ was the last Roman emperor in 476.
Definition
Romulus Augustus
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____ were the large, less wealthy farmers, merchants, artisans, and craftspeople who eventually gain some power using successio.
Definition
Plebeians
Term
____, a Roman general, changed how the army was recruited by promising land to soldiers changing their loyalty from Rome to him.
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Marius
Term
___mostly wrote satires, said Carpe Diem, and pointed out how people complain about their life.
Definition
Horace
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