7-2 Flashcards
(26 cards)
What lands did they control
All land around the medetaranian
Control spread ______ ______
Beyond Italy
When did Augustus ignore the senate and laws
When trying to gain power
What happened after Augustus gained power
Respected the senate and wanted to share the power with them
How much Power did the senate and the people give Augustus
As much as he wanted
What did the Romans do to the conquered people
Made them slaves
What happened to the rest if the People
Remained free
Provinces
The areas of the empire each had a governor supported by an army
What did they allow conquered people to do
Follow own religion and run their own daily affairs
Many adopted _______ ______ learning Latin and worshiping roman gods
Roman ways
Caligula
Proclaimed himself a god cruel and unfair
Nero
Murdered his half brothers mother and wife
Hadrian
Greatest Emperor after a Gustus build a good government laws protecting women children and slaves all laws were the same throughout the empire army defended their own Providence encourage learning
What did the Romans admire
Greek achievements
Marcus Aurelius
Wrote a book of philosophy in Greek
What did the Romans want to use
Greek ideas to build things architecture and engineering
Where did early Roman art and architecture come from
Etruscans
What did the Romans copy of the Greeks
Greek sculptures Roman statues heavier and stronger used arcs to build structure
The Greeks developed concrete true or false
True
What was concrete made out of
Mix of sand stone and cement and water allowed for bigger buildings
Coliseum
A giant early enough that held 50,000 spectators
Built____
Roads
What were they famous for
Aqueducts
Did they carry water out long or short distances
Long
