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Chapter 1A - Pippin' - The Franks Flashcards

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when did Rome reach its peak?

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117 AD

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what city did the franks conquer most of?

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the province of Gaul; now known as France

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what does AD stand for?

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anno domini; in the year of the Lord (Latin)

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what was the mountain the blew in Pompeii?

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Mount. Musivius

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what were the franks ruled by considering it was a kingdom?

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Royal families

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why did the Vikings attack the monosteries?

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for entertainment, for slaves, for treasures, easy target

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when did the Roman Empire begin to fade?

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400 AD

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when was the colosseum done?

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80AD

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in what year did the romes neighbors begin to cause problems?

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161AD

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what are barbarians?

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people who speak an unfamiliar language

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why was the empire in trouble?

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leaders tried to gain control and they were runnin out of money

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in 284ad what did the roman emperor Diocletes do to the empire?

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split it into two halves. eastern and western

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why did he split it into two?

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to try and regain control of the empire borders and to reduce the cost of operating a gov’t

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who rules the eastern empire?

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diocletes successor Constantine

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what did Constantine do?

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he rebuilt the old city of Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople

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why was the Meditteranean sea good?

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fertile soil, climate not to hot or too cold, plenty of sunshine and rainfall. and had access to pretty much the world, trade

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Romans were so successful because…

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they were superb organizers, developed systems like the military organization, stole ideas and added to them as they took over territories, asked question and gained knowledge that way, and military would replenish the roman army would add soldiers from conquered area/town

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what is Pax Romana

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there was peace everywhere- people wouldn’t have to fight the Romans- means roman peace- in this time they encouraged trade and the exchanged ideas but after a price was paid demanded taxes, submission from all controlled land and slaves

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what does legacy mean?

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knowledge and culture passed down to generations or civilization from another

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what does architecture mean

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the art and science of designing buildings

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what does philosophy mean?

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the search for ideas, wisdom and knowledge

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what does Latin mean?

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the language of the Romans. during the Middle Ages Latin served as a common language for educated people throughout Europe

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define roman legions

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roman armed forces

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define gladiator

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a fighter who battled at public shows most were slaves

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what was the franks defensive system in the water?

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a wall of sharpened wooden stakes- across river at narrowest point

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describe Vikings

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they were ruthless people they really didn’t care about anyone but themselves. the killed everyone in their path

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what is a “story” of the Viking in pippin

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  • arrive ashore on their ships
  • invade monastery
  • looted the building for gold and treasures and relics
  • set fire to building
  • took everyone who wasn’t looked back as slaves
  • rowed fast down river so wouldn’t be caught by franks
  • a wall appeared and we had to take our ship to land and roll it to the other side using logs
  • as we were moving the ship the franks attacked
  • we were all killed
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is the entertainments in the colosseum and example of civilization?

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not in our culture, even though we are no far off from the Romans
in their civilization it probably was
ask about this kne

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why did Rome fall?

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empire was so large it became impossible to defend

  • repeated stacks by the Germanic people
  • contagious diseases brought by soldiers killed thousands
  • conquered by the goths a Germanic people
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when did the Roman Empire begin to fade?

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400AD

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what happened to the empire

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divided into two halves ; eastern and western

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what happened with the western empire?

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it was quickly being overrun by barbarians and these barbarians eventually invaded and sacked Rome in 410AD

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when did the last of the western roman emperors were overthrown officially bringing am end to the great Roman empire

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In 476AD

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What replaced the Roman empire

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A large hodge podge of kingdoms and tribal organizations that have more resemblance on a modern day gang than any formal of government

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When Rome came to and end what did they call that time frame?

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The dark ages

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Reason for decline: economic

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Small business suffered when they started using slaves to provide goods and service
Romans spent more money on than they should have on entertainment and expensive luxuries

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Reason for Decline: social

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New religions weakened the will of the Roman people to defend their empire because many chose their new religion over Rome
Contagious diseases brought by soldiers from the Roman legions killed thousands

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Reason for Decline: political

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After the Roman republic ended in 30BC Rome was ruled by emperors instead of a government that respected individual freedom
Because the empire was so large and had such a wide variety of terrain the empire became impossible to defend
The empire grew weak because of the repeated attacks from the Goths a Germanic people

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What does BC OR BCE MEAN

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Before Christ, before common era

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What does SPQR stand for?

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Senate and the people of rome- after emperors came they didn’t have that

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How has the Roman civilization lived on?

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The Roman civilization has lived on because of all the ideas they have passed down into modern civilization like architecture drama literature sports philosophy mythology and laws

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What are all the Germanic kingdoms?

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1 Saxons agles Jutes
2 burgundians 
3 Franks
4 ostrogoths 
5 vandals
6 visigoths 
7 alemanni/suevi 
8eastern rOman empire
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What was the most famous family to rule the Franks?

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the Merovingians

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how long did the rule for

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close to 300 years

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most successful ruler? (the franks)

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Clovis I (481AD-511AD)-he reigned for

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what happened after Clovis death?

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after the death of Clovis the Merovingian kingdom fell apart due to constant infighting and violent bickering between clovis’ heirs

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were the franks a violent people?

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yup

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47
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what was the franks law called

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the Salic code

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48
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what did the Salic law include?

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women, children and slaves as property

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what kid of social class did the franks have?

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a very distinct one, it separated the Rich front the poor

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what were a majority of the franks?

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serfs, peasant farmers attached to the land and worked for the land owner or lord

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how would the franks dress?

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both gender wore their hair long and wore jewlery

free men carried around armour becuase that time was the dark ages

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how much do you pay for touching a women’s hand?

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15 gold solidi

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pay for grave robbing?

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200

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why was grace robbing a big thing?

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becuase the people had jewlery put on them thinking that it will go with them to the afterlife

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pay for killing a pregnant woman?

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700

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par for killing boy under twelve

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600

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pay for killing a girl under twelve?

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200

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who was Gregory of tours?

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he is famous for writing the book history of the franks as historians call a primary source and he is a mild mannered guy that is shocked by the blood thirsty idea of the merovian rulers

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what is a primary source?

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you saw soemthing happen and you then write about it

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example of primary source?

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a document of Anne frank

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what is a secondary source?

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one or more steps removed from event. ask about this

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example of a secondary source

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newspaper, textbook, gathering info and making an essay

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63
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what are the Ten Commandments

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1 No gods before me
2 do not make idols
3 shall not use the name of the Lord in vein
4 remember the sabbath day and keep it holy
5 honor your father and mother
6 you shall not murder
7 you shal not commit adultery
8 you shal not steal
9 you shall not bare false witness against your neighbor
10 you shall not covet

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what are the three main religions?

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Judaism-Jews
Christianity-Christians
Islam- Muslims

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what is the major difference between the three religion?

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JESUS
the Jews reject Jesus as the messiah
Muslims believe in Allah and that Jesus never died
NOT CLOSELY RELATRD AT ALL

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what place/area did all three religions arise in?

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the Middle East

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what do Jews form
their
belief around?

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the Torah, Pentateuch(the first five books)

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who wrote the Torah?

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Moses

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69
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what do the Jews base their lifestyle on

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the 10 commandments

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70
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what did the Jews do to the commandments?

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added 313 more

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71
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what do Christian’s base their lifestyle on?

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the whole bible (66 books)

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72
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what do Muslims form their belief around?

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the teachings of who they believe is the final prophet, Mohammed

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where are Mohammed’s teachings foungv

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in the Muslim

holy book the Qu’ran

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74
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where did Muslims inhabit?

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Western Europe in Spain in 711 CE

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75
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what does CE MEAN?

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common era

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why were the Romans Nervous about the teachings of Christ ( what textbook thinks)

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they are scared on whoever might lead an uprising against them
NOT TRHE

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were the Romans actually nervous about the teachings of Christi

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no, Pontus pilot tried to release him 3 time

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what were pilots three attempts?

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first time just said not guilty
second time said scurgee him that will appease the crowd
third time said release Barabus or Jesus?

79
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what did pilot do after they just wanted to crucify him?

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he dipped his hands in warm water and said let me not
be guilty for this
the Pharisees said let us be guilty and our children be guilty

80
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what did the textbook say about getting to heaven

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that you need to get baptized and lead a good life

81
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how do you get to heaven?

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by believing in Christ, you go to heaven through Christ

82
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what did the textbook say was the major appeal to Christianity

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that Jesus preached to all people including the poor that they were precious to God

83
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was there a major appeal to Christianity?

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no, Nero a roman emperor hated Christians

not popular because you were killed for it and had too low rules

84
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what does persecuted meanv

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to harass or attack someone for a specific reason for example race religion or politics

85
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what is the Qu’ran

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the holy book of Islam

86
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define apostale

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the first 12 disciples or followers of Jesus

87
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define gospels

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the first four books of the New Testament

88
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define convert

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changing from one religion to another; one who has changed religions

89
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define wergild

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man-money, that is a persons value in money

90
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define plague

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a contagios disease that is out of control and kills many people

91
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define arson

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intentionally setting fire to buildings

92
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define social class

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the group that one belongs to in a society class can be determined by money, role in society or ones parentage

93
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define betrothal

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a promise to marry

94
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what countries did most gladiators come from?

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molagia

95
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What would the Romans do when they stacked an area

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bring slaves from the area back with them

96
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how long would the slaves work?

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sunrise-sunset

97
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what was the coliseum originally named?

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Flavian ampitheatre

98
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who commissioned the colosseum

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emperor Vespasian and his son Titus

99
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when did emperor Vespasian die?

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right before the colosseum was done

100
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who finished the ideas of the colosseum and also became emperor

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his son Titus

101
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what was the colosseum the most ____ in the hands of an emperor

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most political tour

102
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how many people could the arena hold?

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50,000 people

103
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how do you get out of the pit?

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become a recruit for the arena

104
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how many people did Rome have? (compared with other places)

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more people than all of the cities of Italy put together

105
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what is the most ludacris business int he empire

A

gladiator

106
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how many months of training would it take to become a gladiator

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3 months

107
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did women like the gladiators

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yes,they would pay to be with them

108
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what were gladiators looked upon as?

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heroes

109
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what were women obsessed with?

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the star gladiators

110
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what would some of the gladiators do before a fight?

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give an offering to goddess nemisis the goddess of chance

111
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when the colosseum wasn’t quite done and they were just doing little fights what did the fights have?

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a referee

112
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as a gladiator, in the beginning what chance of survival did you have?

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90%

113
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if a gladiator was hurt what kind of medical attention would they get?

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the best there was

114
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if a gladiator died who would have to pay for a replacement

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the gladiators sponsor

115
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what did gladiators get payed if they won a match

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the Anual salary of a soldier

116
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what was important to Rome when someone died?

A

proper burials

117
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where can you find out most information on a gladiators life?

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his tombstone

orgin, birthdate, how big of a star he was, fight record

118
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were the fights before the colosseum wasn’t done structured?

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yes

119
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why did the gladiators train for 3 months

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so the battle would be longer, long and drawn out

120
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were the fights chaotic??

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yup

121
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was year to Vespasian die?

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79AD, right before the colosseum was finished

122
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just as Titus has began his ruling as emperor what to disasters happened in the year 80AD

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a fire that burned large parts of Rome for three days and three nights and my musicians blew by Pompeii in Italy

123
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what was the penalty for failure

A

death through assassinate

124
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what was something that wasn’t touched by the fire?

A

the colosseum

125
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I’m the summer of 80AD WHAT HAPPEND

A

the colosseum opened

126
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to gain favour with the people what did Titus do?

A

put on 100 straight games in the colosseum

127
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wht happened after more and more of the entertainments?

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piwple wanted bigger, better and worse; more killing and blood

128
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did the rich get free tickets for all 100 games?

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yes

129
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who had the worst seats?

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the women had the upper bowl becuase they were seen as lesser

130
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who never sat together?

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families

131
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what did the do at the entertainments

A

at first 100 criminals go in the arena and the lions are circling them but they are scared of the crowd roaring so the beast trainer is executed then a whole bucks of gladiators come out and fight

132
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what was the most awaited event at the entertainments

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the fight between the two best gladiators

133
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what does the Titus want to do becuase of the 2 major eventsv

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make his people happy, appease them. that’s why the 100 straight games

134
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what does the crowd wants

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death and blood, cheer when that happens

135
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What does Titus see Yahtzee the people wanto

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more people dead so he says to kill now

136
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is the death rate higher after Titus wanted more killing becuase of the people

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yes

137
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why did the emperor want blood?

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becuase that’s what the crowd wants to see

138
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why does the emperor do if he sees a gladiator one the ground

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he looks at the crowd and sees the thumbs down meaning kill and then tius gives the thumbs down and gladiator is killed

139
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why did people become a gladiator?

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for fame. they trade freedoms for fame

140
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what did Titus die as?

A

the most popular emperor in history

141
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how did Titus die?

A

a mystery illness

142
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what does thrall mean?

A

Viking for slave

143
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did European region have a huge impact on world culture?

A

yes

144
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why do many sports arenas use domes !

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becuase of the design of the colosseum

145
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how was Europe shaped?

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Greeks, Romans and Germanic people

146
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if a climate had a not to cold or to hot climate what did this mean for plants?

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a long growing season, lots of food

147
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what were the two most important early European civilizations?

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Greece and Rome

148
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what did the Greeks do?

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great advances in art, architecture drama literature medicine and science

149
Q

in 4 century BCE Alexander the Great conquered many lands that’s spread…

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greek culture as far as India

150
Q

when did the Greek empire weaken and fall to the Romans?

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150 BCE

151
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how did Rome think of ways and attiftudesc

A

they admired the accomplishments of the Greeks and borrowed attitudes and learning and made them their own. they also gathered information from a lot of other places

152
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what did the Romans make?

A

they are superb organizers and developed systems like the aqueducts to deliver running water road networks and military organizations

153
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the roman legions were so powerful that the…

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Roman Empire at its peak controlled most of europe Southeast Asia Northern Africa

154
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what was a common language for the whole empire?

A

Latin

155
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are some canadian laws based on the laws the Romans had?

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yes

156
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where did the Roman Empire stretch too?

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Iran to Scotland and from upper Egypt to the North Sea

157
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how did civilization in Western Europe begin to fade away?

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rooads fell into dis repair travel became dangerous cities decayed and deserted

158
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in the year that the glory of Rome ended pope Leo 11 crowned…

A

Charlemagne emperor of the Romans, and the slow crawl to organized civilization began

159
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Clovis founded the country of France and named ___\

A

Paris it’s capital

160
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what percent of the franks were serfs

A

60%

161
Q

what is an aqueduct?

A

an artificial channel for conveying water

162
Q

the roman system of toad grew steadily to a peak of____

A

90,000 km

163
Q

who were the major roads built for?

A

the army

164
Q

why were the roads needed?

A

they were needed for massive armies to march to war or defend the empire

165
Q

what did the new road improve?

A

communications inside the empire for the government, shipping of goods for business people

166
Q

what road was only built for trade?

A

via salaria ( salt road) was used to carry salt to trade with the Romans

167
Q

what were the roads famous for?

A

their straightness

168
Q

when were the Romans fighting the second samnite war?

A

late 4th century BC

169
Q

when was the first aqueduct built and what was it called?

A

312BC AND AQUA APPIA

170
Q

what is a predessor?

A

a person who held a job or office before the current holder

171
Q

why doesn’t the textbook use BC?

A

separate church instate ; don’t believe in Jesus so why should I use BC

172
Q

how many people were apostates

A

14

173
Q

who replaced judas

A

Matthias

174
Q

what did they do to find out who to replace judas

A

cast lots

175
Q

who was the 14th apostale?

A

Saul/Paul

176
Q

what is an apostle

A

someone who has walked talked and spoke with Jess’s

177
Q

who does the textbook say that Jesus is the Jews of?

A

the Jews

178
Q

who is Jesus the savior of?

A

all who follow him

179
Q

what are the gospels?

A

Matthew mark luke John

180
Q

who were responsible for the death of Jesus?

A

the religious people; Jews

Romans were not responsible as th textbook says

181
Q

how long did Clovis reign

A

481-511CE

182
Q

what is a novice?

A

a person in training to become as nun or monk

183
Q

when did the franks conquer Gaul

A

in the late 4 or early 5 centuries

184
Q

what was the axe the free men carried around called

A

Francisca

185
Q

did kings and queens often commit murder with their own hands

A

yup

186
Q

what was the Salic code named after

A

Salian franks who had settled into France

187
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did the Salic code place mom otero value on every piece of property and on every person?

A

yes, there was a fine called wergild had to be paid by the owner of the property or the victims family

188
Q

what was the fine if you stole something

A

fine torture or death

189
Q

crime : theft of a slave

A

120-150 lashes

190
Q

breaking bethrothel

A

65

191
Q

cutting hair

A

15

192
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what is a secondary source

A

an account put together long after the event it describes

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